Darwin Charles Brown for the Civil Aeronautics Board, Aviation Accident Report: Delta Air Lines Flight 3 (1942)
“ An accident which resulted in minor damage to a model DC-3 Douglas airplane, NC 28345, owned and operated by Delta Air Corporation, occurred at about 7:27 p.m. (CST) on December 22, 1941, at the Municipal Airport, Birmingham, Alabama. No injury was sustained by any of the twelve passengers or the crew of three. ”
Darwin Charles Brown for the Civil Aeronautics Board, Aviation Accident Report: Delta Air Lines Flight 3 (1942)
“ Weather conditions were not below the minimum limits at any time during the flight. Birmingham weather, at the time of the acc1dent, was reported by the U. S. weather Bureau as: Ceiling 1900 feet; visibility 3 miles; wind southeast 25 m.p.h.; light rain. Extreme turbulence with a shifting wind was encountered throughout the first landing approach. This condition undoubtedly would have been expected by the Captain had not poor radio reception prevented the First Officer from understanding all of the weather report transmitted to him by the Control Tower Operator. ”
