Fire Buffs promote the general welfare of the fire and rescue service and protect its heritage and history. Famous Fire Buffs through the years include New York Fire Surgeon Harry Archer, Boston Pops Conductor Arthur Fiedler, New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia and - legend has it - President George Washington.

Thursday, September 5, 2019

UNITED AIR LINES 629

Photo: FBI
Flight 626 debris in hangar

On Nov. 1, 1955, a bomb blast tore through United Air Lines Flight 629 bound for Portland  from Stapleton Airport in Denver.

The DC-6 aircraft crashed near Longmont,  killing all 44 aboard.

Eyewitness Bud Lang said it  "looked like a shooting star coming down."

There was little for rescuers to do except recover bodies.

The bomber was tried and executed within 15 months for planting the bomb to collect on a life insurance policy on his mother, a passenger on the flight.
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