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San Diego, California
PSA Flight 182 Crash Site
An inconspicuous suburban street corner is the site of San Diego's worst air disaster.
Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm, Québec
Liberator III Crash Site
The remains of the worst military aviation accident in Canada's history.
Bellvue, Colorado
B-17 Bomber Crash Site
The wreckage of a World War II bomber is hidden high in the Colorado wilderness.
El Paso, Texas
B-36 Bomber Crash Site
The wreckage of a crash that killed nine people still litters the Franklin Mountains.
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The U.S. Once Dropped Two Nuclear Bombs on North Carolina by Accident
By sheer luck, neither detonated.
Eureka, North Carolina
Goldsboro Nuclear Mishap
A sign marks the plane crash that caused two nuclear bombs to fall in North Carolina.
Antarctica
Pegasus Wreck
The remains of a doomed Antarctic plane, buried beneath layers of ice and snow, await those willing to do a bit of digging.
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Sputnik IV Crash Site
A metal ring in the middle of the road marks the exact spot where the Soviet satellite crash-landed in 1962.
McCall, Idaho
B-23 'Dragon Bomber' Wreckage
The secluded site of a 1943 plane crash and amazing rescue is only accessible by hiking through the woods.
Washington, D.C.
Site of the Union Station Train Crash
A 1,100-ton train fell through the floor in 1953. Workers got it patched up in just 72 hours.
cars
The Brief Life and Tragic End of a Ferrari Supercar
Thankfully the humbled driver emerged with minor injuries.
Galway, Ireland
Landing Site of the First Transatlantic Flight
A strange egg in a mucky bog of western Ireland marks the spot of an aviation milestone.
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This Plane Crash Is Both Spectacular and, Thankfully, Injury-Free
Fireballs.
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The 1957 Rikers Island Plane Crash That Made Inmates Heroes
It was a frightening time for air travel.
Tofino, British Columbia
Canso Bomber Crash Site
The wreckage still sits at the exact spot the plane crash-landed in 1945, carrying 1,000 pounds of explosives.
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The Obsessed, Feuding Searchers Still Looking for Amelia Earhart
She and her navigator disappeared nearly 80 years ago.
Kuala Klawang, Malaysia
B-24 Liberator Wreck at Gunung Telapak Buruk
The remains of this RAF plane and its crew were lost for decades, nearly engulfed by the Malaysian jungle.
Rokers Point Settlement, Bahamas
Underwater Plane Wreck Near Staniel Cay
One of the most accessible undersea plane wrecks in the world.
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