With two engines dead and a third one wheezing, an elderly Lockheed Constellation last month crashed near Richmond, Va., killing 74 Army recruits and three crew members. The plane was owned by Imperial Airlines, a nonsked company in Miami, operating under contract with the U.S. Army. Last week, after a four-week investigation by the Civil Aeronautics Board into the possible cause of the crash, it seemed a wonder that Imperial's Constellation had got off the ground in the first place. Items :
>Pilot Ronald H. Conway, 29, who survived the crash, failed three...
To continue reading:
or
Log-In
