Eastern Air Lines Flight 45 was a domestic commercial airline flight that had a mid-air collision with a USAAF A-26 Invader bomber over northeastern South Carolina on July 12, 1945, forcing an emergency landing in a field by the airliner, and resulting in the crash of the bomber. One airline passenger and two bomber crewmen were killed. According to "The State" newspaper on July 13, 1945 (page 1) the public relations office of the Florence Army Air Field last night issued the following statement: Until the next of kin have been notified, names of the casualties have been withheld.