![]() ![]() “The ship was unheard from after its takeoff, but airline officials were not concerned until they received a report from Tom King, a farmer, that he had heard motors of a plane die in midair. “The accident is believed to have occurred 10 minutes later, indicated by the wrist watch of the dead pilot which stopped at 10:02.” Chicago and Southern’s company radio controller made repeated attempts to contact the flight, and then notified the Chicago station, informing them of the missing aircraft. Five minutes after departure, all radio contact was lost with the aircraft. Louis and proceeded on a northerly track towards the Missouri River. Louis at 9:52 PM, and was scheduled to arrive in Chicago at 12:55 AM. After having left New Orleans at 5:30 PM, it proceeded normally to Jackson Memphis and St. ![]() The Lockheed Electra, named “City of Memphis,” was on a flight from New Orleans to Chicago. All 6 passengers and 2 crew members were killed in the crash. Louis International Airport, the flight crashed in a farm field near the Missouri River. On August 5, 1936, after departing from Lambert-St. Louis, Missouri operated with a Lockheed Model 10 Electra. Louis, United StatesĬhicago and Southern Air Lines Flight 4 was a regularly scheduled flight from New Orleans, Louisiana to Chicago, Illinois via Jackson, Mississippi Memphis, Tennessee and St.
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