70 years after the first attack on a U.S. commercial airliner, there’s a memorial

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A granite marker lists all 44 people killed in the attack on Flight 629. Seals of agencies that responded to the disaster are also featured beneath an outline of an airplane.
Courtesy Denver Police Museum
70 years after the bombing of United Flight 629, this marker will be placed at the foot of Denver's former control tower.

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black and white photo of a crowd standing around a plane crash
Courtesy of Longmont Museum