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Disaster Records Set by New York Air Collision
A Reuters style report recounts the New York metropolitan air collision over New York City killing 329 people. It notes it as the worst aviation disaster in history, involving United Airlines and Trans World Airlines, and cites prior major crashes in 1956 and other incidents in the area. The piece mentions the East River Electra crash and Elizabeth, New Jersey incidents as context for a city heavy air traffic zone.
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