TIL that in 1933 the first commercial airliner bombing destroyed United Air Lines Trip 23. No suspect was ever identified and no motive was ever revealed.

qprimed, 11 months ago

well, that ended up being a headfirst rabbit hole dive into List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft

andyburke, 11 months ago

tf was going on in 1933?

1933
March 28 – The 1933 Imperial Airways Dixmude crash in Belgium of an Armstrong Whitworth Argosy II is the first suspected case of air sabotage; all 15 on board are killed.
October 10 – United Air Lines Trip 23, a Boeing 247, is destroyed by a bomb over Chesterton, Indiana, United States, in the first proven case of air sabotage on a commercial aircraft; all seven on board are killed.

Entropywins, 11 months ago

Anarcho-socialist terrorism...it was a pretty big deal in the USA early 20th century google propaganda of the deed... its pretty interesting stuff