Eastern Air Lines, Inc. v. Union Trust Company, United States of America v. Union Trust Company
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Wilbur K. Miller, Circuit Judge, dissented as to applicability of law of Virginia.
1Opinion of the Court
WILBUR K. MILLER, Circuit Judge.
On the morning of November 1, 1949, an Eastern Air Lines DC-4 plane was flying from New York to Washington, carrying fifty-one passengers and a crew of four. When it was on final approach for landing on runway 3 at the Washington National Airport and at an altitude of about 300 feet, the airliner was struck from above and behind by a P-38 military-type aircraft just purchased by the Bolivian Government, which was being tested by a Bolivian military pilot, Eric Bridoux, who was its only occupant. The DC-4 was cut in two. The forward part fell in the Potomac…
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