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1938 aviation accident
The crash of TWA Flight 8 involved a Transcontinental & Western Air Douglas DC-2. On March 1, 1938, during a scheduled passenger flight from San Francisco
TWA_Flight_8
1942 DC-3 crash in SW Nevada
TWA Flight 3 was a twin-engine Douglas DC-3 propliner, registration NC1946, operated by Transcontinental and Western Air (TWA) as a scheduled domestic
TWA_Flight_3
1985 aircraft hijacking
TWA Flight 847 was a regularly scheduled Trans World Airlines flight from Cairo to San Diego with en route stops in Athens, Rome, Boston, and Los Angeles
TWA_Flight_847
1959 aviation accident
TWA Flight 891 was a Lockheed L-1649A Starliner that crashed not long after taking off from Milan Malpensa Airport on 26 June 1959. All 68 passengers and
TWA_Flight_891
1974 aviation accident in Virginia
from the original on December 8, 2024. Mary Stortstrom (November 16, 2015). "Documentary tells the story of TWA Flight 514". The Journal. Retrieved December
TWA_Flight_514
1996 aviation accident in the Atlantic Ocean
TWA Flight 800 was a regularly scheduled international passenger flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, United States, to
TWA_Flight_800
Terminal at JFK Airport in Queens, New York
The TWA Flight Center (also known as the Trans World Flight Center or TWA Terminal) is a building at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in Queens
TWA_Flight_Center
1955 aviation accident
TWA Flight 260 was a scheduled passenger flight by Trans World Airlines (TWA) from Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Santa Fe, New Mexico, in the United States
TWA_Flight_260
Discredited set of theories about TWA Flight 800
TWA Flight 800 conspiracy theories are alternative explanations of the crash of Trans World Airlines Flight 800 (TWA 800) in 1996. The NTSB found that
TWA Flight 800 conspiracy theories
TWA_Flight_800_conspiracy_theories
1979 aviation accident over Michigan
TWA Flight 841 was a scheduled passenger flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City, en route to Minneapolis-Saint Paul International
TWA_Flight_841_(1979)
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Lines Flight 841, a Detroit-Miami flight hijacked to Algeria on 31 July 1972 TWA Flight 841 (1974), Terrorist suicide bomb in flight on September 8, 1974
Flight_841
1936 aircraft crash in Pennsylvania, US
Transcontinental and Western Airways Flight 1 (TWA 1), a Douglas DC-2, crashed into Chestnut Ridge, near Uniontown, Pennsylvania, approximately 10:20 a
TWA_Flight_1
Hotel in Queens, New York
TWA Hotel is a hotel at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York City. It uses the head house of the TWA Flight Center, designed by the
TWA_Hotel
1961 aviation accident in Willowbrook, Illinois
TWA Flight 529 was a Lockheed Constellation L-049 propliner, registration N86511, operating as a scheduled passenger service from Boston, Massachusetts
TWA_Flight_529
1967 aviation accident
Trans World Airlines (TWA) Flight 159 was a regularly scheduled American passenger flight from New York City to Los Angeles, California, with a stopover
TWA_Flight_159
1974 airliner bombing
On September 8, 1974, a Boeing 707 (registered N8734) operating as TWA Flight 841 from Tel Aviv to New York City via Athens and Rome crashed into the Ionian
TWA_Flight_841_(1974)
1935 aircraft crash in Missouri, US
TWA Flight 6 was a Transcontinental & Western Air Douglas DC-2, on a route from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey, that crashed near Atlanta, Missouri
TWA_Flight_6
Airline of the United States (1930–2001)
November 8 hijacked TWA Flight 106, a Boeing 727, from Albuquerque to Havana. Passengers were released in Tampa, Florida. In 1974, TWA Flight 841 from
Trans_World_Airlines
Topics referred to by the same term
Flight 8 may refer to: TWA Flight 8, a 1938 aviation accident Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 8, a 1983 aviation accident Starship flight test 8, an unsuccessful
Flight_8
1970 Palestinian militant plane hijackings
in 1950. On 6 September, TWA Flight 741 from Frankfurt (a Boeing 707) and Swissair Flight 100 from Zürich (a Douglas DC-8) were forced to land at Dawson's
Dawson's_Field_hijackings
Plane hijacking
TWA Flight 840 was a Trans World Airlines Boeing 707 operating a flight from Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Rome, Italy, to Ben Gurion International
TWA_Flight_840_(1969)
Fatal aircraft accident
TWA Flight 595 was a cargo flight operated from Chicago-Midway Airport in Illinois to Los Angeles International Airport in California. On 24 November
TWA_Flight_595
Hijacked flight
and Flight Engineer John M. McFarland. There were also three flight attendants. Forty-five passengers were aboard the aircraft. On November 8, 1971
TWA_Flight_106
1986 airliner bombing
incident was delivered to TWA in 1974, with the registration N54340. It was fitted with 3 P&W JT8D-5 turbofan engines. The flight originated in Los Angeles
TWA_Flight_840_(1986)
1946 aviation accident
TWA Flight 6963, a scheduled Transcontinental & Western Air flight from Paris Orly Airport to New York City with scheduled stops at Shannon Airport and
TWA_Flight_6963
6, 1935 5 8 8 TWA Flight 6 near Atlanta Missouri Douglas DC-2 The aircraft crashed into terrain due to low visibility. February 23, 1934 8 0 0 1934 United
List of fatal accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft in the United States
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1994 runway collision in Missouri
On November 22, 1994, TWA Flight 427, operated using a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, struck a Cessna 441 Conquest II during its take-off roll, killing both
TWA_Flight_427
1956 mid-air collision over Arizona
Super Constellation operating as TWA Flight 2, was struck by a Douglas DC-7 Mainliner operating as United Air Lines Flight 718 over Grand Canyon National
1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision
1956_Grand_Canyon_mid-air_collision
1976 aircraft hijacking
Trans World Airlines Flight 355 was a domestic Trans World Airlines flight that was hijacked on September 10, 1976, by five "Fighters for Free Croatia"
TWA_Flight_355
German American flight attendant (1944–2005)
14, 1985, hijacking of TWA Flight 847 by militants linked with Hezbollah. Uli Derickson was born as Ulrike Patzelt on August 8, 1944, in Aussig (Ústí
Uli_Derickson
of Palestine members, the TWA Flight 741 from Frankfurt (a Boeing 707) and Swissair Flight 100 from Zürich (a Douglas DC-8) were forced to land at Dawsons
List_of_aircraft_hijackings
1965 aviation accident in the United States
Carmel, New York. TWA Flight 42 made an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, while Eastern Air Lines Flight 853 was forced to make
1965_Carmel_mid-air_collision
Aviation disaster in New York City
Lines Douglas DC-8 heading for Idlewild Airport (now John F. Kennedy International Airport) in New York City collided in midair with a TWA Lockheed L-1049
1960 New York mid-air collision
1960_New_York_mid-air_collision
US-built pressurized airliner with four piston engines, 1938
Tomlinson at TWA carried out five years of high altitude flight research, with a Northrop Gamma and a Douglas DC-1, which helped determine that TWA would need
Boeing_307_Stratoliner
fatalities occurred on the TWA flight. February 16, 1995 – Air Transport International Flight 782, a DC-8 operating a ferry flight with one engine inoperative
List of accidents and incidents involving airliners in the United States
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Two engined airliner
cabin. Douglas test pilot Carl Cover flew the first test flight of the DC-2 on May 11, 1934. TWA was the first customer for the DC-2, ordering twenty. The
Douglas_DC-2
American designer and film director
Johnson's career was cut short when he was killed in the explosion of TWA Flight 800 in 1996. Leaving behind a lasting impact on contemporary interior
Jed Johnson (interior designer)
Jed_Johnson_(interior_designer)
Main airport serving St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Lambert was TWA's main hub, with 103 destinations served by 515 daily flights: 352 on TWA mainline aircraft and 163 on Trans World Express flights operated
St. Louis Lambert International Airport
St._Louis_Lambert_International_Airport
US airliner with 4 piston engines, 1956
Trans World Airlines (TWA) flight from New York to London and Frankfurt. In September 1957, a Starliner made the first nonstop flight from Los Angeles to
Lockheed_L-1649_Starliner
Scheduled passenger air journeys
June 2021. "TWA Skyliner Magazine, 1957-10-10_03". digital.shsmo.org. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021. "TWA 1957 Schedule"
Longest_flights
Family of US airliners with 4 piston engines, 1943
finished as civilian airliners, with TWA receiving the first on 1 October 1945. TWA's first transatlantic proving flight departed Washington, DC, on December
Lockheed_Constellation
This is a list of destinations served by Trans World Airlines (TWA) at the time of its closure. It was taken over by American Airlines in 2001. Destinations
List_of_TWA_destinations
9/11 hijacked passenger flight
from the flight Aviation portal New York City portal 2000s portal Malaysian Airline System Flight 653 Indian Airlines Flight 814 TWA Flight 847 List of
United_Airlines_Flight_175
2009 aircraft accident in the Atlantic Ocean
Airlines Flight 5904, another flight that crashed because pilots improperly handled improper airspeed information due to frozen pitot tubes. TWA Flight 841
Air_France_Flight_447
Airport serving Kansas City, Missouri, United States
was not as badly damaged. TWA's main overhaul base was a former B-25 bomber factory at Fairfax, and TWA commercial flights flew out of the main downtown
Kansas City International Airport
Kansas_City_International_Airport
United States airline (1927–1991)
began transatlantic Constellation flights on January 14, 1946, beating TWA by three weeks. In January 1946, a flight from Miami to Buenos Aires took 71
Pan_Am
1986 film by Menahem Golan
3: The Killing Game. The Delta Force was inspired by the hijacking of TWA Flight 847. In 1980, Operation Eagle Claw is aborted after a fatal helicopter
The_Delta_Force
1986 aviation accident in Mexico
that Flight 940 had been brought down by on-board explosives. Coincidentally, two days after the crash of Flight 940, a Trans World Airlines (TWA) Boeing
Mexicana de Aviación Flight 940
Mexicana_de_Aviación_Flight_940
Hamlet and census-designated place in Suffolk County, United States
Moriches became known internationally on July 17, 1996, when TWA Flight 800 exploded 8 miles (13 km) off the coast and fell into the Atlantic Ocean.
East_Moriches,_New_York
Topics referred to by the same term
Flight 513 may refer to: TWA Flight 513, crashed on 11 July 1946 Aeroflot Flight 513, crashed on 8 March 1965 This disambiguation page lists articles associated
Flight_513
American FBI agent (1943–2021)
New York. He was noted for heading the criminal investigation into the TWA Flight 800 crash in 1996. Kallstrom was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, on
James_Kallstrom
American real estate agent and crime victim advocate (1958–1996)
She was killed in the explosion of TWA Flight 800. Lychner, a former flight attendant for Trans World Airlines (TWA), bought a vacant house to sell in
Pam_Lychner
American wide-body trijet airliner
movies, Crash and The Ghost of Flight 401. It was also the subject of a Mayday episode. On April 19, 1974, an L-1011 owned by TWA with the fleet number of 11007
Lockheed_L-1011_TriStar
American pilot
"jumbo jet" on a transoceanic flight while at People Express Airlines in 1984. She started her aviation career as a TWA flight attendant in 1972 before obtaining
Lynn_Rippelmeyer
Former part of exhibit at Disneyland
TWA's Howard Hughes teaming up with Walt Disney as the Moonliner's sponsor. At 76 feet (23 m) tall, it was the tallest structure in the theme park, 8
TWA_Moonliner
1976 Israeli counter-terrorist operation
in Uganda. It was launched in response to the hijacking of an Air France flight from Tel Aviv to Paris by members of the PFLP-EO and the German Revolutionary
Entebbe_raid
1972 aviation accident in Illinois
happen in Midway International Airport, the other being TWA Flight 529. United Air Lines Flight 553 was a scheduled service from Washington National Airport
United_Air_Lines_Flight_553
American architect (1910–1961)
Technical Center, the Dulles International Airport Main Terminal, the TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy International Airport, the Vivian Beaumont Theater
Eero_Saarinen
1998 aircraft accident in Canada
accident; he had criticized Trans World Airlines in its response to the TWA Flight 800 crash in 1996. The RCMP medical examiners positively identified most
Swissair_Flight_111
Field hijackings of El Al Flight 219 (Boeing 707), Pan Am Flight 93 (Boeing 747), Swissair Flight 100 (Douglas DC-8), TWA Flight 741 (Boeing 707), and (on
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft
List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_commercial_aircraft
American aviator, aerospace engineer and business magnate (1905–1976)
Airlines, the predecessor of Trans World Airlines (TWA), Hughes began to quietly purchase a majority share of TWA stock (78% of stock, to be exact); he took a
Howard_Hughes
1997 aviation accident in Guam
830.2. Only surpassed by the crashes of TWA Flight 800, American Airlines Flight 587 and American Airlines Flight 191. The plane crashes of the September
Korean_Air_Flight_801
Airline bombing incident in 1970
Swissair Flight 330 (SR330/SWR330) was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Kloten, Switzerland, to Hong Kong, China with an intermediate stopover
Swissair_Flight_330
Topics referred to by the same term
Flight 553 may refer to: TWA Flight 553, mid-air collision on 9 March 1967 United Airlines Flight 553, crashed on 8 December 1972 This disambiguation
Flight_553
American hotel owner-operator
negotiated the rights to turn the head house of the TWA Flight Center into a new hotel. The TWA Hotel opened on May 15, 2019 and is the only hotel operating
MCR_Hotels
1931 aircraft crash in Kansas, US
the crash. At first, the crash brought changes to the operations of both TWA and the Aeronautics Branch of the US Department of Commerce, forerunner of
1931 Transcontinental & Western Air Fokker F-10 crash
1931_Transcontinental_&_Western_Air_Fokker_F-10_crash
serious injuries. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair. On July 17, 1996, TWA Flight 800, a 747-100 bound for Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, exploded
List of accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 747
List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_Boeing_747
Aviation accident in the United States
African Airways Flight 228 (pilot error reading a drum-type altimeter on a Boeing 707) TWA Flight 128, a Convair 880 that crashed near Flight 383's site The
American Airlines Flight 383 (1965)
American_Airlines_Flight_383_(1965)
Book by Nelson DeMille
American author Nelson DeMille. The story begins with the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800 off Long Island, New York. A couple conducting an illicit affair on
Night_Fall_(novel)
Type of flight
flights (TWA DC-2s). 1946 – First one-stop airline flights (United DC-4s and TWA Constellations). 1953 – First sustained nonstop airline flights (TWA
Transcontinental_flight
International Airport serving San Francisco, California, United States
Guide shows 18 airline departures on weekdays—seventeen United flights and one TWA flight. The August 1952 chart shows runway 1L 7,000 feet long, 1R 7,750
San Francisco International Airport
San_Francisco_International_Airport
1969 airliner hijacking
hijacked to Havana, the flight diverted to Miami before continuing on its planned route. TWA Flight 106 Southern Airways Flight 49 List of Cuba–United
Delta_Air_Lines_Flight_821
1990 aviation accident in the Philippines
aircraft to be fitted with the same equipment. TWA Flight 800 Thai Airways International Flight 114 Pan Am Flight 214 "Accident description". Aviation Safety
Philippine Airlines Flight 143
Philippine_Airlines_Flight_143
Airline of the United States (1950–1986)
that operated from 1950 until it was purchased by Trans World Airlines (TWA) in 1986. Ozark got a second chance to be an airline when the carrier that
Ozark_Air_Lines
2004 film by Martin Scorsese
subsequently purchases majority interest in Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA). Juan Trippe, company rival and chairman of Pan Am, asks his crony, Senator
The_Aviator_(2004_film)
1985 aircraft bombing over the Atlantic Ocean
1971 Indian Airlines hijacking Indian Airlines Flight 814 Pan American World Airways Flight 103 TWA Flight 847 1984 anti-Sikh riots Indo-Canadian organized
Air_India_Flight_182
Former airport of Denver, Colorado, United States (1929–1995)
occupied most of Concourse C. United and TWA served both coasts nonstop, while Continental and Western nonstop flights only extended to the western half of
Stapleton International Airport
Stapleton_International_Airport
2000 aviation accident in the Pacific Ocean
after the Swissair Flight 111 accident. They wished to avoid mistakes made by Trans World Airlines in the aftermath of the TWA Flight 800 accident, such
Alaska_Airlines_Flight_261
Topics referred to by the same term
Arkansas, on 14 January 1936 TWA Flight 1, a Douglas DC-2 that crashed in Pennsylvania on 7 April 1936 Northwest Airlines Flight 1, a Lockheed Super Electra
Flight_1
Palestinian militant and activist (born 1944)
in such an operation. Khaled gained her prominence for her role in the TWA Flight 840 hijacking in 1969 and one of the four simultaneous Dawson's Field
Leila_Khaled
United States historic place
The TWA Corporate Headquarters Building, located at 1735 Baltimore Avenue in the Crossroads neighborhood of downtown Kansas City, was Trans World Airlines
TWA Corporate Headquarters Building
TWA_Corporate_Headquarters_Building
US airliner with 4 piston engines, 1943
President TWA on a flight between Burbank and Washington DC that took little less than seven hours. The aircraft was painted in full TWA livery for the
Lockheed_L-049_Constellation
Small single-aisle airliner
Retrieved July 9, 2015. "Boeing 717-231 TWA Trans World Airlines | FlyRadius". www.flightrun.com. Retrieved August 8, 2016. "Air Canada buying 90 jets from
Boeing_717
1978 mid-air collision over California
Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182 was a Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) flight on September 25, 1978 from Sacramento to San Diego, California with
Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182
Pacific_Southwest_Airlines_Flight_182
TWA Flight 42, a 707-131B, collided with a Eastern Air Lines Flight 853, a L-749 Constellation. The 707 make an emergency landing, injuring a flight attendant
List of accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 707
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Terminal at JFK Airport (1969–2011)
TWA Terminal Annex, later called TWA Domestic Terminal, then Terminal 6. It was eventually connected to the TWA Flight Center (later part of the TWA Hotel)
Sundrome
Four-engined single-aisle airliner family
needed] TWA started domestic 707-131 flights in March and Continental Airlines started 707-124 flights in June; airlines that had ordered only the DC-8, such
Boeing_707
German fashion photographer
models, stylists and designers in the fashion industry. He was killed when TWA Flight 800 came down shortly after takeoff in 1996. Puhlmann was born in Berlin
Rico_Puhlmann
International airport serving New York City
JetBlue's Terminal 5 incorporates the TWA Flight Center, and Terminals 8 and 9 were demolished and rebuilt as Terminal 8 for the American Airlines hub. The
John F. Kennedy International Airport
John_F._Kennedy_International_Airport
Aviation museum in Kansas City, Missouri
joined by a number of other enthusiasts, including (then) current and former TWA employees. The museum initially considered building a hangar to house the
Airline_History_Museum
Airport serving Boston, Massachusetts, US
list as follows: 49 American, 31 Eastern, 25 Northeast Airlines, 8 United Airlines, 7 TWA domestic, 6 National Airlines, 6 Mohawk Airlines, 2 Trans-Canada
Logan_International_Airport
American aviation pioneers, inventors of the airplane
the second production Lockheed Constellation, piloted by Howard Hughes and TWA president Jack Frye, flew from Burbank, California, to Washington, D.C.,
Wright_brothers
Airport in Missouri, United States
Kansas City Municipal Airport. Its prominent tenant was Trans World Airlines (TWA), which was headquartered in Kansas City. The airport was built in the Missouri
Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport
Charles_B._Wheeler_Downtown_Airport
Architectural feature
but recently restored) was later incorporated by Saarinen into the 1962 TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. Other influential
Conversation_pit
1963 aviation accident in Maryland
Aeroflot Flight 1492 – Another accident caused by a lightning strike LANSA Flight 508 – Another accident caused by a lightning strike TWA Flight 800 – Aircraft
Pan_Am_Flight_214
2017 action comedy film by Doug Liman
Jones and Jesse Plemons. It is inspired by the life of Barry Seal, a former TWA pilot who became a drug smuggler for the Medellín Cartel in the 1980s and
American_Made_(film)
2000 aviation accident in the Philippines
He also worked for airlines in the United States such as Pan Am, Delta, TWA and Eastern Airlines, and in other major airlines in Asia and London such
Air_Philippines_Flight_541
Twin-aisle airliner family
dispatch reliability than prior jetliners. Following the 1996 in-flight explosion of TWA Flight 800, the FAA introduced new rules about flammability reduction
Boeing_767
1970 terrorist attack on a Boeing 727
prisons for three terrorist incidents, the El Al Flight 253 attack, the attempted hijacking of a TWA flight on 21 December 1969, and the 1969 Athens airline
Olympic_Airways_Flight_255
being flight attendant Vesna Vulović. TWA Flight 841 (1974) On September 8, 1974, a Boeing 707-331B (registered N8734[1]) operating as TWA Flight 841 from
List of aviation incidents involving terrorism
List_of_aviation_incidents_involving_terrorism
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