Original 1947 Associated Press Wire Photo showing investigators examining wreckage from the tragic Eastern Air Lines crash near Port Deposit, Maryland. The attached AP caption states that two Navy guards inspect the largest remaining section of fuselage from the crash, which claimed the lives of 53 people. Visible in the image is a 12-foot section of the aircraft bearing American flag markings amid the wooded crash site. A significant aviation disaster photograph documenting one of the deadliest U.S. commercial airline accidents of the era. From the archive of a Pittsburgh-area newspaper. Measures approximately 8" x 7¾". Displays expected age-related wear, toning, mounting remnants, and handling marks from newsroom use. Please see photos.
