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Cleared to Collide: The crash of USAir flight 1493 and SkyWest flight 5569, or the Los Angeles Runway Disaster | by Admiral Cloudberg | Medium
Los Angeles Fire Department - LAFD History Today we remember the 34 lives lost and 30 injured in the devastating runway collision of USAir Flight 1493 and SkyWest Flight 5569 at Los
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Cleared to Collide: The crash of USAir flight 1493 and SkyWest flight 5569, or the Los Angeles Runway Disaster | by Admiral Cloudberg | Medium
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A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker ( Tail #-1493) assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing sits on the flight line at RAF Mildenhall, England, Oct. 26, 2018. The 100th Air Refueling
David Koch survived a fiery jet collision at LAX in 1991. He said it transformed his life - Los Angeles Times
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