Douglas C-49 (DC-3) crash, Feb 18, 1969 (35 killed), Lone...

Douglas C-49 (DC-3) accident on February 18, 1969 near Lone Pine California, United States with 35 fatalities.

A Douglas C 49 (DC 3) on a night VFR charter changed its heading and struck a ridge on Mount Whitney near Lone Pine, killing all 35 aboard. The wreck was not found until August 1969 because snow covered it, and the accident was unsurvivable.

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