Sanremo - La Chiesa Russa Allo Spuntar del Sole Prior to 1974

            The Postcard

A postcard that was published by the Casa Delle Cartoline of Sanremo. The photography was by Giovanni Trimboli.

The card was posted in Sanremo using a 55 lire stamp on Wednesday the 11th. September 1974. It was sent to:

Mrs. F. Nathan,
Flat 19,
Heathfielde,
Lyttleton Road,
London N2,
England.

The message on the divided back of the card was as follows:

"Wednesday 11th. September 
1974.
Dear Aunt Freda,
Arrived in Nice safely & had
a very picturesque drive to
Sanremo.
The weather is quite warm
& we are enjoying ourselves
walking round the town,
visiting the market etc.
We have just been up in a
cable car to a mountain
1,300 metres high.
Hope to go to France soon.
Love,
Sandra & Nigel xxx"

A Deadly Aeroplane Crash in North Carolina

So what else happened on the day that Sandra and Nigel posted the card?

Well, on the 11th. September 1974, Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 crashed and killed 72 of the 82 people on board. Thirteen survived the initial impact, including the first officer and one flight attendant, but three of the initial survivors ultimately died from severe burn injuries as late as 29 days after the accident.

James W. Colbert Jr., 53, Vice President for Academic Affairs at the Medical University of South Carolina, and his sons Paul and Peter, died in the crash.

The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 jet was approaching the airport in Charlotte, North Carolina after departing Charleston, South Carolina with a final scheduled destination of Chicago.

The NTSB determined that the probable cause of the accident was:

"A lack of altitude awareness at critical 
points during the approach due to poor 
cockpit discipline in that the crew did 
not follow prescribed procedures."

The cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and found that the flight crew had engaged in unnecessary and "nonpertinent" conversation during the approach phase of the flight, discussing subjects ranging from politics to used cars. 

The NTSB concluded that conducting such nonessential chatter can distract pilots from their flying duties during the critical phases of a flight.

During the investigation, the issue of the flammability of passengers' clothing materials was raised. There was evidence that passengers who wore double-knit synthetic fiber clothing articles sustained significantly worse burn injuries during the post-crash fire than passengers who wore articles made from natural fibers.

Omega 7

Also on that day, the Omega 7 anti-Castro terrorist group was created by Cuban exiles in the U.S. The group was based in Miami. 

Despite having no more than 20 members, the group was responsible for at least 55 bombings and other attacks over an eight-year period.

A Parachuting Tragedy

Also on the 11th. September 1974, six reserve members of the Parachute Regiment 15th. Battalion, all from Scotland, drowned in the Kiel Canal near Osterrade in West Germany. 

They were part of the largest combined military exercise in the history of NATO up to that time, Exercise Bold Guard, with 40,000 people involved. 

The group had undershot their drop zone due to an unforeseen wind from an undetectable temperature inversion. 

West German army officer Siegfried Mattern, who was on safety duty for the drop, subsequently hanged himself, even though his superior had told him he was not to blame for the accident.

Little House on the Prairie

Also on that day, the NBC television drama Little House on the Prairie, based on the works of Laura Ingalls Wilder, began the first of 204 episodes over nine seasons, following a successful pilot that had been broadcast on the 30th. March 1974. It continued until the 21st. March 1983.

A Deadly Private Aeroplane Crash

Also on the 11th. September 1974, a twin-engine private plane exploded and crashed 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Austin, Minnesota, killing a minister who was flying the plane and five members of his congregation.



   

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