Tag Archives: Flying Tiger

A look at the web site record

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Fred Caruso

As this Flying Tiger 923 Memorial Web Site meets the end of three full years of public posting of 106 stories, we take pride in the fact that we have enjoyed some 61,000 public views world-wide. Of course, the majority … Continue reading →

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Hawiiaan mother and two children lost in raging sea

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Fred Caruso

“I saw a child being thrown out a window by a man after the plane hit the Atlantic. The child was never seen again. The other child also vanished.” Rachael K. Hoopii, 32, of Waimanolo, Hawaii was on her way with two … Continue reading →

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Paul R. Stewart – Lifted off rescue ship at Antwerp, Belgium

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Fred Caruso

Pvt. Paul R. Stewart of Ardmore, Oklahoma, was one of the youngest paratroopers on board Flying Tiger 923 when it ditched in the frigid north Atlantic some 500 miles off the west coast of Ireland. It was a Sunday night, … Continue reading →

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Betty Sims Cannin memorial is located in Michigan

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Fred Caruso

There is a memorial stone in Downing Cemetery near Deckerville, Michigan with the following inscription: Betty Sims Cannin 1930 –1962 IN MEMORY OF MY PRECIOUS WIFE BETTY SIMS CANNIN. AIRLINE STEWARDESS, WHO CRASHED AT SEA SEPTEMBER 23, 1962 JAMES CANNIN … Continue reading →

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Antwerp is “land at last” for remaining survivors

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Fred Caruso

Disembarking from the Swiss freighter and rescue ship MS Celerina and touching dry land at Antwerp, Belgium for the first time in five days were the remaining survivors of the ditching of Flying Tiger Line Flight 923. Shown above at … Continue reading →

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Allied armed services weigh in heavily on FT923 search and rescue

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Fred Caruso

By this point in time, most readers are aware that both the British and Canadian armed forces participated in the Flying Tiger search rescue operations. Few are aware to the extent of this participation. Browmore Cliffs, Ireland resident Mike Flahive … Continue reading →

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Flying Tiger 923 story continues

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Fred Caruso

by Fred Caruso (aka Irish O’Caruso) September 23, 2012 marked the 50th anniversary of the crash of Flying Tiger Flight 923, when the Army-chartered aircraft was forced to ditch in the North Atlantic in the dark of night during a raging … Continue reading →

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Joseph Lewis and Michael Burnett: Like finding a needle in a hay stack

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Fred Caruso

The Incredible Sighting of the Ditching Location Still safe in the cabin, not far above water,  frightened passengers and crew were waiting for the final signal. They were waiting in a darkened cabin, waiting for word from Captain Murray. Then … Continue reading →

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Alfred Bodung: First Sergeant tells a dramatic story . . .

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Fred Caruso

Sergeant First Class Alfred Bodung was one of the 17 survivors airlifted to Cork hospitals by helicopter from the Celerina off Galley Head point. The Cork Examiner reported his story: “Sergeant First Class Alfred Bodung, 35, married, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, who … Continue reading →

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George Brown: Oshkosh trooper safe on Canadian air craft carrier

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Fred Caruso

September 25, 1962 — Oshkosh, Wisconsin Daily Northwesterner news: “Oshkosh Man on Airliner is Safe” “A long and dreary day ended in joyous relief about 5 pm. Monday for Mr. And Mrs. George Brown when they got the news. Their … Continue reading →

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