Original 1947 AP Wire Photo showing the wreckage of an amphibious cabin plane after it crashed during an attempted emergency landing on a Philadelphia street. According to the separate original caption, the crash occurred in view of hundreds of people and killed Howard A. Perkins, 40, a prominent Wilmington, Delaware construction company executive, while injuring three others. The group was returning from the Monmouth Park races when the aircraft ran out of gas. Measures approximately 7⅞x6¼ inches. AP stamp on the back. Note the aged tape on the corners and typical newsroom/archive handling wear. Caption is separate from the photograph. This photo came from the archive of a Pittsburgh area newspaper.
