Lombard 's career was cut short when she died at the age of 33 on board TWA Flight 3 on Mount Potosi , Nevada , while returning from a war bond tour . Today , she is remembered as one of the definitive actresses of the screwball comedy genre and American comedy , and ranks among the American Film Institute 's greatest female stars of classic Hollywood cinema
TWA Flight 3
TWA Flight 3
Carole Lombard