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1959 Piedmont Airlines Flight 349 crash...
1959 Piedmont Airlines Flight 349 crash...
Item # 582818
October 31, 1959
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, October 31, 1959
* Piedmont Airlines Flight 349
* Crozet VA Virginia
* Douglas DC-3
This 6 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Search for Airliner In Virginia Mountains," which tells of the Piedmont Airlines Flight 349 airplane crash disaster near Crozet, Virginia. An early report as the plane was yet to found.
Other news of the day. A few small binding holes along the spine, otherwise good condition.
wikipedia notes: On October 30, 1959, Piedmont Airlines Flight 349, a DC-3, crashed on Bucks Elbow Mountain near Crozet, Virginia, killing the crew of three and 23 of 24 passengers. The sole survivor, Ernest P. "Phil" Bradley was seriously injured and lay on the ground, still strapped in his seat, near the wreckage.[1] The cause was determined to be:
"A navigational omission which resulted in a lateral course error that was not detected and corrected through precision instrument flying procedures. A contributing factor to the accident may have been pre-occupation of the captain resulting from mental stress."
in the subsequent investigation.
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