Overview

'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.

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Author:   Rory O'Grady
Publisher:   The Conrad Press
Imprint:   The Conrad Press
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 19.80cm
ISBN:  

9781914913006

ISBN 10:   1914913000
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   07 September 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Plates 9 Maps 14 1958 Timeline 15 Preface 19 1. FATALITA 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

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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).

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