ton a ▁Beach ▁Municipal ▁Airport ▁after ▁it ▁struck ▁a ▁utility ▁p yl on ▁during ▁a ▁night time ▁take ▁off , ▁killing ▁four ▁of ▁nine ▁on ▁board . ▁▁ 2 6 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁Fl ight ▁ 2 1 , ▁a ▁Douglas ▁D ST , ▁crash ed ▁near ▁Atlanta ▁in ▁fog ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁mis read ▁alt imeter , ▁almost ▁killing ▁Edd ie ▁R icken back er , ▁who ▁was ▁travel ing ▁on ▁air line ▁business . ▁His ▁recovery ▁in ▁the ▁hospital ▁received ▁broad ▁press ▁coverage ; ▁during ▁his ▁initial ▁recovery , ▁several ▁incorrect ▁news ▁reports ▁claimed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁died . ▁Of ▁ 1 6 ▁on ▁board , ▁ 8 ▁died , ▁including ▁Congress man ▁William ▁D . ▁By ron . ▁▁ 1 2 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 5 : ▁Fl ight ▁ 4 5 , ▁a ▁Douglas ▁DC - 3 - 2 0 1 C ▁( NC 2 5 6 4 7 ) ▁flying ▁from ▁Washington , ▁DC ▁to ▁Columbia , ▁coll ided ▁in ▁mid - air ▁with ▁USA AF ▁A - 2 6 C ▁Inv ader ▁near ▁Florence , ▁South ▁Carolina . ▁The ▁A - 2 6 ▁lost ▁control ▁and ▁crash ed ; ▁two ▁crew ▁par ach uted ▁but ▁only ▁one ▁surv ived . ▁The ▁DC - 3 ▁executed ▁a ▁forced ▁landing ▁in ▁a ▁corn field , ▁killing ▁one ▁passenger , ▁a ▁two - year - old ▁boy . ▁▁ 7 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 5 : ▁Fl ight ▁ 4 2 , ▁a ▁Douglas