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About Fred Caruso

Survivor of the crash of Flying Tiger 923. at night, at sea, 500 miles off the west coast of Ireland, with 28 deaths and 48 survivors, September 23, 1962.

The 63rd Anniversary

Posted on October 3, 2025 by Fred Caruso

What a wonderful way I had to begin the 63rd anniversary of the crash of Flying Tiger 923!  Fellow survivor Paul Stewart, of Plano, Texas, rang my phone at noon on the anniversary date, Tuesday, September 23, 2025. It certainly … Continue reading →

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It’s already 61 years…

Posted on September 26, 2021 by Fred Caruso

Saturday, September 23, 2023 is the 61st Anniversary of the little known tragedy of Flying Tiger Flight 923, ditching some 500 miles off the west coast of Ireland. It was at night in the middle of the frigid, raging North … Continue reading →

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The Unexpected Sometimes Happens

Posted on October 28, 2020 by Fred Caruso

Every tragedy has its unusual or quirky circumstances. Some are very, very sad. Others are almost humorous. Most would be nearly impossible to imagine in advance. Art Gilbreth Felt the Flight Number May Spell Trouble Art Gilbreth was an Army … Continue reading →

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Dedicated to Captain John Murray

Posted on September 19, 2020 by Fred Caruso

Our Anniversary #58 is dedicated to  Captain John D. Murray, our pilot, a true hero .  .  . Captain John Murray held 78 lives in the palms of his hands. The weather was horrible. It was dark and the winds … Continue reading →

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Air Force Journalist Reaches Out to the World

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Fred Caruso

Many Thousands Read of Ditching By Teresa Foley (special to this Memorial Website) At the time of the Flying Tiger ditching in the North Atlantic, my father Peter Foley was in the Air Force and had reached the rank of … Continue reading →

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National Magazine Shows Agony in Raft

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Fred Caruso

Air Force Journalist and Ditching Survivor Peter Foley did a lot of writing about the horrors of the ditching and joys of survival. One of  his stories with perhaps the most impact appeared in the Saturday Evening Post magazine in … Continue reading →

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The Actual Flying Tiger #923

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Fred Caruso

Chartered for an education and orientation tour. Photo above is the actual Flying Tiger Flight 923 aircraft that was ditched in the North Atlantic on September 23, 1962. The photo was taken in June of 1961 by Ragnar Domstadt, who … Continue reading →

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Fifty seven years and counting . . . . .

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Fred Caruso

FLASH FACTS on the demise of Flying Tiger 923 September 23, 1962 Nearly fifty eight years after the crash of Flying Tiger 923, it is still astonishing to see how little was known by the survivors of the event that … Continue reading →

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Bromore Cliffs Memorial

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Fred Caruso

It was a sunny day at Bromore Cliffs at Ballybunion, Ireland. This is the site of one of the two known memorials for the crash of the Flying Tiger 923, which occurred some 500 west of that point, on September … Continue reading →

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Flying Tiger Flight 923 Makes it to the World-wide Encyclopedia Wikipedia

Posted on December 28, 2018 by Fred Caruso

It was always something of a mystery and a disappointment to me (the author of this article), NOT to find such an important historical event listed in Wikipedia, the free, universal, world-wide Encyclopedia. The North America version of Wikipedia (in … Continue reading →

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