Name/Title
Newspaper ClippingEntry/Object ID
2021.020.003Description
Newspaper article that shows the photo of a wrecked B-29 and the Coast Guard's attempt to save it. The caption reads "The after part of the B-29 which crashed in Flushing Bay off LaGuardia Field is shown aboard a salvage tug after being hauled from the water yesterday. Authorities were still seeking bodies of five fliers lost in accident."
There is a handwritten note that reads: "We tied up to the tail fin and our line cut this top section off."Acquisition
Accession
2021.020Source or Donor
Charles BirchAcquisition Method
Gift