What the records say
- When
- 12 Jan 1947
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 36.66° N, 80.99° W
- Description
- aviation accident
Eastern Air Lines Flight 665
1947 domestic flight crash in Virginia, US
Eastern Air Lines Flight 665 was a domestic airline flight, on January 12, 1947, using a Douglas C-49-DO, which deviated from its course during a rainstorm, struck high ground a few miles west of Galax, Virginia, and burned, killing all but one of the 19 aboard.
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