SABENA FLIGHT 548

Magnificent, touching tribute to the United States 1961 figure skating team, relatives, coaches, and friends.
An article at the time stated that America's only hope in the 1964 Olympics was "little (14) Perry Fleming." Peggy finished sixth, and took the gold in 1968.

And as I recall, Scottie Allen actually WON a bronze at Innsbruck. That was quite a fun evening. best wishes

Don't forget the crew, they had children,that flew later on.I knew them end ot was, years later,still a big sufferong;

"All 72 onboard... plus one on the ground"
But the story here is the loss of the entire US Figure Skating Team, their coaches and family members... But let us not forget the crew and others too... a loss that the survivors deal with to this day... even though so long ago... A loss of a loved one never goes away... only gets easier to live with as time goes on... though the hole in your heart remains

This brought tears to my eyes, beautifully done!

Wow! Will....I'm in tears! Wherever did you get so many wonderful pictures, and such complete information! Most appreciated!! best wishes as always

A very touching tribute.

I didn't know about this crash. Was there any inkling it was sabatage? This was about the time right-wing, CIA-trained, Cubans were blowing up planes. Were there disillusioned, CIA-trained eastern Europeans too? (See the documentary "638 Ways to Kill Castro".)

I don´t think so. At that time the enemy were the Soviets, and the didn´t waste time blowing airplanes. Had it been George W Bush president of the US, I´m pretty sure he would start WW III blaming the Soviets for this accident. It was just that, an unfortunate accident.