The Flight of 'The Arctic Fox'

The true story of all those on board flight BE142, who died in a tragic mid-air collision over Italy

Rory O'Grady (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

400 Seiten

2021
The Conrad Press (Verlag)
978-1-914913-00-6 (ISBN)

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The tragic true story of a mid-air collision in October 1958 that killed thirty-one people

'The Flight of The Arctic Fox' tells the riveting story of the lives of thirty-one passengers and crew on board a BEA Vickers Viscount flying from London to Naples in October 1958. Following a mid-air collision with a jet fighter over Nettuno in Italy, everyone on board died, including the author's brother, who was a member of the crew.

Rory O'Grady is an author who lives in Kent, south-east England. He lost his brother Terry in the tragic crash in 1958 of the plane 'The Arctic Fox' following a mid-air collision. In 2018 Rory met the son of the radio officer who had made it his mission to erect a permanent memorial to the victims of the crash. This led to a search for the bereaved families around the world, listening to their stories, and connecting many of the families for the first time. Rory is also the author of 'The Passionate Imperialists' (2018).

List of Plates 9
Maps14
1958 Timeline 15
Preface 19
1. FATALITÀ 25
2. THE CREW 38
Captain Frank Foster
First Officer Geoffrey Wright
Radio Officer James Bannon
Flight Attendants Rosemary Bevan
Terence O’Grady
3. THE PASSENGERS 90
The Group 90
Eugenie Kawaja
Patricia Watson
Brian Fogaty
Leslie King
Couples 132
Charles and Diana Cubitt
William and Margaret Buchan
Mary Mathieson and Robert Allan
Friends 166
Lady Jenny Weir and Frances Miller
Colston Luxton and Robert Bruce
Colleagues 196
John Prince and Reuben Silburn
Singles 221
John Booth
Robert Chalmers
Arnold Davies
Richard Golden
George Kimble
Sheila Lane
Mary La Rosa
Garth Marshallsay
John Vella
Eveline Yuille
4. AFTERMATH 308
5. THE INQUIRY 314
6. CLOSURE 327
Acknowledgements 334
Bibliography 347
Index 350
About the author 362

Erscheinungsdatum	08.09.2021
Zusatzinfo	73 colour illustrations
Verlagsort	Canterbury
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Luftfahrt / Raumfahrt
ISBN-10	1-914913-00-0 / 1914913000
ISBN-13	978-1-914913-00-6 / 9781914913006
Zustand	Neuware