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1968 year ender – Collision of a Cessna airplane into North Central Airlines Convair 580

Summary:

Footage about a collision of a Cessna airplane into North Central Airlines Flight 261, a Convair 580, which occurred on August 4. Segment begins with the surviving co-pilot of the Convair, John Mazur, in a hospital bed speaking about the mid-air collision, and then cuts to parts of the private plane in a beet field. There are additional clips of interviews with passengers who were aboard the commercial flight. Passengers — all teenagers — aboard the light plane died in the crash.

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Series: Special Report and Other Footage
Date: Undated
Film Segment: 3
Film Reel: SR403
Start/Stop Time: 00:01:47 - 00:04:01
Duration: 00:02:25
Soundtrack: Magnetic
B/W or Color: Color
Positive/Negative: Positive
Condition: Good
Script: No
Access Copy: WTMJ_reports_SR403_cs.mp4
Citation: [ CREATE A BRIEF TITLE BASED ON SUMMARY PROVIDED ], undated, Special Report and Other Footage, Milwaukee Journal Stations Records, Milwaukee Mss Collection 203, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives Department.
Rights: Copyright © WTMJ-TV