DENVER — Seventy years after the bombing of United Flight 629 , one of Colorado’s deadliest tragedies, the families of the 44 victims met face-to-face ahead of Saturday’s memorial.

More than 100 loved ones gathered Friday inside the Denver Crime Lab, coming from across the country to share stories, memories, and grief that has quietly stretched across generations.

Friday’s memorial luncheon kicked off the weekend of activities the Denver Police Museum planned to permanently and officially recognize the 44 people killed when the plane exploded just minutes after taking off from Denver’s old Stapleton Airport on November 1, 1955.

“When we first undertook this project, I didn’t know what to expect,” said Michael Hesse, president of the Denver Police Museum. “It’s been 70 years. Their f

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