events
February 23, 1945
American Airlines Flight 009 crashes near Rural Retreat, Virginia, killing 17.
American Airlines Flight 009
American Airlines Flight 009 was a flight from New York City to Los Angeles. On the morning of February 23, 1945, while flying over Rural Retreat, Virginia, on the Washington-Nashville leg, the Douglas DC-3 struck the wooded summit of Glade Mountain in the Appalachian Mountains, killing 17 of the 22 occupants on board.
Rural Retreat, Virginia
Rural Retreat is a town in Wythe County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,483 at the 2010 census.
February 23
February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 311 days remain until the end of the year.