Continental Airlines Flight 11, Aviation accident in the United States of America
Continental Airlines Flight 11 was a scheduled domestic flight that crashed due to a bomb explosion.
On May 22, 1962, Continental Airlines Flight 11 went down in a tragic incident caused by a suicide bombing.
This event marked the first known instance of a passenger aircraft in-flight bombing in the United States.
The crash site is located in a rural area near Unionville, Missouri.
The incident led to changes in airline security procedures and regulations.
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