Terror Over Elizabeth, New Jersey: Three Plane Crashes in 58 Days and the Fight for Newark Airport

With safety protocols in their infancy and the jet engine still in development, early commercial flight above American cities was too often deadly. Between December 1951 and January 1952, three separate plane crashes barreled down onto Elizabeth, New Jersey. Many dozens perished as the crashes destroyed entire city blocks and wreaked havoc throughout various neighborhoods. Frightened residents turned to the nearby Newark Airport for blame as a groundswell of political pushback occurred in an ultimately unsuccessful bid to stop the airport's expansion. President Truman formed an airport safety commission in response that recommended better zoning around airports and runways. Author Peter Zablocki tells the harrowing story of one of the most unique and tragic series of plane crashes in the nation's history.

Author: Peter Zablocki
Publisher: History Press
Published: 11/22/2021
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 9.07h x 6.05w x 0.26d
ISBN13: 9781467149679
ISBN10: 1467149675
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD,
- Transportation | Aviation | History