DENVER – One of Colorado’s darkest days will be remembered in a series of events, including a dedication of a memorial honoring the victims and first responders of the 1955 United Flight 629 plane bombing which killed 44 people.
This Saturday evening will mark 70 years since a Denver man packed 25 sticks of dynamite into his mother’s suitcase in an effort to collect life insurance money.
The United Airlines flight, a 4-engine DC 6, took off from Denver’s Stapleton airport on November 1, 1955 and was only minutes in the air headed to Portland when the explosion – at around 7:03 p.m. – destroyed the airliner and killed the 44 people onboard, raining down wreckage onto the Weld County beet fields.
The Denver City Council on Monday evening issued proclamation 25-1621 honoring the victims and deeming Nov. 1, 2025 as United Flight 629 Victims Memorial Day in the City and County of Denver…