Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
2022.6.1.88.1Description
B/W Photograph of downed aircraft after its crash on December 7, 1949 approximately five miles north of Benicia in the Lake Herman area. The photo is a view of the front propellar section.
In pencil on the back: "7 Dec 1949, Aircraft, Reg #NC60256, Douglas C47 A-1, AKA DC3, operator California Arrow Airlines, No crash survivors, hillside near vista point"
Wikipedia information: The 1949 California Arrow Airlines DC-3 crash was an aviation accident that occurred on December 7, 1949, near Benicia, California. The aircraft, a Douglas DE-3 operated by California Arrow Airlines, was flying from Oakland, California to Sacrament with 9 occupants, when it crashed. The cause of the crash was never confirmed, but evidence pointed towards pilot error.
Benicia Herald article, December 15, 1949: Everyone on board was killed in the crash: captain James Garnett, co-pilot Joseph M. Dillon, stewardess Susan Devore, Mrs. George Batchelor (wife of the owner of the company), Pat Batchelor (Mrs. Batchelor's son), Vincent Figley, Mrs. Leland G. Kimball, Leland Kimball III and John Wesley Kimball (both Mrs. Kimball's sons).Collection
900 East 2nd St.
