Light Years
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Psa 182
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Seatacus
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Truly a sad day. It still hurts.
Art at ISP
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May the good Lord bless and continue to watch over those who were lost.....
Light Years said:
The only known memorial was a brass plaque hung in a hangar at Lindbergh Field by PSA employees to remember those who died. Margery Craig, an ex–Evening Tribune reporter and later a PSA public relations staffer, says the plaque was ripped down when the new owners bought PSA.
“I think it’s in someone’s garage,†she says, “and that’s a shame.â€
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Someone has to know where that plaque is. It's part of history.
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thanks to technology we hopefully will never see another midair disaster such as this. TCAS (traffic alert collision avoidance system) is now on all U.S. commercial jets and it detects other traffic up to forty miles away it is just another one of aviations wonderful inventions and helps relieve the burden on ATC. if only PSA flight 182 had this remarkable system in 1978 those 144 souls would still be with us.
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The other PSA incident that was caused by a disgruntled USAir employee also had a lasting effect on the industry. As a result, all employees must now pass through security, and surrender IDs upon termination.
PSA Bae146
I agree that there should be a marker or plaque.
PSA Bae146
I agree that there should be a marker or plaque.
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My thoughts and prayers go out to all that were lost and their familes.
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Squonk said:
I believe the plaque eventually was on display at the McCormack School (Flight Tranining Center) in Pittsburgh. Recently, it is my understanding that retired PSA Captain Leo Leonard (one of the original pilots from 1949) retrieved the plaque. It may be on display at the PSA Exhibit at the San Diego Aerospace Museum.
If you are a PSA Fan try these websites:
www.iflypsa.com
www.ilovepsa.com
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ISP said:
I'm curious about this as well. When I left the company there seemed to be quite a few pilots and F/As still there, dont know if thats still true. Not as many ground people, but still some in LAX, SFO, and SAN.
The above websites are fascinating reading- a world away from the US Airways of today and hard to believe thats what it became a part of... theres also a great book called "Poor Sailor's Airline".
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It's been a long time since the Bae146 went down, but we knew the Captain who flew that plane. In fact, we had had breakfast with him (his name was Greg Lindamood, and the F/O was Jim Nunn) just the week before.
And as a random act, it could have been our family, as that was just one of many shuttle flights from LAX to SFO that day. My husband was on the flight either just before of after that one...
I know the people who worked at Piedmont loved it there. We loved working for PSA. People were happy, even the planes smiled. The president Russel Ray (or was that Ray Russel? - it's been over 15 years) Would go out on once a week and just help. He would work with customer service agents, baggage handlers, hop a flight and just see how things were out on the line.. No body ever said, it's not my job. (there were unions too!!) Go figure. All of that lost..
And as a random act, it could have been our family, as that was just one of many shuttle flights from LAX to SFO that day. My husband was on the flight either just before of after that one...
I know the people who worked at Piedmont loved it there. We loved working for PSA. People were happy, even the planes smiled. The president Russel Ray (or was that Ray Russel? - it's been over 15 years) Would go out on once a week and just help. He would work with customer service agents, baggage handlers, hop a flight and just see how things were out on the line.. No body ever said, it's not my job. (there were unions too!!) Go figure. All of that lost..
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ISP said:
The last of the red-hot mammas are still out there.
