tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34670026008752426452024-03-13T15:45:37.926+13:00CONTINENTAL AIRLINES FLIGHT 11. MAY 22 1962The "official" blog-site regarding the tragic dynamiting and destruction of a Boeing 707 jetliner operating as Continental Airlines Flight 11 in 1962. The destruction of the aeroplane, en route from Chicago to Los Angeles via Kansas City, resulted in the death of all 45 passengers and crew. Finally, after 48 years a memorial was established thanks to the help of this blog, a local historian in Unionville and the assistance of many individuals.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467002600875242645.post-49460839502648169532024-03-05T06:03:00.003+13:002024-03-05T06:03:25.576+13:00Disaster at 39,000 feet <p> A new book has been published by Iowa based author Enfys McMurray. The title "disaster at 39,000 feet", offers a spellbinding account of what happened that night and the reader is left fully immersed in the tragic unfolding of events that May night in 1962. Currently available on Amazon.</p><p><br /></p><p> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467002600875242645.post-55618444935057235422023-05-22T07:03:00.004+12:002023-05-22T07:03:46.849+12:0061 years <p> This May 22nd marks 61 years since the downing of Flight 11. -Lest we forget. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467002600875242645.post-90578363865646686982023-04-07T09:51:00.002+12:002023-04-07T09:51:44.514+12:00Missouri Life article for 60th anniversary <p> Hi folks, I hadn't seen this article till now which appeared in Missouri Life last year for the 60th anniversary of Flight 11 by Dan Steinbeck. See link for the article. </p><p><br /></p><p>https://missourilife.com/the-crash-of-flight-11/</p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467002600875242645.post-55035245447666664822022-05-22T04:18:00.003+12:002022-05-22T04:18:50.331+12:0060 years...<p> This May 22nd marks 60 years since Continental Airlines Flight 11 took to the skies only to result in tragedy. As this is a significant anniversary in terms of years, the impacts of Flight 11 still affect people just as badly as they did when the crash occurred and any anniversary naturally will always be "significant" to anyone involved. It is still my intention to update this blog every year as long as I'm alive. </p><p><br /></p><p>Andrew Russell. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467002600875242645.post-17918093792667534142022-04-19T15:13:00.001+12:002022-04-19T15:13:49.386+12:0060th anniversary <p> It has come to my attention that Maribeth DeHaven of the Putnam county historical society is hosting a 60th anniversary luncheon on May 22nd this year. She can be contacted for further details as follows:</p><p>beth007@nemr.net</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467002600875242645.post-75900194976546104322021-05-22T15:06:00.002+12:002021-05-22T15:06:11.354+12:0059th anniversary<p> This May 22nd marks the 59th anniversary of the crash of Continental Airlines Flight 11. Since the last post in 2020 the world has seen much upheaval caused by the Covid 19 pandemic. I do hope all of you are safe and healthy in these difficult times. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467002600875242645.post-65719413039340145922020-05-22T09:45:00.001+12:002020-05-22T09:45:05.377+12:0058th anniversaryThis May 22nd marks the 58th anniversary of the tragedy of Continental Airlines Flight 11.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467002600875242645.post-42279013020370590692020-01-19T09:10:00.000+13:002020-01-19T09:10:43.458+13:00A concurrent tragedyIt has been brought to my attention by an Iowa -based writer that around the same time as the crash of Flight 11 there was also another unhappy tragedy unfolding in the rural Heartland of the USA. On May 27th, 1962, a man named Gayno Smith murdered five persons (his Uncle and his Uncle's family) in a farm house at Hedrick, Iowa. He was later found by a posse from the Appanoose County Sheriff's office. Over 100 men were part of the manhunt which was already weary from the aftermath of the crash of Flight 11.<br />
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They found Gayno hiding out in a barn at Lake Wapello, Iowa which is coincidentally where a lot of wreckage from Flight 11 was found just days earlier. Also near Lake Wapello is the rural town of Unionville, Iowa not to be confused with Unionville, Missouri.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467002600875242645.post-14703486555295543972019-05-22T18:11:00.005+12:002019-05-22T18:11:47.736+12:0057th anniversaryThis May 22nd marks 57 years since the bombing and crash of Continental Airlines Flight 11.<br />
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-Lest We Forget. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467002600875242645.post-35658379423963924082019-05-13T18:49:00.002+12:002019-05-13T18:49:53.642+12:00Article from Christchurch Press, New Zealand This article was sent to me and is from my home country's Christchurch Press. Not sure of the date but it is still a developing story. Of particular note is how the investigators are still on their way to the scene.<br />
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It includes a quote from a Continental Airlines spokesman that they hoped the aircraft may have landed somewhere but also says there was wreckage found. It seems as if it was written in a hurry as information was still coming in. Nevertheless it's the first time I've seen any mention of Flight 11 in my local (New Zealand-based) press.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467002600875242645.post-51061858272543066612018-12-29T21:14:00.002+13:002018-12-29T21:14:56.597+13:00second edition of paperback The Missouri CrashOwing to several typographical errors in the first edition of The Missouri Crash paperback edition I am republishing a second edition to fix these. Despite extensive proofreading I am afraid to say Amazon were not as diligent in some aspects. The new edition should be out by Jan 1 2019.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467002600875242645.post-42231103088125104892018-11-29T08:11:00.001+13:002018-11-29T08:11:19.532+13:00The Missouri Crash hard copy paperback now availableThe hard copy paperback edition of "The Missouri Crash" is now available on Amazon.com<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467002600875242645.post-10695372395314213452018-10-13T10:50:00.000+13:002018-10-13T10:50:00.076+13:00N70775 reused The N series registration of the 707 operating as Flight 11, N70775, was reused between 2005 and 2007 on a Bell 206B helicopter. The helicopter was subsequently cancelled from the register in 2007 when it was sold to Colombia. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467002600875242645.post-33118329331081177962018-10-11T11:33:00.001+13:002018-10-11T11:33:45.215+13:0070,000 views This blog has reached another milestone, over 70,000 views since its inception in 2007.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467002600875242645.post-76432961770096688232018-10-11T09:43:00.001+13:002018-10-11T09:43:26.609+13:00The Missouri Crash Second EditionWithin days of publishing my book "The Missouri Crash" I have noticed a couple of errors despite exhaustive proof reading by different parties.<br />
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I have re-published the book with these errors corrected.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467002600875242645.post-4125056196944853862018-10-08T20:43:00.001+13:002018-10-08T20:43:23.267+13:00Russell Wolfe The family of Flight 11 passenger Russell Wolfe visited Unionville recently and were shown around the town by Ronnie Cook. They visited the Putnam County museum . Prior to their 2018 visit they were unaware of the memorial or the services held in 2010 and 2012 . Many thanks to Maribeth deHaven for letting me know of their visit. Yet again another family has hopefully found a sense of closure all these years later.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467002600875242645.post-57453898210855170222018-10-03T21:40:00.002+13:002018-10-03T21:40:57.459+13:00The Missouri Crash , a Kindle book My book titled "the Missouri Crash" is now available on the Kindle books site via amazon.com<br />
Self publishing was the only way forward with the project and I've been sitting on the manuscript since 2013.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467002600875242645.post-57298488876174840532018-09-30T15:50:00.001+13:002018-09-30T15:50:16.417+13:00Missouri State Death Records onlineApologies for those of you who may have already done a web search over the years however the Missouri Digital Heritage collection, via the John R. Ashcroft website (current Secretary of State for Missouri) , has the online death certificates for 44 of the 45 passengers and crew board Flight 11.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467002600875242645.post-37823717550197719842018-08-30T09:34:00.002+12:002018-08-30T09:34:10.208+12:002018 Aircrash ConfidentialThis link was sent to me by a member of the Hamilton family whose father died aboard Flight 11. It also features an interview with Ronnie Cook of Unionville, MO. the episode centres around a crash in Canada in 1985 but has a significant chunk looking back at sabotages , namely, Flight 11. There are a few inaccuracies and liberal artistic licence but there is footage and graphics I've certainly not seen before . Link as follows: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6q5sfx<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467002600875242645.post-22316137072889709472018-05-22T17:35:00.002+12:002018-05-22T17:35:37.549+12:0056th anniversaryThis May 22nd marks the 56th anniversary of the crash of Continental Airlines Flight 11 just nor-northwest of Unionville, Missouri in Putnam County.<br />
- Lest We Forget .Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467002600875242645.post-21451993434791734472018-04-25T08:50:00.001+12:002018-04-25T08:58:09.570+12:00Boeing 707In March I was fortunate to be able to finally step onto a Boeing 707 . I did this at the Reagan Library just outside of Los Angeles . Here, Reagan's Air Force One sits on display and you can walk through it . This particular Air Force One was used from the time of President Nixon in 1972 through to 2001 when it was retired by then President George W. Bush. I was astounded by the sheer size and solid build of the aircraft which I hadn't seen in person before. It truly was an amazing sight . I would like to thank Kathryn Hamilton a million times for taking me to the museum .Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467002600875242645.post-74615914244545517122018-03-17T13:52:00.000+13:002018-03-17T13:52:26.486+13:00Takehiko Nakano<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have had contact from the Japanese-based family of the lone survivor (initially) of Continental Airlines Flight 11. His brother, <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Masahiko Nakano, emailed me a few days ago to thank me and all else involved for helping to honour Takehiko's memory. I am very grateful for him having contacted me and filling in another "missing piece" of Flight 11. From what I gather Masahiko's grand-daughter has a friend who is interested in researching aircraft accidents and like me, stumbled upon Flight 11 quite by accident. </span></span><br />
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