Posted on January 19, 2012

By
Morgan Reynolds

A few days ago retired pilot John Lear sent me a link to a U.K. Daily Mail Online article about a December 16, 1960 mid-air collision of two airliners over Brooklyn, New York. It was the worst air disaster of the era and led to a reevaluation of Air Traffic Control policies.

The photos fascinate: while grisly they portray the familiar aftermath of real airliner crashes—which excludes the four alleged crashes of 9/11 which produced the cleanest “crash sites” in aviation history. See more