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The Flight of 'the Arctic Fox' : The True Story of All Those on Board Flight BE142, Who Died in a Tragic Mid-Air Collision over Italy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Grady, Rory.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aircraft accidents.
- Aircraft accident victims.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (211 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Flight of 'the Arctic Fox'
- Place of Publication:
- London : Conrad Press, The, 2021.
- Summary:
- 'The Flight of The Arctic Fox' tells the riveting story of the lives of thirty-one passengers and crew on board a BEA Vickers Viscount flying from London to Naples in October 1958. Following a mid-air collision with a jet fighter over Nettuno in Italy, everyone on board died, including the author's brother, who was a member of the crew.
- Contents:
- Intro
- List of Plates
- Maps
- 1958 Timeline
- Preface
- 1. FATALITÀ
- 2. THE CREW
- The Captain: Frank Foster
- First Officer: Geoffrey Wright
- Radio Officer: James Bannon
- Flight Attendant: Rosemary Bevan
- Flight Attendant: Terence O'Grady
- 3. THE PASSENGERS
- The Group
- The Model: Eugenie Kawaja / Jane Buckingham
- The Journalist: Patricia Watson
- The Photographer: Brian Fogaty
- The Freelance Journalist: Leslie King / Lee Benson
- The Couples
- The Bride and Groom: Charles and Diana Cubitt
- The Farmers: William and Margaret Buchan
- The Spy and the Executive: Mary Mathieson and Robert Allan
- Friends
- The Lady and the Widow: Lady Jenny Weir and Frances Miller
- The Radio Technician and the Teleprinter Operator: Colston Luxton and Robert Bruce
- Colleagues
- The Lawyer and the Accountant: John Prince and Reuben Silburn
- Singles
- The Steelworker: John Booth
- The Soldier: Robert Chalmers
- The Hotel Manager: Arnold Davies
- The Sailor: Richard Golden
- The Sales Manager: George Kimble
- The Nursing Sister: Sheila Lane
- The Maltese Visitor: Mary Vassallo La Rosa
- The Novitiate: Garth Marshallsay
- The Boilermaker: John Vella
- The Tea Broker's Daughter: Eveline Yuille
- 4. AFTERMATH
- 5. THE INQUIRY
- 6. CLOSURE
- Acknowledgements
- Bibliography
- About the Author
- Table of Contents.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 9781839783746
- 1839783745
- OCLC:
- 1281989270
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