October 10th

On this day – 10th of October – 1933 was the first commercial airplane destroyed by sabotage

The plane, a boing 247 from United Airlines, exploded mid-air on the 10th of October in 1933. The flight had four passengers, three crew members and were flying from New Jersey to California when it exploded. The reason for the explosion was an on board explosive device. Nitroglycerine was probably the explosive agent. This product was commonly used in dynamite at the time. No one was charged for the sabotage, and the reason behind it is still not known.