Southwest Minneapolis in Hennepin County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

The Crash of Flight 307

March 7, 1950 at 9:02 PM

Northwest Flight 307 Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kurt Rosselit, June 4, 2012

1. Northwest Flight 307 Memorial Marker

Inscription. During its approach through a blinding snowstorm, NWA Flight 307 clipped its left wing on the flagpole at Ft. Snelling Cemetery. Captain Donald Jones struggled to maintain altitude as he circled around for another attempt. The wing detached completely above the Washburn Water Tower, causing the plane to crash into the Doughty family home directly across from this spot. The resulting explosion and fire destroyed the house and severely damaged two adjacent dwellings. Children Janet and Tommy Doughty, upstairs in bed, were killed along with ten passengers and the three crew members. This memorial is dedicated to the 15 people who lost their lives on that snowy evening.

Joseph V. Breitwieser • Robert C. Buhmann • Mathilda Debeck • Janet Doughty • Tommy Doughty • Donald B. Eberhart • Helen Overlien Hott • Donald B. Jones • Mary Alice Kennedy • William B. Lampert • Robert N. Lohn • William T. McGinn • Dora Nolder • Emery E. Oliver • Charles H. Pafford

Erected 2011 by People for Parks, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Disasters.

Location. 44° 54.525′ N, 93° 17.652′ W. Marker is in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in Hennepin

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County. It is in Southwest Minneapolis. It is on Minehaha Parkway west of South Dupont Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1114 West Minnehaha Parkway, Minneapolis MN 55419, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Original Millstone from the Washburn-Crosby Flour Mill (approx. 0.3 miles away); Harriet Bandshells (approx. 0.7 miles away); PFC. Jimmy Berray (approx. one mile away); Geology of Minnesota (approx. 1½ miles away); Harriet Bandshells / Our Park Legacy (approx. 1½ miles away); Como–Harriet Streetcar Line (approx. 1½ miles away); First School House (approx. 1½ miles away); South Minneapolis History: The Arthur and Edith Lee Family (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Minneapolis.

The Crash of Flight 307 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Donna Johnson, June 12, 2012

2. The Crash of Flight 307 Marker

Photographed by Donna Johnson, June 12, 2012

3. The Crash of Flight 307 Marker

Photographed by Donna Johnson, June 12, 2012

4. The Crash of Flight 307 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2012, by Kurt Rosselit of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 4,271 times since then and 148 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 5, 2012, by Kurt Rosselit of Minneapolis, Minnesota. 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 13, 2012, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.