Washington (State)
Subject
Subject Source: Naf
Scope Note: Geographic location
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...