University of Evansville: Services Planned for 46th Anniversary Commemoration of 1977 UE Plane Crash
December 07, 2023
December 07, 2023
EVANSVILLE, Indiana, Dec. 7 -- University of Evansville issued the following news:
On the cold and drizzly night of December 13, 1977, a chartered DC-3 crashed slightly after takeoff from Evansville's Dress Regional Airport. Members of the UE community soon learned that this plane included men's basketball Coach Bobby Watson, 14 players, 11 team friends, and a plane crew of 5. For those who remember the crash, it's known as "the night it rained tears."
This ev . . .
On the cold and drizzly night of December 13, 1977, a chartered DC-3 crashed slightly after takeoff from Evansville's Dress Regional Airport. Members of the UE community soon learned that this plane included men's basketball Coach Bobby Watson, 14 players, 11 team friends, and a plane crew of 5. For those who remember the crash, it's known as "the night it rained tears."
This ev . . .