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American Airlines Flight 28

1942 in California1942 in aviationAccidents and incidents involving United States Air Force aircraftAccidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-3Airliner accidents and incidents in California
American Airlines accidents and incidentsAviation accidents and incidents in the United States in 1942Death in Riverside County, CaliforniaDisasters in CaliforniaEvents that led to courts-martialMid-air collisionsMid-air collisions involving airlinersMid-air collisions involving military aircraftOctober 1942 eventsUse mdy dates from June 2013
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American Airlines Flight 28 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight that crashed on October 23, 1942, in Chino Canyon near Palm Springs, California, United States, after being struck by a United States Army Air Forces B-34 bomber. The B-34 suffered only minor damage, and landed safely at the Army Airport of the Sixth Ferrying Command, Palm Springs.All nine passengers and three crewmembers on board the twin-engine DC-3 perished in the crash and subsequent fire; neither of the two Army pilots aboard the B-34 was injured. The army pilot was later tried on manslaughter charges, but was found not guilty by a court martial trial board.Casualties in the crash included Academy Award-winning Hollywood composer Ralph Rainger, who had written a number of hit songs including "I Wished on the Moon," "June in January," "Blue Hawaii," "Love in Bloom" (Jack Benny's signature song), and "Thanks for the Memory" (Bob Hope's signature song).

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