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Chicago History Podcast

Episode 501 - Wingfoot Express Air Disaster, The

Apr 30, 2022
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Like something out of a Michael Bay movie, a crash in downtown Chicago became America’s first civil aviation catastrophe. Today we’re discussing the Wingfoot Express Air Disaster of 1919.

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