[or-roots] Portland plane crash

[Eugene Barnes]

I am sorry if I may have mislead any one, the crash I referred to was probably no later
than 1920.   There was another during the mid 1930's when Portland airport was in the
center of Williamette River.  During a heavy fog a plane did crash.  It was one of the reasons
the airport was moved in land.

There was also a plane that crashed near the beach, near, I beleive Haystack Rock, on the
coast.  That two was late 20's or early 30's.

Apparently in the early 1930s, Lindberg brough his plane out to the area.  I have a photo
of my step grandfather leaning against it.

Also, in 1937, a Russian fighter plane landed over in Washington.  I have a copy of the new
item my step grandfather kept.

Gene
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Sharon Ryan 
  To: or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us 
  Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 8:07 PM
  Subject: Re: [or-roots] Portland plane crash


  Les:

  The plane that crashed in 1978 was not anywhere near Bybee Street and 68th.
  The crash in 1978 was out SE further about 168th and Stark prox.  I was only
  a few blocks away when it came down and remember it well.
  SE 68th and Bybee is in the Sellwood / Woodstock area, much further West and
  South of the 1978 crash site.
  Gene must be referring to a different crash site.

  Sharon

  SharonOR at Aracnet.com
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Leslie Chapman" <khanjehgil at presys.com>
  To: <or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>
  Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 7:03 PM
  Subject: [or-roots] Portland plane crash


  > Tsk, Tsk you forgot to change subject line and almost got ignored.
  >
  > I don't know about phone service, I think town may have had phone not long
  > after 1900, Connie??
  >
  > As to the plane crash, I remember it because my late nephews and their
  > wife/mom were about ten blocks from it when it went down. I find a
  reference
  > to a UAL crash on 12/28/1978 but don't think that is the one as elsewhere
  > saw reference to it being a crash on takeoff which the one you refer to
  > wasn't.
  >
  > Okay after three hours of searching I finally typed in "ran out of fuel"
  and
  > found it in thirty seconds;
  >
  > On December 28, 1978. a DC-8 ran out of fuel at Portland, Oregon.
  >     The flight originated from J. F. Kennedy Airport, New York, via Denver
  >
  > At 18.15 the DC-8 crashed into a wooded section of suburban Portland, six
  > miles east-south-east of the airport. Fortunately it did not catch fire.
  The
  > flight engineer, a flight attendant and eight passengers were killed.
  > Twenty-three other passengers were seriously injured. The fault in the
  > undercarriage was found to be due to a burned-out light bulb.
  >
  > for full text of cockpit conversation in this "stupidity crash" see;
  >
  > http://www.najaco.com/books/aviationchorus/accidents_3.htm
  >
  > I'll try to get back to you on the phone thing.
  >
  > Les Chapman
  >
  > -----Original Message-----
  > From:  Eugene Barnes
  > Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 3:51 PM
  >
  > Hi:
  >
  > Does any one know when the area of Bayview/Waldport first had Telepones
  > and Electrice lighting?
  >
  > Also does any one from the Portland area recall hearing about an airplane
  > that
  > crashed near Bybie (sp) Street in Porland, circa 197-22 or thereabouts?
  My
  > Grandmother who lived our on 68th Ave S.E. spoke of it and I beleive she
  had
  > a piece of the rubberized fabric from that aircraft.
  >
  > Gene Barnes
  > Costa Mesa, CA
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