Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of US 826 TWA 266 Collision

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From the CCGH newsgroup, thought it best to post in the Park Slope forum

As part of CCGH's arts, education and cultural outreach program:

The Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of United Airlines Flight

826 & TWA Flight 266 Collision

Thursday, December 16, 2010 at 10:00 AM

Scattered throughout New York, there are thousands of memorials and

monuments honoring people, deeds and events that have left indelible

marks on our city.

However, for the 134 souls who died on the morning of December 16,

1960 when United Airlines Flight 826 and TWA Flight 266 collided in

the sky over Staten Island, there has never been a fitting

commemoration.

On Thursday, December 16, 2010 at 10:00 AM--fifty years to the day of

the tragic crash--Green-Wood Cemetery will unveil a new eight-foot

memorial honoring those who perished, both in the sky and on the

ground in Park Slope, Brooklyn. The granite monument will stand

sentinel near the gravesite where the unidentified remains of victims

have rested for half a century.

We hope you will join us on December 16th for this special unveiling

ceremony and memorial service. We will gather at 9:45 AM. The service

will begin promptly at 10:00 AM.

This is a free event. Please RSVP on-line or call 718.768.7300

http://www.green-wood.com/store.php/store/category/2/event/53