A United Airlines 737 crashed into houses at 3722 W. 70th Place near Midway on Dec. 8, 1972, killing 45 people, including two people in the house.
Firefighters work at the scene where United Airlines Flight 533 crashed into a row of bungalows on West 70th Place while approaching Midway Airport.
Firefighters work at nose section of United Airlines Flight 553 to rescue crash victims.
Firefighters work at the scene where United Airlines Flight 553 crashed into a row of bungalows on West 70th Place while approaching Midway Airport in Chicago.
Surviving stewardess Marguerite McCausland is carried from the wreckage of the United Airlines jet crash in Chicago on Dec. 8, 1972. She was rescued from the front end of the aircraft. Her rescuer, John “Duke” O’Malley, a Chicago firefighter, who’s face is visible in the top right part of the photograph, helps to carry her to safety.
Firefighters work at the scene where United Airlines Flight 553 crashed into a row of bungalows on West 70th Place while approaching Chicago Midway Airport.
Dorothy Cuculich, of 3724 70th Pl., walks with police officers at the scene of the United Flight 553 crash. Cuculich’s mother, Veronica, and sister, Theresa, were killed when the jetliner crashed into their house.
Firemen work to free a stewardess whose screams they can hear from the cockpit of United Airlines Flight 553 that crashed into a row of bungalows while approaching Midway Airport in Chicago.
Doctors in the area of the United Airlines plane crash respond immediately in a desperate attempt to save lives. At Holy Cross Hospital a team of emergency workers hurried to aid victims brought from the scene of the tragedy.
Somber, stunned relatives of passengers of United Airlines Flight 553 maintain a vigil at the Cook County morgue, awaiting word of the fate of their loved ones. The jetliner crashed approaching Midway Airport, killing 43 of the 61 persons aboard and two in a home.
Firefighters work at the scene where United Airlines Flight 553 crashed into a row of bungalows on West 70th Place.
Officials, rescue teams and investigators work at the scene where United Airlines Flight 553 crashed into a row of bungalows on West 70th Place.
Firemen unload the body of one of the United Airlines crash victims at the Cook County morgue.
The wreckage of United Airlines Flight 553 smolders in the neighborhood of West 70th Place after crashing into a row of bungalows while approaching Midway Airport.
A photograph taken the day after the crash of United Airlines Flight 553 shows where the jetliner crashed into a row of bungalows on West 70th Place while approaching Midway Airport. 43 of the 61 persons aboard, and two in a home, were killed.
The interior of the United Airlines Flight 553, near the tail, is studied by fire officials after the crash.
Members of the National Transportation Safety Board arrive on the scene of United Airlines crash. The instrument panel, with speed gauge stopped at 140 knots.
A postal inspector finds a piece of mail at the United Airlines crash site, two days after the crash.
Investigators continue to work at the scene where United Airlines Flight 553 crashed into a row of bungalows on West 70th Place while approaching Midway Airport two days before.
Wreckage of United Airlines Flight 553 sits in the 3700 block of West 70th Place, two days after the jetliner crashed into a row of bungalows near Midway Airport.
Workmen load parts of wreckage of United Airlines Flight 553 onto truck for removal to a hangar where federal investigators will try to determine the cause of the Dec. 8 crash.
The home of Joseph Tworzydlos, 3716 W. 70th Pl., seen on Dec. 10, 1972, sits next to where the United Airlines Flight 553 crashed two days before while approaching Midway Airport. The Tworzydlos were the only family to remain in their damaged home.
