1960 New York Air Disaster

Mid-air Information

	Date	December 16 1960
	Type	Mid-air collision
	Site	Brooklyn & Staten Island <br> New York City , New York
	Fatalities	134 (including 6 on the ground)
	Injuries	0 known
	Aircraft Type	Douglas DC-8
	Operator	United Airlines
	Tail Number
	Ship Name	''Mainliner Will Rogers''
	Passengers	77
	Crew	7
	Survivors	0
	Aircraft 2 Type	Lockheed L-1049
	Operator 2	Trans World Airlines
	Tail Number 2
	Ship Name 2	''Star of Sicily''
	Passengers 2	39
	Crew 2	5
	Survivors 2	0

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