| Crash site | Groveton, Virginia, USA |
| Airline | Eastern Air Lines |
| Aircraft | Douglas C-54 – NC88729 |
| Route | Miami – Tampa – Atlanta – Washington D.C./National – New York/Newark |
| Crew | 4 – 4 survivors |
| Passengers | 22 – 22 survivors |
The crash
The flight departed Atlanta at 20:27 and nearing Washington, the crew obtained permission to approach the National Airport. At 23:16 the crew reported that they had missed its approach and requested clearance for a second approach. While maneuvering for another approach the plane struck a ridge at Groveton near Alexandria 10 km south-southwest of Washington National Airport. All onboard got out of the plane which caught fire.
The mail
Only a part of the mail was recovered and especially some from South America to various countries in Europe. I have recorded one Nordic item which is shown below.
Examples of mail
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Cover fram Brazil postmarked RIO BRANCO 8 OUT 46 to Birkerød, Denmark. The cover was forwarded in a Danish service cover type J.6 (1-44). In the upper right corner is a manuscript note probably by the recipient (Damaged in air crash in U.S.A. 27/10 46). |
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