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<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH\u00a0THE DOCUMENTARY VIDEO<\/strong> <em><strong>\u201cThe Plane Crash by John P. Flannery\u201d<\/strong><\/em> at <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/191335903\">https:\/\/vimeo.com\/191335903<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lovettsvillehistoricalsociety.org\/index.php\/report-of\/\">Official Report of the Civil Aeronautics Board, Accident Involving NC 21789 near Lovettsville, Virginia (1940)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lovettsvillehistoricalsociety.org\/index.php\/25-dead-in-crash-of-air-transport-lundeen-is-killed-new-york-times-1940\/\">25 Dead in Crash of Air Transport; Lundeen Is Killed – New York Times (1940)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lovettsvillehistoricalsociety.org\/index.php\/25-die-in-airplane-crash-senator-lundeen-among-victims-the-zanesville-signal-1940\/\">25 Die in Airplane Crash; Senator Lundeen Among Victims – The Zanesville Signal (1940)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lovettsvillehistoricalsociety.org\/index.php\/25-killed-when-passenger-plane-crashes-the-coshocton-tribune-1940\/\">25 Killed When Passenger Plane Crashes – The Coshocton Tribune (1940)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lovettsvillehistoricalsociety.org\/index.php\/farm-boy-tells-story-of-plane-crash-killing-25-chicago-daily-tribune-1940\/\">Farm Boy Tells Story of Plane Crash Killing 25 – Chicago Daily Tribune (1940)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lovettsvillehistoricalsociety.org\/index.php\/tragedy-on-the-airways-the-washington-dc-sunday-star-1940\/\">Tragedy On the Airways \u00a0– The Washington DC Sunday Star (1940)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lovettsvillehistoricalsociety.org\/index.php\/airplane-crackup-worst-crash-in-history-kills-senator-lundeen-life-magazine-1940\/\">Airplane Crackup, Worst Crash In History, Kills Senator Lundeen – LIFE Magazine (1940)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lovettsvillehistoricalsociety.org\/index.php\/these-crack-ups-spoiled-the-airlines-perfect-17-month-safety-record-life-magazine-1941\/\">These Crack-Ups Spoiled the Airlines’ Perfect 17-Month Safety Record – LIFE Magazine (1941)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lovettsvillehistoricalsociety.org\/index.php\/2009\/\">1940 Air Crash Took A Toll Not Soon Forgotten – The Daily Progress (2009)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lovettsvillehistoricalsociety.org\/index.php\/death-of-senator-from-minnesota-still-shrouded-in-mystery-2009\/\">Death of Senator from Minnesota Still Shrouded in Mystery (2009)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lovettsvillehistoricalsociety.org\/index.php\/recollections-of-allan-w-brown-regarding-the-1940-lovettsville-air-disaster-2015\/\">Recollections of Allan W. Brown Regarding the 1940 Lovettsville Air Disaster (2015)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>LHS Free Lecture Series: \u201cThe Great Lovettsville Plane Crash of 1940\u201d (2016)<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<div>Lovettsville is the only town or village in Loudoun County, Virginia that has a museum dedicated to preserving its own civic history. If you enjoyed this post from our Archives,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lovettsvillehistoricalsociety.org\/index.php\/membership-support\/\">please support the mission of the Lovettsville Historical Society & Museum<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>to protect and preserve the history and heritage of Lovettsville, the German Settlement, and our unique corner of Loudoun County, Virginia.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em>This issue of LIFE Magazine, dated September 16, 1940, was generously donated to the Lovettsville Museum Archives Room by LHS Board member, Judy Virts-Beard Fox.<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Visit the Lovettsville Museum on Saturdays between 1:00-4:00 to see the vintage newspapers and wire photos, in person.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[slideshow_deploy id=’694′] Right click on images in the slideshow (above) to “Open Image A New Window.” Then use “Save As” to save the\u00a0image JPEG to your computer. 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