Originally Posted by
Frenchlands
We are approaching the 50th Anniversary of the Disaster at Py in 1967.
Are there any plans to commemorate this event this year? I am not related to any of those who lost their lives in this disaster, but, as a person in my youth who knew families who lost their lives in the Stockport Air Disaster the following day, I just thought it would be appropriate to enquire whether any plans were in place to mark this memorial in France on the appropriate date. I will be on holiday nearby this coming June and would be available to support any such remembrance on the day at Puy, in the Pyrenees.
not that i know of sorry- tried searching for the mayor (Marie) village of Py or the nearby villages to see if you can make contact with any officials or maybe one of the older hotels/cafes who may have owners who recall the event
link here to marie i found
http://mairiedepy.free.fr/
http://mairiedepy.free.fr/
also worth looking back through all the posts here too for more info - i sent an email today to the marie to ask if any events
best of luck let us know how you get on
http://aviation-safety.net/database/...0603-1&lang=fr
as you may know there is much going on for the BMA stockport anniversary with a new book and new tv documentary
i recall the weekend 50 years ago very well waking up to the news of 2 Holiday tour air crashes air ferry and BMA at stockport
Lyon tours and arrowsmith i think were the companies
the sad events were pivotal in tour operators ditching old piston fleets and switching to new jets and jet-props (turboprops)