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- Air Force Major Feared Engine Trouble
- Green Troops Make “Old Soldier” Proud
- Movie parallels many aspects of Flying Tiger 923
- Free ticket to Germany !
- Flying Tiger Memorial Begins at Galley Head
- Carol Ann to Attend Flying Tiger Convention
- Who is in the Photo?
- 17 Airlifted to the Emerald Island
- Newlywed Attendant Shows Bravery On Her Final Flight
- One light – one raft – 51 people
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Ode to Big Bird Flying Tiger 923
A Memorial Poem For the “Big Bird” Flying Tiger Flight 923 By Garret Ahern, Dublin, Ireland ‘Big Bird’ Out from New Jersey, Big bird spreading wings, Trundling east-ward, in War-cold nineteen-sixty-two. Three-score souls and ten- Or more aboard, Service by … Continue reading
Green Troops Make “Old Soldier” Proud
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Movie parallels many aspects of Flying Tiger 923
Movie Review By Fred Caruso (aka Irish O’Caruso) If you have time for a movie that will bring up visions of Flying Tiger 923, look into this one: Passengers (2008), with Anne Hathaway, Patrick Wilson, and David Morse (as the Pilot of … Continue reading
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Tagged airplane crash, Anne Hathaway, Movie, passengers, Psycho-Drama
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Free ticket to Germany !
A secret elopement . . . a mom and dad to be . . . and a free ticket to Germany on Flying Tiger 923 ! Thomas Koltak and his wife, Judy, have just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary! That … Continue reading
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Flying Tiger Memorial Begins at Galley Head
Present-day southwest Ireland was the scene of an historic first on April 17. The “first” was the beginning of the public announcement of the 50-year Memorial to Flying Tiger Flight 923, that crashed 500 miles off of the Irish west … Continue reading
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Tagged Caruso, Cork Airlift, county cork ireland, Galley Head, Galley Head Lighthouse, Paddy Daly, Reymond, Shackleton
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Who is in the Photo?
Our friend and fellow Flying Tiger survivor, Sammy Vasquez of Phoenix, Arizona, sent us two group photos taken aboard the Celerina on the final leg of the journey, following the airlift of 17 to Ireland. We have been able to … Continue reading
17 Airlifted to the Emerald Island
The skies were crystal clear, the sun was brilliant, and the ocean winds were calm that day in dramatic contrast to the previous three days of cold, tumultuous seas driven by gale force winds. The Swiss rescue ship Celerena lay … Continue reading
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Tagged Cork Airlift, Emergency Rescue Team, Mercy Hospital
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Newlywed Attendant Shows Bravery On Her Final Flight
“She asked us, as a routine precaution to get our life jackets out of our seat pockets. Miss Simms and her three assistants, Carol Ann Gould, Jacqueline Brotman and Ruth Mudd, helped us into the life jackets and led us through ditching … Continue reading
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Tagged chief stewardess, ditching drills, flight attendant, last flight
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