inscription: ‘W379376 SOUGHT AID FOR WRECKED BOMBER Ernest Williams, of Front Royal, Va., is the man who ran three miles to the army remount depot, near Front Royal, to obtain aid for the men in the army bomber which crashed there, JAN 28th, in a fog so dense that visibility was restricted to a 20 foot radius. Two men, including the pilot, were killed, and three others were burned in varying degrees. CREDIT LINE (ACME) 1/29/37 BU’
Creation
Creation
photographer: anonymous, United States of America
photographer: ACME Newspictures Inc. (mentioned on object), United States of America
supplier: Newspaper Enterprise Association (mentioned on object), United States of America
Dating
1937
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Physical description
ontwikkelgelatinezilverdruk
Dimensions
height 240 mm x width 200 mm
Explanatory note
Ernest Williams rende drie mijl om hulp te halen voor de bemanning van een neergestort militair vliegtuig.