Lake Central Airlines DC-3A-269 (N21716)

The card from this defunct carrier would be unusual enough but wait for the story. First, the card: unused, but with travel agent’s rubber stamp on reverse. Front of the blue-tinted early 1950s card is basically still as-new. Now, the story: on 15th December 1952 this 1939 plane (N21716) was landing at Richmond, Indiana airport and collided with a Cessna, whose pilot died and whose plane was demolished. The Lake Central Aircraft had minor damage. Grade: 4