Alder (Wash.)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Alder is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pierce County, Washington, United States.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Donald E. Burlingame Boeing 307 Stratoliner Crash Photographs
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2023-05-06
Content Description
The Donald E. Burlingame Boeing 307 Stratoliner Crash Photographs is a small collection consisting of six photographs documenting the crash of a Boeing 307 Stratoliner near Alder, Washington on March 18, 1939. The plane, which was a prototype under registration number NX19901, crashed during a demonstration flight. The Civil Aeronautics Authority, Air Safety Board eventually concluded that the accident had been caused by structural failure of the wings and horizontal stabilizers...
Dates:
1939 March
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives