Original 1947 AP Wirephoto showing the burned wreckage of the Pan American Clipper Eclipse after a fatal crash near Meyadin, Syria. According to the printed caption, burial mounds in the foreground mark graves of victims who were buried beside the wreckage following the disaster. The image was made by Associated Press staff photographer James Pringle and transmitted via radio from Jerusalem. Caption is printed directly on the photograph. AP stamp is present on the back. Measures approximately 9 x 6¼ inches. Shows typical age, handling wear and newsroom/archive use as pictured. This came from the archive of a Pittsburgh area newspaper. Grim aviation disaster imagery with Pan American, Middle East and crash-victim burial subject matter.
