Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920
April 22, 1922; Taunton
Elsie Ersilia Alegi was born to Armando Alegi; a grocer born in Italy and Annie (Enos); born in Taunton.
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On March 4, 1966, Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 402 (CP402), struck the approach lights and a seawall during a night landing attempt in poor visibility at Tokyo International Airport in Japan. Of the 62 passengers and 10 crew, only 8 passengers survived. An American Broadcasting Company news vice-president who had been touring the network's Asian bureaus was among the 64 fatalities.
This accident was one of five fatal aircraft disasters—four commercial and one military—in Japan in 1966. Less than 24 hours later, BOAC Flight 911, a Boeing 707, taxied past the still smoldering wreckage of the DC-8, then broke up in flight shortly after departure when it encountered extreme clear-air turbulence in the lee of Mount Fuji while flying the opposite direction towards Hong Kong, killing all 124 passengers and crew. This brought the total death toll from both accidents in the Tokyo area to 188, then a record for a single day.
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Article from the Times-News, Hebronville, NC Saturday
3/6/1966
NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA Mrs. Dolores Duarte received a call friday night from her sister saying she and her husband had survived a Canadian Pacific Airlines plane crash in Tokya.
Mrs. Karol Kawa of Dartmouth, told Mrs. Duarte that she and her husband were about to leave Tokyo for Hong Kong on the next leg of their trip and wanted to reassure the family back home that they were all right.
Today Mrs. Duarte was notified that the Kawas were among the passengers of a British Overseas Airways Corp jetliner which crashed en route to Hong Kong, killing all aboard.
Mrs. Duarte said the Kawas won the trip from the Thermo-King Corp. of Minneapolis. Kawa was owner of the Kawa Refrigeration Co. here.
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From the American Foreign Service at the American Embassy in Tokyo, Japan on a "Report of the Death of an American Citizen"
Elsie Ersilia Kawa, a housewife; born Apr 22,, 1922 in Massachusetts; last known address 594 Slocum Road, North Dartmouth, MA. He died Mar 05, 1966 at approximately 2:15 PM at Mt. Fuji Nakabatake, Gotemba Shi, Shizuoka Ken, Japan. Cause of death was brain injury due to a BOAC plane crash as certified by Dr. Sadao Suzuki, medical examiner, Shizuoka Prefectural Police Headquarters. The remains of the body will be air-shipped back to the US, and a copy of the report will be sent to her mother, Mrs. Annie Alegi, 28 Hart Street, Taunton, MA. Elsie Kawa's passport #G062530 issued Jan 26, 1966 in Boston would be cancelled and returned to next-of-kin.
Sunday Mar 06, 1966 Boston Record American page 1:
A British Overseas Airways Corporation Boeing 707 jet began disintegrating in flight and plunged onto Mt. Fuji Saturday [Mar 05, 1966] trailing smoke "like a shotdown bomber" killing all 124 aboard, including 89 Americans. A BOAC spokesman said 75 of the Americans aboard were members of a tour sponsored by a Minneapolis firm. Three Greater Boston Trans World Airline stewardesses were among those killed in the crash. They were en route to Hong Kong, when the veteran pilot took them slightly off course on a sightseeing extra of this majestic, snow-capped volcanic peak which is sacred to Japanese.
A strip of movie film taken by a television cameraman from the top of a mountain near Fuji showed the plane, spewing plumes of smoke from its tail, spinning down for thousands of feet, just like a scene from an aerial combat film. An enormous smoke burst is shown at the instant of impact. The cause was unknown and mechanical failure or sabotage was ruled out. It was the second major aircraft disaster in Japan in two days, and a third in a month. Only Friday, a Canadian Pacific Airlines DC8 jet crashed into a seawall while landing at Tokyo's International Airport in fog and killed 64 persons.
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For relatives of a North Dartmouth couple there was also an ironic turn of events. Mr. and Mrs. Karol Kawa of Slocum Road had called Mrs. Kawa's sister, Mrs. Dolores Duarte, a half hour before the plane took off from Tokyo. The couple wanted to assure her and their three sons, ranging in age from 8 to 13, they were not aboard the Canadian airliner which crashed earlier in the day at Tokyo International Airport, killing 64 persons. Several hours later, the Duarte phone rang again. It was officials informing them of the second crash. The Kawas won the trip from the Thermo King Corporation of Minneapolis which sponsored a tour. Kawa was the owner of Kawa Refrigeration Company in North Dartmouth.
April 22, 1922; Taunton
Elsie Ersilia Alegi was born to Armando Alegi; a grocer born in Italy and Annie (Enos); born in Taunton.
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On March 4, 1966, Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 402 (CP402), struck the approach lights and a seawall during a night landing attempt in poor visibility at Tokyo International Airport in Japan. Of the 62 passengers and 10 crew, only 8 passengers survived. An American Broadcasting Company news vice-president who had been touring the network's Asian bureaus was among the 64 fatalities.
This accident was one of five fatal aircraft disasters—four commercial and one military—in Japan in 1966. Less than 24 hours later, BOAC Flight 911, a Boeing 707, taxied past the still smoldering wreckage of the DC-8, then broke up in flight shortly after departure when it encountered extreme clear-air turbulence in the lee of Mount Fuji while flying the opposite direction towards Hong Kong, killing all 124 passengers and crew. This brought the total death toll from both accidents in the Tokyo area to 188, then a record for a single day.
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Article from the Times-News, Hebronville, NC Saturday
3/6/1966
NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA Mrs. Dolores Duarte received a call friday night from her sister saying she and her husband had survived a Canadian Pacific Airlines plane crash in Tokya.
Mrs. Karol Kawa of Dartmouth, told Mrs. Duarte that she and her husband were about to leave Tokyo for Hong Kong on the next leg of their trip and wanted to reassure the family back home that they were all right.
Today Mrs. Duarte was notified that the Kawas were among the passengers of a British Overseas Airways Corp jetliner which crashed en route to Hong Kong, killing all aboard.
Mrs. Duarte said the Kawas won the trip from the Thermo-King Corp. of Minneapolis. Kawa was owner of the Kawa Refrigeration Co. here.
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From the American Foreign Service at the American Embassy in Tokyo, Japan on a "Report of the Death of an American Citizen"
Elsie Ersilia Kawa, a housewife; born Apr 22,, 1922 in Massachusetts; last known address 594 Slocum Road, North Dartmouth, MA. He died Mar 05, 1966 at approximately 2:15 PM at Mt. Fuji Nakabatake, Gotemba Shi, Shizuoka Ken, Japan. Cause of death was brain injury due to a BOAC plane crash as certified by Dr. Sadao Suzuki, medical examiner, Shizuoka Prefectural Police Headquarters. The remains of the body will be air-shipped back to the US, and a copy of the report will be sent to her mother, Mrs. Annie Alegi, 28 Hart Street, Taunton, MA. Elsie Kawa's passport #G062530 issued Jan 26, 1966 in Boston would be cancelled and returned to next-of-kin.
Sunday Mar 06, 1966 Boston Record American page 1:
A British Overseas Airways Corporation Boeing 707 jet began disintegrating in flight and plunged onto Mt. Fuji Saturday [Mar 05, 1966] trailing smoke "like a shotdown bomber" killing all 124 aboard, including 89 Americans. A BOAC spokesman said 75 of the Americans aboard were members of a tour sponsored by a Minneapolis firm. Three Greater Boston Trans World Airline stewardesses were among those killed in the crash. They were en route to Hong Kong, when the veteran pilot took them slightly off course on a sightseeing extra of this majestic, snow-capped volcanic peak which is sacred to Japanese.
A strip of movie film taken by a television cameraman from the top of a mountain near Fuji showed the plane, spewing plumes of smoke from its tail, spinning down for thousands of feet, just like a scene from an aerial combat film. An enormous smoke burst is shown at the instant of impact. The cause was unknown and mechanical failure or sabotage was ruled out. It was the second major aircraft disaster in Japan in two days, and a third in a month. Only Friday, a Canadian Pacific Airlines DC8 jet crashed into a seawall while landing at Tokyo's International Airport in fog and killed 64 persons.
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For relatives of a North Dartmouth couple there was also an ironic turn of events. Mr. and Mrs. Karol Kawa of Slocum Road had called Mrs. Kawa's sister, Mrs. Dolores Duarte, a half hour before the plane took off from Tokyo. The couple wanted to assure her and their three sons, ranging in age from 8 to 13, they were not aboard the Canadian airliner which crashed earlier in the day at Tokyo International Airport, killing 64 persons. Several hours later, the Duarte phone rang again. It was officials informing them of the second crash. The Kawas won the trip from the Thermo King Corporation of Minneapolis which sponsored a tour. Kawa was the owner of Kawa Refrigeration Company in North Dartmouth.
Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920
April 22, 1922; Taunton
Elsie Ersilia Alegi was born to Armando Alegi; a grocer born in Italy and Annie (Enos); born in Taunton.
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On March 4, 1966, Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 402 (CP402), struck the approach lights and a seawall during a night landing attempt in poor visibility at Tokyo International Airport in Japan. Of the 62 passengers and 10 crew, only 8 passengers survived. An American Broadcasting Company news vice-president who had been touring the network's Asian bureaus was among the 64 fatalities.
This accident was one of five fatal aircraft disasters—four commercial and one military—in Japan in 1966. Less than 24 hours later, BOAC Flight 911, a Boeing 707, taxied past the still smoldering wreckage of the DC-8, then broke up in flight shortly after departure when it encountered extreme clear-air turbulence in the lee of Mount Fuji while flying the opposite direction towards Hong Kong, killing all 124 passengers and crew. This brought the total death toll from both accidents in the Tokyo area to 188, then a record for a single day.
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Article from the Times-News, Hebronville, NC Saturday
3/6/1966
NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA Mrs. Dolores Duarte received a call friday night from her sister saying she and her husband had survived a Canadian Pacific Airlines plane crash in Tokya.
Mrs. Karol Kawa of Dartmouth, told Mrs. Duarte that she and her husband were about to leave Tokyo for Hong Kong on the next leg of their trip and wanted to reassure the family back home that they were all right.
Today Mrs. Duarte was notified that the Kawas were among the passengers of a British Overseas Airways Corp jetliner which crashed en route to Hong Kong, killing all aboard.
Mrs. Duarte said the Kawas won the trip from the Thermo-King Corp. of Minneapolis. Kawa was owner of the Kawa Refrigeration Co. here.
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From the American Foreign Service at the American Embassy in Tokyo, Japan on a "Report of the Death of an American Citizen"
Elsie Ersilia Kawa, a housewife; born Apr 22,, 1922 in Massachusetts; last known address 594 Slocum Road, North Dartmouth, MA. He died Mar 05, 1966 at approximately 2:15 PM at Mt. Fuji Nakabatake, Gotemba Shi, Shizuoka Ken, Japan. Cause of death was brain injury due to a BOAC plane crash as certified by Dr. Sadao Suzuki, medical examiner, Shizuoka Prefectural Police Headquarters. The remains of the body will be air-shipped back to the US, and a copy of the report will be sent to her mother, Mrs. Annie Alegi, 28 Hart Street, Taunton, MA. Elsie Kawa's passport #G062530 issued Jan 26, 1966 in Boston would be cancelled and returned to next-of-kin.
Sunday Mar 06, 1966 Boston Record American page 1:
A British Overseas Airways Corporation Boeing 707 jet began disintegrating in flight and plunged onto Mt. Fuji Saturday [Mar 05, 1966] trailing smoke "like a shotdown bomber" killing all 124 aboard, including 89 Americans. A BOAC spokesman said 75 of the Americans aboard were members of a tour sponsored by a Minneapolis firm. Three Greater Boston Trans World Airline stewardesses were among those killed in the crash. They were en route to Hong Kong, when the veteran pilot took them slightly off course on a sightseeing extra of this majestic, snow-capped volcanic peak which is sacred to Japanese.
A strip of movie film taken by a television cameraman from the top of a mountain near Fuji showed the plane, spewing plumes of smoke from its tail, spinning down for thousands of feet, just like a scene from an aerial combat film. An enormous smoke burst is shown at the instant of impact. The cause was unknown and mechanical failure or sabotage was ruled out. It was the second major aircraft disaster in Japan in two days, and a third in a month. Only Friday, a Canadian Pacific Airlines DC8 jet crashed into a seawall while landing at Tokyo's International Airport in fog and killed 64 persons.
Page 25
For relatives of a North Dartmouth couple there was also an ironic turn of events. Mr. and Mrs. Karol Kawa of Slocum Road had called Mrs. Kawa's sister, Mrs. Dolores Duarte, a half hour before the plane took off from Tokyo. The couple wanted to assure her and their three sons, ranging in age from 8 to 13, they were not aboard the Canadian airliner which crashed earlier in the day at Tokyo International Airport, killing 64 persons. Several hours later, the Duarte phone rang again. It was officials informing them of the second crash. The Kawas won the trip from the Thermo King Corporation of Minneapolis which sponsored a tour. Kawa was the owner of Kawa Refrigeration Company in North Dartmouth.
April 22, 1922; Taunton
Elsie Ersilia Alegi was born to Armando Alegi; a grocer born in Italy and Annie (Enos); born in Taunton.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
On March 4, 1966, Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 402 (CP402), struck the approach lights and a seawall during a night landing attempt in poor visibility at Tokyo International Airport in Japan. Of the 62 passengers and 10 crew, only 8 passengers survived. An American Broadcasting Company news vice-president who had been touring the network's Asian bureaus was among the 64 fatalities.
This accident was one of five fatal aircraft disasters—four commercial and one military—in Japan in 1966. Less than 24 hours later, BOAC Flight 911, a Boeing 707, taxied past the still smoldering wreckage of the DC-8, then broke up in flight shortly after departure when it encountered extreme clear-air turbulence in the lee of Mount Fuji while flying the opposite direction towards Hong Kong, killing all 124 passengers and crew. This brought the total death toll from both accidents in the Tokyo area to 188, then a record for a single day.
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Article from the Times-News, Hebronville, NC Saturday
3/6/1966
NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA Mrs. Dolores Duarte received a call friday night from her sister saying she and her husband had survived a Canadian Pacific Airlines plane crash in Tokya.
Mrs. Karol Kawa of Dartmouth, told Mrs. Duarte that she and her husband were about to leave Tokyo for Hong Kong on the next leg of their trip and wanted to reassure the family back home that they were all right.
Today Mrs. Duarte was notified that the Kawas were among the passengers of a British Overseas Airways Corp jetliner which crashed en route to Hong Kong, killing all aboard.
Mrs. Duarte said the Kawas won the trip from the Thermo-King Corp. of Minneapolis. Kawa was owner of the Kawa Refrigeration Co. here.
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From the American Foreign Service at the American Embassy in Tokyo, Japan on a "Report of the Death of an American Citizen"
Elsie Ersilia Kawa, a housewife; born Apr 22,, 1922 in Massachusetts; last known address 594 Slocum Road, North Dartmouth, MA. He died Mar 05, 1966 at approximately 2:15 PM at Mt. Fuji Nakabatake, Gotemba Shi, Shizuoka Ken, Japan. Cause of death was brain injury due to a BOAC plane crash as certified by Dr. Sadao Suzuki, medical examiner, Shizuoka Prefectural Police Headquarters. The remains of the body will be air-shipped back to the US, and a copy of the report will be sent to her mother, Mrs. Annie Alegi, 28 Hart Street, Taunton, MA. Elsie Kawa's passport #G062530 issued Jan 26, 1966 in Boston would be cancelled and returned to next-of-kin.
Sunday Mar 06, 1966 Boston Record American page 1:
A British Overseas Airways Corporation Boeing 707 jet began disintegrating in flight and plunged onto Mt. Fuji Saturday [Mar 05, 1966] trailing smoke "like a shotdown bomber" killing all 124 aboard, including 89 Americans. A BOAC spokesman said 75 of the Americans aboard were members of a tour sponsored by a Minneapolis firm. Three Greater Boston Trans World Airline stewardesses were among those killed in the crash. They were en route to Hong Kong, when the veteran pilot took them slightly off course on a sightseeing extra of this majestic, snow-capped volcanic peak which is sacred to Japanese.
A strip of movie film taken by a television cameraman from the top of a mountain near Fuji showed the plane, spewing plumes of smoke from its tail, spinning down for thousands of feet, just like a scene from an aerial combat film. An enormous smoke burst is shown at the instant of impact. The cause was unknown and mechanical failure or sabotage was ruled out. It was the second major aircraft disaster in Japan in two days, and a third in a month. Only Friday, a Canadian Pacific Airlines DC8 jet crashed into a seawall while landing at Tokyo's International Airport in fog and killed 64 persons.
Page 25
For relatives of a North Dartmouth couple there was also an ironic turn of events. Mr. and Mrs. Karol Kawa of Slocum Road had called Mrs. Kawa's sister, Mrs. Dolores Duarte, a half hour before the plane took off from Tokyo. The couple wanted to assure her and their three sons, ranging in age from 8 to 13, they were not aboard the Canadian airliner which crashed earlier in the day at Tokyo International Airport, killing 64 persons. Several hours later, the Duarte phone rang again. It was officials informing them of the second crash. The Kawas won the trip from the Thermo King Corporation of Minneapolis which sponsored a tour. Kawa was the owner of Kawa Refrigeration Company in North Dartmouth.
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