Portland, ME Airplane Crash, Aug 1949
Posted July 3rd, 2009 by Linda Horton
Passengers Escape As Airliner Burns
PORTLAND, Me., Aug. 11. (AP)--A Northeast Airlines plane from Boston crashed and burned an the Municipal Airport Thursday night. Everyone aboard--20 passengers and six employes[sic]--escaped safely.
The line's office at the field said the two-engined ship would be a complete loss.
"The left wing's gone and the rest is burning." an employe[sic] said.
The plane was a special flight from Boston.
Three of the employes[sic] were the plane's crew. The others were deadheading.
Abilene Reporter News, Abilene, TX 12 Aug 1949
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PLUCKY STEWARDESS--
Stewardess Patricia Donnellan, 23, of North Quincy, Mass., was credited with saving the lives of passengers of a Northeast Arilines Convair airliner crashed and burned at a Portland, Maine, airport. She led the passengers to safety through a rear door when the front exit was blocked by flames.
Abilene Reporter News, Abilene, TX 13 Aug 1949
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Transcribed by Linda Horton. Thank you, Linda!
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