Nome, AK Cargo Plane Crash, Sep 1946
FOUR ARE KILLED IN NOME CRASH.
Nome, Alaska, Sept. 9 (UP) -- A blinding fog today was blamed for the death of four persons killed in the crash of a twin-engined cargo plane near here last night.
Officials of the Mt. McKinley Air Freight Co., said the plane smashed into a hillside as it circled the Nome airfield in a ceiling zero fog.
The victims were identified as:
Airline Vice President LEE CHESTERFIELD, Anchorage.
Pilot MARVIN L. PRATT, and his wife, of Bellingham, Wash.
Co-Pilot JOHN CAMPBELL, Anchorage.
The plane was returning from an unscheduled round trip flight from Nome to Fairbanks when the crash occurred.
Ogden Standard Examiner Utah 1946-09-09
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Researched and Transcribed by Stu Beitler. Thank you, Stu!
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