On February 25, 1964, Eastern Air Lines Flight 304 left New Orleans International Airport for Atlanta, en route to New York, at 2:01 a.m. Central Standard Time, and disappeared from radar at 2:10 a.m., crashing into Lake Pontchartrain about 20 miles northeast of the city. There were no survivors among the 51 passengers and 7 crew members on board. The main cabin of the aircraft was never found. The final findings of the CAB/NTSB were issued in 1966, indicating that the aircraft encountered severe turbulence from which there was not enough altitude to recover.[1]

"Gabrielle M. Brisson" (infant) was from Bainbridge, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Other family members on the plane were her parents, "Peter V. Brisson" and "Mrs. Marie M. Brisson", and her infant brother, "Timoteo V. Brisson". The family was returning after two years in Mexico, where Peter was editing a Catholic mission magazine at Cuernavaca. He planned to re-enter the newspaper field at the time of the crash.[2]

The remains of Gabrielle's parents were found and identified by their wedding bands, with Gabrielle and her brother near them. They are buried together in a small cemetery near Marietta, Pennsylvania. The grave marker identifies their death together in the air crash, Feb. 24, 1964. Gabrielle was two years old.[3]

Sources:
[1] Various internet newspaper stories and official reports
[2] An unidentified Corpus Christi newspaper. Also, The Era, Bradford, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, 26 Feb 1964, pg. 3, col. 1, "Eight of Persons Killed in Plane Had Ties in State."
[3] Family member

On February 25, 1964, Eastern Air Lines Flight 304 left New Orleans International Airport for Atlanta, en route to New York, at 2:01 a.m. Central Standard Time, and disappeared from radar at 2:10 a.m., crashing into Lake Pontchartrain about 20 miles northeast of the city. There were no survivors among the 51 passengers and 7 crew members on board. The main cabin of the aircraft was never found. The final findings of the CAB/NTSB were issued in 1966, indicating that the aircraft encountered severe turbulence from which there was not enough altitude to recover.[1]

"Gabrielle M. Brisson" (infant) was from Bainbridge, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Other family members on the plane were her parents, "Peter V. Brisson" and "Mrs. Marie M. Brisson", and her infant brother, "Timoteo V. Brisson". The family was returning after two years in Mexico, where Peter was editing a Catholic mission magazine at Cuernavaca. He planned to re-enter the newspaper field at the time of the crash.[2]

The remains of Gabrielle's parents were found and identified by their wedding bands, with Gabrielle and her brother near them. They are buried together in a small cemetery near Marietta, Pennsylvania. The grave marker identifies their death together in the air crash, Feb. 24, 1964. Gabrielle was two years old.[3]

Sources:
[1] Various internet newspaper stories and official reports
[2] An unidentified Corpus Christi newspaper. Also, The Era, Bradford, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, 26 Feb 1964, pg. 3, col. 1, "Eight of Persons Killed in Plane Had Ties in State."
[3] Family member