Month: September 1940
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Airplane Crackup, Worst Crash In History, Kills Senator Lundeen – LIFE Magazine (1940)
LIFE Magazine, September 16, 1940: “AIRPLANE CRACK-UP, WORST CRASH IN HISTORY, KILLS SENATOR LUNDEEN” The news U.S. air-transport men have been dreading finally came in August 31, 1940. That afternoon…
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Tragedy On the Airways – The Washington DC Sunday Star (1940)
THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D.C, GRAVURE SECTION SEPTEMBER 8, 1940 “TRAGEDY ON THE AIRWAYS” Jumbled wreckage of crashed airliner as night falls on gruesome scene where 25 persons met death near…
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Farm Boy Tells Story of Plane Crash Killing 25 – Chicago Daily Tribune (1940)
Farm Boy Tells Story of Plane Crash Killing 25 Testifies at Inquiry by Aeronautics Board Chicago Daily Tribune, September 7, 1940, page 8 Chicago Tribune Press Service Washington, D.C., September 6,…
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25 Killed When Passenger Plane Crashes – The Coshocton Tribune (1940)
25 Killed When Passenger Plane Crashes Senator Lundeen of Minnesota Is One of Air Tragedy Victims Several Government Officials Lose Lives in Worst Airplane Accident U. S. Has Even Seen;…
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25 Die in Airplane Crash; Senator Lundeen Among Victims – The Zanesville Signal (1940)
25 DIE IN AIRPLANE CRASH; SEN. LUNDEEN AMONG VICTIMS 21 Passengers and Four Crew Members Reported Dead; Worst Disaster in U. S. Commercial Aviation History The Zanesville Signal Ohio, September…