Airplane Leaked Oil Before Crash

Eppley_Airport_Omaha_12_07_1978_01.jpg

Title

Airplane Leaked Oil Before Crash

Subject

Local news

Description

Still Spraying The Blaze . . . that was out of control for over two hours after impact late Wednesday afternoon, firefighters inspect the control center of a Mexican DC-6 airliner, which crashed just north of Eppley Airfield. All seven crew members, in Omaha for an agricultural conference, were killed. It was the worst crash in Omaha since 1944.

Creator

Nonpareil photos

Source

Daily Nonpareil December 7, 1978

Publisher

Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives

Date

1978-12-07

Format

Black and white photograph

Type

Photograph

Identifier

Eppley_Airport_Omaha_12_07_1978_01.jpg

Coverage

Omaha, Nebraska

Rights

The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. ยง 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user.

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

24 cm x 18 cm