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Carole Lombard (born Jane Alice Peters; October 6, 1908 – January 16, 1942) was an American actress. ... Lombard was killed in a plane crash aboard TWA Flight 3 while returning from a war bond tour. She was 33 years old. ... The differences between the pair have been noted by biographers: She was 22, carefree, and famously foul-mouthed, ...
Jan 10, 2002 · She was heading back to Los Angeles on TWA Flight 3 when the plane crashed around 7:30 p.m., killing everyone on board, including 15 military servicemen, Lombard's mother Elizabeth, and Otto ...
Nov 13, 2009 · Actress Carole Lombard killed in plane crash. On January 16, 1942, the actress Carole Lombard, famous for her roles in such screwball comedies as My Man Godfrey and To Be or Not to Be, and...
Jan 19, 1992 · On a cold, clear night 50 years ago, a TWA plane lifted off from here on the last leg of a 17-hour flight carrying movie queen Carole Lombard home to Hollywood. Lombard, returning from a patriotic pilgrimage, would die minutes later in a fiery crash on Mount Potosi, 30 miles to the southwest.
Carole Lombard's blanket-wrapped body is removed from the crash site on Potosi Mountain on Jan. 18, 1942. (AP Photo)
Mar 25, 2024 · The newspaper headlines read the unimaginable: “Carole Lombard, 21 Others, Killed in Plane Crash.”. But when TWA Flight 3 crashed into the side of a mountain on January 16, 1942, the actual tragedy was far more chilling than any headline could convey. In this patreon-exclusive layover episode of Take to the Sky: the Air Disaster Podcast ...
May 25, 2020 · How Carole Lombard Became Hollywood’s First Casualty of World War II. Beloved star died in plane crash after launching the nation's first war bond sales drive. By Cynthia Littleton. Paramount...
