This Day in History: January 16, 1948: Fort Wayne native Carole Lombard dies in plane crash
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This Day in History: January 16, 1948: Fort Wayne native Carole Lombard dies in plane crash
On January 16, 1942, Fort Wayne native Jane Alice Peters died in a plane crash the day after a visit to Indianapolis for a war bond rally.
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