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Carole Lombard Among 22 Dead in Crash; Gable Charters Plane for Las Vegas

Posted on January 17, 2012 by lmharnisch

Photo: Clark Gable and Carole Lombard at home with their pet Siamese cats. Jan. 17, 1942: Carole Lombard, who was returning from a campaign to sell defense bonds; her mother, Elizabeth K. Peters; and MGM publicist Otto Winkler are among … Continue reading →

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Commemorative Flight Canceled After Replica Plane Crashes

Posted on July 2, 2011 by lmharnisch

Glenn Curtiss lands after a flight in his seaplane in an undated photo. July 14, 1911: Crowds see Glenn Curtiss’ demonstration of his seaplane at Winona Lake, as shown in the Warsaw Indiana Daily Union. The artist seems to have … Continue reading →

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Replica of 1911 Plane Crashes; Pilot OK

Posted on July 1, 2011 by lmharnisch

Pilot Kevin House is uninjured when a replica of Glenn Curtiss’ 1911 Navy seaplane crashed after takeoff in New York. WSJ

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Nov. 14, 1957

Posted on November 14, 2007 by lmharnisch

 

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Plane crash kills 44

Posted on November 9, 2007 by lmharnisch

Nov. 9-21, 1957 Los Angeles All that remained of the 42-ton aircraft fit into 14 cardboard cartons and two wooden crates that the sailors of the aircraft carrier Philippine Sea hauled ashore in Long Beach after the debris was plucked … Continue reading →

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Plane crash

Posted on October 13, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 14, 1957

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