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HISTORY:nevada
@HistoryNevada
Ongoing history project for the Silver State. Politically neutral. IG & Pinterest: HistoryNevada.
Jan 16, 2023 • 6 tweets • 5 min read
TWA Flight 3 departed Las #Vegas, NV at 7:07pm on Jan 16, 1942 on the last leg of a trip heading for Burbank, CA. The plane leveled off at 8,000'. Unfortunately, they were six miles off course, and Mt Potosi, southwest of Las Vegas, rises to 8,517'. bit.ly/1mci0lY Actress Carole Lombard, her mom, her agent, 15 service men, and the flight crew, a total of 22 died when TWA Flight 3 crashed in a fireball on Mt Potosi, southwest of Las Vegas, NV on the evening of Jan 16, 1942. bit.ly/2tqbOV5