A Tragic End to the Golden Age of U.S. Figure Skating
24 skaters and coaches perish
The 1961 U.S. Figure Skating Team boarding the plane that would crash and leave no survivors. Holding the sign is Laurence Owen, ‘America’s most exciting girl skater’.
On the morning of February 15, 1961, Sabena flight 548 was making its long approach into Zaventem Airport in Brussels, Belgium.
Though weather conditions were favorable, a mechanical failu…
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