Guy Eby

[2] He received the Air Medal in 1946 for his services for United States Navy (1938–1950)[3] against Japan in 1945 towards the end of World War II.

Eby's plane (an American Airlines DC-10 flying that day as Flight 182) was headed towards Newark, New Jersey, from Chicago, Illinois; it had originated in San Francisco, California.

The other plane (a TWA Lockheed L-1011 TriStar flying that day as Flight 37) was heading from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Los Angeles, California.

Eby quickly lowered his plane's altitude at 35,000 feet (11,000 m) amidst a significant cloud cover, an action which ultimately saved the lives of his passengers and the flight crew.

All 10 flight attendants plus 14 passengers suffered injuries on the American Airlines plane (the incident occurred while dinner was being served), and it was forced to make an emergency landing in Detroit.

The aircraft involved as American Airlines Flight 182, under the registration of N124AA.
N11002, the second aircraft involved
N11002, the second aircraft involved as TWA Flight 37