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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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Elizabeth Sims Cannin: 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 Sims 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
One light – One raft – 51 people
“Then I had an inspiration. I went back to the cockpit for a flashlight. By that time the water in the cabin was waist deep. No one else was in the plane. Again at the back door, I was swept out to … Continue reading
Mac Johnson: He will not be forgotten
“A Mesa, Arizona mother held a flicker of hope today that her son would be found some 500 miles off the coast of Ireland in the teaming, stormy North Atlantic.” Pvt. Carroll M. Johnson, son of Mrs. Gracie M. Medlin … Continue reading
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Samuel Vasquez: Big bang blacks-out trooper
There wasn’t supposed to be a big bang. The plane was expected to glide across the water surface, coming to a controlled halt, allowing passengers to step out onto the wing and load into the life rafts. But that didn’t happen. … Continue reading
Capt. LC Lugli and Anthony Neumann: Reminiscences and Complications of a Rescue at Sea
In the chaos of foam of the sea and the wave crests, suddenly appears in a small clear light, certainly that of a torch in hand. On it we direct cone reflectors that reveal a life raft captured between the waves that … Continue reading
Art Gilbreth: Out of body experience guides trooper
I found myself in two planes of existence. One was floating way high above me and could see everything: the sinking plane, the raft, people swimming, and me underwater. The other plane was at my level and I was under … Continue reading
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Samuel Nicholson: He controls launch of life raft
“I pulled open the rear door and a wave at least 10 feet high knocked me over. I got up and threw the un-inflated raft out of the back door. Unfortunately the rope which was tying it to the aircraft … Continue reading
Bonaventure: The invisible giant!
It was accompanied by five destroyer escorts, the Aircraft Carrier Bonaventure. In total, those ships accounted for a gigantic amount of naval tonnage, manned in total by several thousand sailors and air force pilots. It was there to support the rescue, which … Continue reading
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