Tag Archives: Aviation Disasters

Pieces of the Hindenburg: Treasure Hunting in Wyoming

Posted on June 26, 2023 by ahcadmin

While doing research in 2013 at the American Heritage Center for the National History Day competition, I came across an amazing discovery. Many History Day students strategically (and wisely) first pick a collection at the AHC and then base their … Continue reading →

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Memorializing the United Air Lines DC-4 Crash on Medicine Bow Peak, October 6, 1955

Posted on October 6, 2017 by ahcadmin

Decades have passed since that fateful day when a United Air Lines DC-4 struck Medicine Bow Peak on the morning of October 6, 1955. Flight 409, which originated in New York City with a final destination of San Francisco, was … Continue reading →

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