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Sabena Flight 548 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Idlewild Airport in New York City to Brussels Airport in Belgium. On 15 February 1961, the Boeing 707-329 operating the flight crashed on approach to Brussels Airport, killing all 72 people on board and one person on the ground.
Among the people who died in the crash included 16 family members, coaches and friends of the skaters. The 1961 U.S. figure skating team before boarding Sabena Flight 548 STF/AFP via Getty Images
On Feb. 15, 1961, the entire U.S. figure skating team died in a plane crash in Belgium on its way to the that year's world championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
Dozens of spectators were crushed to death when part of a crowd of around 40,000 witnessing an execution surged forward after a wooden cart collapsed. 110: 12 February 1823: Carnival tragedy of 1823: Malta: Valletta: About 110 boys died in a crush while attempting to leave the Convent of the Minori Osservanti during Carnival celebrations. [8] 65
The crowd crush is the worst recorded accident to have occurred in Sabarimala. In the past on 14 January 1952, 66 Ayyappa pilgrims were burnt to death when two fireworks sheds caught fire, while on the same day in 1999, 52 pilgrims were killed following a crowd crush during their return after witnessing the Makara Jyothi at Pamba. [2]
The TWA Flight 529 crash site in Willowbrook, Illinois, photographed in June 2022. A memorial service was held at Prairie Trail Park in Willowbrook, Illinois, slightly east northeast of the crash site, on the 60th anniversary of the crash. A marker dedicated to the victims and first responders was unveiled at the ceremony. [4]
Savannah Police identified Boris Yusupov as the pilot who died in the small plane crash in midtown Savannah on Sunday night.
Carrier and Campbell died along with their teammates on February 15, 1961, when Sabena Flight 548 crashed en route to the World Championships. A $10 million USFS Memorial Fund was set up to honor the crash victims to support the training of promising young skaters. [3] She was 20 years old.