A Grand Tragedy
Updated: Aug 21, 2022
IN the Flagstaff Citizens cemetery you will find a memorial and mass burial for the victims of a tragic mid-air collision between two airliners over the Grand Canyon.
All 128 people on board both flights perished in the accident. The remains of the people aboard the Trans World Airlines flight were brought to Flagstaff.
The plaque of those that are buried here
Hillard photo of the graveside service.
https://www.1956gcmidaircollision.com/our-stories
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89817193/jack-silvetus-gandy
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/twa-united-grand-canyon-collision-mass-grave
https://clickamericana.com/topics/events/grand-canyon-air-disaster-united-twa-planes-crash-1956
Twa_3099.pdf
https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/api/collection/twa/id/3099/download
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89817193/jack-silvetus-gandy.