National Airlines Flight 967 Mid-Air Explosion Kills 42 Over Gulf of Mexico, November 16, 1959
National Airlines Flight 967 explodes in mid-air over the Gulf of Mexico, killing all 42 aboard.
Date: November 16, 1959
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