Reconstruction of sections of the bombed Continental Flight 11. At first it was thought that the airliner had been brought down by weather or by mechanical failure, but the reconstruction of sections of the fuselage showed the damage caused by several sticks of dynamite exploding in a waste compartment of the rear lavatory.
Though most of the wreckage was located near Unionville, Missouri, the NTSB's reconstruction took place in Centerville, Iowa, at the Appanoose County Fairgrounds.
Because of the remote location of the wreckage, few photographs exist. These were taken by one of the first photographers on the scene, Michael W. Lemberger, who was riding with the Iowa Highway Patrol at the time of the disaster.
For more information on the Michael Lemberger Collection visit https://aspace.lib.uiowa.edu/repositories/2/resources/3157
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Reconstruction of sections of the bombed Continental Flight 11. At first it was thought that the airliner had been brought down by weather or by mechanical failure, but the reconstruction of sections of the fuselage showed the damage caused by several sticks of dynamite exploding in a waste compartment of the rear lavatory. Though most of the wreckage was located near Unionville, Missouri, the NTSB's reconstruction took place in Centerville, Iowa, at the Appanoose County Fairgrounds. Because of the remote location of the wreckage, few photographs exist. These were taken by one of the first photographers on the scene, Michael W. Lemberger, who was riding with the Iowa Highway Patrol at the time of the disaster. For more information on the Michael Lemberger Collection visit https://aspace.lib.uiowa.edu/repositories/2/resources/3157