Eastern Air Lines Flight 537 Douglas DC4 Midair Collision Washington, DC November 1, 1949

by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr

Overview

A midair collision occurred near National Airport in Washington, DC on November 1, 1949. A P38 World War II plane and a commercial airliner came together when a Bolivian pilot in the P38 either did not hear air traffic controllers, or failed to respond to their commands. The crash left 53 persons dead, all of them aboard the Eastern DC4. Ironically, the P38 pilot survived the crash. He was injured severely but nevertheless was the sole survivor in the disaster. Divers worked to free the DC4 which was embedded in the Potomac River between Washington and Mount Vernon, Virginia.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940152982961
Publisher:	Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr
Publication date:	04/20/2016
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	113 KB

About the Author

I am a soon to be retired Duke Medical Center library researcher, who enjoys writing. I have been writing on Wikipedia for years and have begun to write ebooks. My pastimes include selling books on EBay, genealogical research, baseball (Pittsburgh Pirates), collecting antique furniture and coins, and spending time with Kingsley, my cocker spaniel.