1955 Cincinnati mid-air collision
Aircraft and crews
Aircraft and crews
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The TWA plane, flown by Captain J. W. Quinn and co\-pilot Robert K. Childress, with air hostess (flight attendant) Patricia Ann Stermer, was a regularly scheduled flight bound for [Dayton, Ohio](/wiki/Dayton%2C_Ohio "Dayton, Ohio"), en route to [Cleveland](/wiki/Cleveland%2C_Ohio "Cleveland, Ohio"). Ten passengers were aboard.*Lebanon Daily News*, Monday, January 12, 1955*The Holland Evening Sentinel*, Monday, January 12, 1955

The DC\-3 was piloted by Arthur "Slim" Werkhaven of [Sturgis, Michigan](/wiki/Sturgis%2C_Michigan "Sturgis, Michigan"), with co\-pilot Edward Agner of [Battle Creek, Michigan](/wiki/Battle_Creek%2C_Michigan "Battle Creek, Michigan"), and was being flown from Battle Creek en route to [Lexington, Kentucky](/wiki/Lexington%2C_Kentucky "Lexington, Kentucky"). They were to pick up Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Van Lennep. Mrs. Van Lennep, the former [Frances Dodge](/wiki/Frances_Dodge "Frances Dodge"), was an officer of the firm that owned the plane and founded the Dodge Stables at Meadow Brook Farm, later moving Dodge Stables to [Castleton Farm](/wiki/Castleton_Farm "Castleton Farm") in Lexington. The plane would have carried the Van Lenneps to [Delray Beach, Florida](/wiki/Delray_Beach%2C_Florida "Delray Beach, Florida").


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