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Moving into 59 years
Thursday, September 23, 2021 was the 59th 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
Dedicated to Captain John Murray
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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National Magazine Shows Agony in Raft
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
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 . . . . .
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
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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Former Aer Lingus Pilot Recalls Flying Tiger Ditching
DITCHING IN THE ATLANTIC by Charlie Coughlan, Galley Head, Ireland The successful ditching of US Airlines flight 1549 into the Hudson River reminded me of a much more difficult ditching that happened near Ireland in 1962. Whilst I don’t wish … Continue reading
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More than 90,500 views!
Readers from around the world have logged in more than 90,500 times to read about the virtually unknown story of Flying Tiger Flight 923, which crashed into the raging North Atlantic on the night of September 23, 1962. The disaster … Continue reading
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