| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | July 12, 1945 |
| Time: | 1436 |
| Location: | Near Florence, South Carolina |
| Operator: | Eastern Air Lines / Military - U.S. Army Air Corps |
| Flight #: | 45 |
| Route: | Boston - NY - Washington DC - Jacksonville - Miami |
| AC Type: | Douglas DC-3-201C / Army A-26 |
| Registration: | NC25647 |
| cn / ln: | 2235 |
| Aboard: | 10 (passengers:4 crew:6) |
| Fatalities: | 3 (passengers:1 crew:2) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | After deviating off course 8 miles to avoid military traffic, the two planes collided at 3,000 ft. The commercial pilot landed the plane in a corn field. Two occupants of the A-26 (33-35553) were killed and one parachuted safely. One infant was killed on the DC-3. Lack of vigilance on the part of the pilots of both aircraft, resulting in the failure of each pilot to see the other aircraft in time to avoid a collision. |
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