Continental Flight 11, a 1959 Boeing 707-124 tail number N70775, originated in Chicago, en route to Los Angeles via Kansas City. Flying at 39,000 feet, the airliner deviated from course to avoid a thunderstorm, and shortly thereafter the plane disappeared from radar.
For more information on the Michael Lemberger Collection visit https://aspace.lib.uiowa.edu/repositories/2/resources/3157
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Continental Flight 11, a 1959 Boeing 707-124 tail number N70775, originated in Chicago, en route to Los Angeles via Kansas City. Flying at 39,000 feet, the airliner deviated from course to avoid a thunderstorm, and shortly thereafter the plane disappeared from radar. For more information on the Michael Lemberger Collection visit https://aspace.lib.uiowa.edu/repositories/2/resources/3157