Flagstaff in Coconino County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
1956 Plane Crash Mass Grave and Memorial
Photographed by Peter Fischer, August 15, 2020
1. 1956 Plane Crash Mass Grave and Memorial
On June 30, 1956, a TWA Constellation and a United Airlines DC-7 collided over the Grand Canyon. The 123 passengers and crew members aboard both aircraft perished.
This site is a common burial and memorial to 66 of the 70 TWA passengers and crew.
In Memory of
Harry Harvey Allen · Tracine Elizabeth Armbruster · Thomas Edward Ashton, Jr. · Robert Vernon Beatty · Martha Ann Beck · Stephen Robert Bishop · Connie June Braughton · Linda Kay Braughton · Forrest Dean Breyfogle · Lois Kleein Brock · Lillian Estelle Carple · Lawrence Zay Chatten · Sally Ann Cressman · Chester Arnold Crewse · Beth Ellis Davis · Robert Earl DeLonge · Donald Lloyd Flentie · Jack Silvetus Gandy · Virginia Elizabeth Goppert · Janice Tracy Haas · Mildred Rogene Crick Hatcher · William Wallace Hatcher · Janice Mae Heiser · Harry Robinson Holman · James Joseph Jang · Wayne Gardner Jeffrey · Sidney Roland Joslin · Joseph James Kite · Linda JoAnn Kite · Peachie Marie Kite · Sharon Marie Kite · Marie Jane Klemp · Lois Marie Laxton · Claire M. Maag · John Otto Maag · Donald K. MacBain · William H. Markey, Jr. · Rosalie
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June 30, 1956
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Disasters • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is June 30, 1956.
Location. 35° 11.211′ N, 111° 38.973′ W. Marker is in Flagstaff, Arizona, in Coconino County. It can be reached from South San Francisco Street when traveling east. The memorial is in the back portion of Citizen's Cemetery. The gate to the north is typically closed, but access to the cemetery can be gained on the west, and accessible as a pedestrian or car.
Photographed by Peter Fischer, August 15, 2020
2. 1956 Plane Crash Mass Grave and Memorial
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Flagstaff & High Country and in Hopi. It is also in the American Southwest, in the Mountain West, in Colorado Plateau, and at the Four Corners. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Flagstaff Presbyterian, Federated Community, Mexican Methodist Mission and United Methodist Churches (approx. 0.4 miles away); The McCormick Rose (approx. half a mile away); American Elm (approx. half a mile away); The Historic Basque Handball Court (approx. 0.6 miles away); First School Opened in Flagstaff (approx. 0.6 miles away); Downtowner (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Navajo Code Talkers (approx. 0.6 miles away); Two Spots (approx.
Photographed by Peter Fischer, August 15, 2020
3. 1956 Plane Crash Mass Grave and Memorial
Also see . . . 1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision. (Submitted on August 18, 2020.)
Additional commentary.
1. The memorial
It was nice to see these recent photos of the TWA memorial. I think last time I was there was 1981 on way to Camp Pendleton CA. It was nice then but seems the folks of Flagstaff made it better. My aunt was Alice Emma Meyer. On the original marker she is last name middle row.
Editor's note: Thank you for your comments. If you have additional photos, especially of the original memorial, or other information, please feel free to add them to this page.
— Submitted January 1, 2024, by Timothy Clark meyer of Eau claire, Wisconsin.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2020, by Peter Fischer of Phoenix, Arizona. This page has been viewed 5,451 times since then and 395 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 18, 2020, by Peter Fischer of Phoenix, Arizona. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
