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Nov 13, 2009 · On January 16, 1942, the actress Carole Lombard, famous for her roles in screwball comedies and her marriage to Clark Gable, is killed when the TWA DC-3 plane she is traveling in crashes en route from Las Vegas to Los Angeles. She was 33. The plane was hit by a weather phenomenon known as a microburst, which caused the plane to veer off course and crash into a mountain.
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All 22 people on board, including movie star Carole Lombard, her mother, and three crew members, died in the crash. The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) investigated the accident and determined that the cause was a navigation error by the captain.
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Jan 16, 2017 · But instead of returning home to California, they met an unfortunate and untimely death when the plane they were on, Flight 3, crashed into the side of the treacherous Mount Potosi in Nevada....
Lombard was killed in a plane crash aboard TWA Flight 3 while returning from a war bond tour. She was 33 years old. Today, she is remembered as one of the definitive actresses of the screwball comedy genre and American comedy and as an icon of American cinema.
Jan 15, 2017 · The 1942 plane crash that claimed the life of actress Carole Lombard and 21 others still echoes in the history and culture of Nevada. See photos, stories and details of the accident, the investigation and the legacy of the Hollywood couple.
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May 25, 2020 · The legendary star of Hollywood died in a plane crash on Jan. 16, 1942, while selling war bonds for the nation's first war bond drive. She was 33 and at the peak of her career. She was known for her tomboy style, her marriages to megastars, and her comedy roles. She was also an outspoken supporter of President Roosevelt and a high-paid performer in the Depression era.
Jan 23, 2017 · Listen to an interview with Robert Matzen, author of "Fireball: Carole Lombard and the Mystery of Flight 3", about the Hollywood actress' death in a plane crash in 1942. Learn about her life, career, marriage, war bonds sale, and the circumstances of the accident.
