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1947 Eastern Airlines Flight 605 disaster...
1947 Eastern Airlines Flight 605 disaster...
Item # 716542
May 31, 1947
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, May 31, 1947
* Eastern Airlines flight 605
* Airplane crash disaster
* Port Deposit, Maryland
The front page has a nice five column headline announcing: "53 KILLED AS AIRLINER CRASHES AND BURNS IN MARYLAND WOODS; DISASTER HERE LAID TO WIND SHIFT" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues inside with a related photo and map.
Complete with 26 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
AI notes: On May 30, 1947, Eastern Air Lines Flight 605, a Douglas C-54B Skymaster en route from Newark to Miami, crashed near Port Deposit, Maryland, killing all 53 people on board. The flight was cruising at 4,000 feet when it suddenly went into a steep dive and crashed into a wooded area near Bainbridge without sending a distress call. The Civil Aeronautics Board investigation found no evidence of mechanical failure or weather issues, and the cause was officially listed as a “sudden loss of control for reasons unknown.” At the time, it was the deadliest commercial airline disaster in U.S. history, and a memorial now stands near the crash site on Principio Road.
Category: The 20th Century
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