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Viewers Come From all Over the Globe

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

22,399 — That was the total number of viewings of the Flying Tiger Flight 923 memorial web site made by individuals from all over the globe. That was the total through the end of December 2012. The website statistical monitor … Continue reading →

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Events will commemorate fifty years

Posted on September 10, 2012 by

Three events in West Cork, Ireland commemorated the 50th Anniversary of Flying Tiger 923: ++*Friday, 21 September 2012, 8-9 p.m., at the Bantry Library “Culture Night 2012,” in Bantry. This was a book reading and public discussion in the library conference … Continue reading →

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Sitting in the right seat at the right time?

Posted on August 19, 2012 by

It might have been a matter of luck, just sitting in the right seat at the right time. Private John Toole of Montgomery, Alabama, says he was very lucky and escaped from the crash of the Flying Tiger with no … Continue reading →

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A photo of Super Connie #N6923C — RIP

Posted on August 2, 2012 by

Swiss Journalist Peter W. Frey has just sent us a photo of the actual Super Constellation – #N6923C – the one that met its fate  in September 1962, under the banner of Flying Tiger 923. Here is the photo and what he … Continue reading →

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Lack of lighting weighs in on death toll

Posted on July 22, 2012 by

Refusal of US to Require Lights Weighed as Factor in Airliner Death Toll By Richard Witkin for wire services From the New York Times The role played by a flashlight in the rescue of survivors of the airliner crash in … Continue reading →

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The Luck of the Irish!

Posted on June 14, 2012 by

Irish Times, September 26, 1962 – Mr. Robert R. Ward, 26, of Kerrykeel, County Donegal, who was formerly in the R.A.F. arrived safely at Nutt’s Corner airport, County Leitrim, yesterday, thankful that he had cancelled his passage on the ill-fated … Continue reading →

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How did the rescue ship get its name?

Posted on June 6, 2012 by

To many of the survivors of Flying Tiger 923, the name of the Swiss ship, Celerina, means “rescue, safety. survival and life.” But what is the true meaning of the name?    Immediately after the ditching in late September 1962, … Continue reading →

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Movie parallels many aspects of Flying Tiger 923

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

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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Flying Tiger Memorial Begins at Galley Head

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

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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CAB Report Available for Free Download

Posted on February 26, 2012 by

Thirty seven pages, single sided, in 1962. How big would this report be today, 50 years later? A complete copy of the “Aircraft Accident Report by the Civil Aeronautics Board,” released September 13, 1963 is available here in Adobe PDF … Continue reading →

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