Douglas DC-3 crash, Sep 7, 1945 (22 killed), Florence-Per...
Douglas DC-3 accident on September 7, 1945 near Florence-Peretola South Carolina, United States with 22 fatalities. Cause: A fire of undetermined...
- Date: September 7, 1945
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Florence-Peretola South Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 22
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: A fire of undetermined origin in the rear cargo compartment or lavatory left the pilot unable to maintain altitude long enough to land.
Eastern Airlines Flight 42 from Miami to New York turned back toward Florence after its planned stop at Raleigh was reported below minimums. It crashed in a swampy area about 6 miles from Florence Army Air Field on 7 September 1945, and all 22 people aboard were killed.