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TimmyMac
18th Jan 2021, 15:45
The second of two crashes of jets into Santa Monica Bay within five days. This time a United Airlines B727 following on from an SAS DC-8. While there were survivors in the first accident, sadly there were not to be in the second and I think only three bodies were recovered from the 38 souls on board.

Looking up the circumstances of the latter I came across a Los Angeles Times article which provides details on both losses. Strangely however, it refers to both losses occurring in February rather than January!

I'm not yet allowed to post links but a google search on "LA Times twin tragedies" should throw up in the link high in the search results

Jhieminga
19th Jan 2021, 11:59
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-mar-12-me-16638-story.html

TimmyMac
19th Jan 2021, 15:43
Thank you :)