Crash of TWA Flight 260

by Charles M. Williams

Overview

Williams documents the tragic crash of TWA Flight 260 in the Sandia Mountains in 1955 and the fifty years that he has spent unraveling the mysteries of the crash, many still unresolved today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826348074
Publisher:	University of New Mexico Press
Publication date:	06/16/2010
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Charles M. Williams is emeritus professor of computer information systems at Georgia State University. He is married with three children and six grandchildren and resides in Atlanta, Georgia. He is also a nationally recognized competitive race walker and former runner.

Table of Contents

Illustrations viii

Preface xiii

Acknowledgments xv

1 Flight Prelude 1

2 Search 25

3 The Crash Site 41

4 Recovery 53

5 Victim Families 69

6 CAB Investigations 77

7 The Fiftieth Anniversary Trek 113

8 Treasures from the Past 125

9 Family Trek 137

10 TWA Memorial Dedication 147

11 Return to Alcor 153

12 Solving the Riddle 163

13 Compassion 171

14 Rescuers 189

15 Photo Tales 213

16 ALPA Critique of CAB Amended Report 229

Notes 247