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Author: rogersk175
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There is a new book available online about Luther C. Francis, Jr., and the crash of United
Airlines (UAL) Flight 608 that crashed in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah in 1947.
You can obtain the book at:
http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/lost-on-united-airlines-flight...
This book talks about Luther C. Francis, Jr., who died in the crash and describes a fatal
and tragic aircraft accident that killed 53. Follow events leading up to the crash of
United Airlines Flight on October 24, 1947 in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. Discover
who the victims were and follow the official investigation. While transferring fuel
between tanks, fuel overflowed through a vent, entered the cabin heater system, and
ignited. The fire spread rapidly and the aircraft was doomed if it could not make an
immediate emergency landing. They almost made it! But the fire burned through critical
flight controls causing total loss of control as they passed just over a canyon rim about
1.5 miles from the emergency runway when the nose suddenly pitched over. Unable to
overcome loss of control, the DC-6 slammed into the ground in a huge fireball.
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