12 Dead As Airliner, Bomber Collide Near Palm Springs
October
23
1942
Description
All 12 passengers and crewmen aboard an American Airlines DC-3 airliner are killed when it is struck by a U.S. Army Air Forces bomber near Palm Springs, California. Amongst the victims is award-winning composer and songwriter Ralph Rainger ('Thanks for the Memory', 'Love in Bloom', 'Blue Hawaii').
Location
Event Panel