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Policeman Charles L. Nelson inspects the wreckage of a plane crash, Los Angeles, 1945

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Title: Policeman Charles L. Nelson inspects the wreckage of a plane crash, Los Angeles, 1945
Date Created and/or Issued: November 25, 1945
1945-11-25
Publication Information: Los Angeles Daily News
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Rights Information: US
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Policeman Charles L. Nelson inspects the wreckage of a plane crash that killed 34-year-old test pilot Clark McRoy and his 15-year-old passenger Russell C. Holt. Holt's father, Elwin E. Holt, watched the crash and saw the plane hit the ground 300 yards from his home. Holt said he saw his son wave from the plane before it went into a sharp dive.
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Aviation - Accidents - Russell Holt
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: ark:/21198/zz00280dx5
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Police--California--Los Angeles
Aircraft accidents--California--Los Angeles
Disaster
Nelson, Charles L
Source: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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