Episode 1: Trip 19

The death of U.S. Senator Ernest Lundeen in a mysterious plane crash in 1940 left a series of questions that lead to revealing threats to American democracy.

The scattered wreckage of the Pennsylvania Central Airlines plane which crashed during a violent thunderstorm near Lovettsville on Aug. 31st, killing 25 persons, including Senator Ernest Lundeen of Minn.ACME / Edward W. Spannaus, Lovettsville Historical Society
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About this episode:

It started with a plane crash. The tragic, mysterious crash of a commercial airliner in the summer of 1940 left a scene of devastation in rural Virginia -- and a series of unanswered questions. The cause of the crash was unclear. Among the dozens of people killed was a sitting U.S. senator. His presence on the flight and the strange circumstances surrounding the crash would end up revealing threats to American democracy itself.

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