NEWS 25 WEHT Evansville, Henderson, OwensboroSouthern Ind. Community Marking 1960 Crash that killed 63
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CANNELTON, IN - Memorial events are planed this weekend to recall the day 50 years ago when a plane plummeted nose first into a southern Indiana bean field, killing all 63 people onboard.
A stone monument has long marked the site near the Ohio River town of Cannelton where a Northwest Airlines plane crashed in 1960 as it headed from Chicago to Miami.
But the community will hold its large-scale commemoration this weekend of the March 17, 1960, crash of the Lockheed Electra that left a smoldering 50-foot crater and scattered debris for five miles.
The anniversary weekend includes a Saturday memorial service and screenings of films about the crash at two local museums. Family members of a dozen victims are expected to attend a reception.
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