The 1957 Memorial Day Plane Crash in Northeast Minneapolis (with Dave Edholm)

Podcast: Hangin' Out with Bob · Bob Edholm

Opublikowano: 2026-07-21

It was a beautiful Memorial Day holiday in 1957, just a little after eleven o’clock. Two young brothers, ages 4 and 2½, were playing on the swing set in the backyard of their house in Northeast Minneapolis. Suddenly, their quiet, peaceful morning was interrupted by the roar of a plummeting jet fighter plane that crashed directly onto the street just a block away from where the brothers were playing. Within seconds of the crash, the stunned boys spotted a giant fireball that rose above the rooftops and treetops in their neighborhood. Their dad rushed out of the hou...