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American History

woodsprite

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1. My dad was a fireman at Aetna HH&L in Newark.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Dec 9, 2024, 11:04 AM

Dec 9

He had just returned from work and Mom met him in the driveway to let him know about the crash. He headed directly to the fire station. He had worked years of accidents, medical, and fire runs, but never worked a plane crash before. He said the debris field was horrible but they tried to recover as many remains as possible.

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On December 8, 1963, Pan Am flight 214 crashed after being struck by lightning. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Dec 9 OP

My dad was a fireman at Aetna HH&L in Newark. woodsprite Dec 9 #1