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Star Of Cairo Crash SNN 28/12/1946 - Research

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  • 21-07-2008 2:11pm
    #1
    morseendeavour
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭


    Hello,

    I am in the process of researching this crash in Shannon in Dec 1946 Lockheed L749 Star Of Cairo ex Orly Airport for SNN.

    At the mpment I am researching news papers and hospital records in Limerick.

    Looking for any pictures if they exist of the crash (can supply aircraft s/n later) - also any pictures of F/A Vina Ferguson who was quite the heroine of the piece.

    Research will lead to a web site and /or book later this year.

    FYI wreckage of the aircraft was lying above ground on Inis MacNaughton Island as recently as 1992 - now buried at least 12 feet down in a trench.

    If you go to google maps you can see the scar of the burial not far from the causeway leading to the island. Causeway did not exist in 1946.

    If there is anyone who can show me wreckage I would be very grateful (some skins were used in farmers shedding in the area).

    Research also covers PAA 1948 crash Empress of The Skies, President Airways Sept 1961 and Alitalia DC-6.

    Rgds and thanks,

    Peter McGarry
    alchemy9@eircom.net


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    #2
    Dogster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 240 ✭✭Dogster


    Hi Peter, on the off chance you have not found it allready

    http://www.calclassic.com/

    is a good place to go to, if you are intrested in the propliner era.

    Best and Warm Regards
    Adrian Wainer


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    #3
    Dogster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 240 ✭✭Dogster


    To get to the US Government accident report for Star of Cairo

    go to this site

    http://dotlibrary.specialcollection.net/

    select

    historic aircraft accident reports

    select

    1946

    select the final entry in 1946 list

    Transcontinental and Western Air

    Best and Warm Regards
    Adrian Wainer


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