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Survivors. 75 (79 initially) Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 was a scheduled flight from New York JFK to Miami. Shortly before midnight on December 29, 1972, the Lockheed L-1011-1 TriStar crashed into the Florida Everglades, [1] [2] [3] causing 101 total fatalities. All three cockpit crew members, two of the 10 flight attendants, and 96 of the 163 ...
Thirty-five years after Eastern Airlines Flight 401 plummeted into the Florida Everglades, airboat pilot Bud Marquis is finally being recognized for his actions that night that saved untold lives.
Dec 4, 2007 · Hero of 1972 Air Disaster Honored. Robert Marquis was the first person to aid survivors of Eastern Flight 401. FORT LAUDERDALE | When an Eastern Airlines jumbo jet slammed into the Everglades on a ...
On Monday -- almost 35 years later -- the National Air Disaster Alliance/Foundation gave Marquis a humanitarian award for being the first to respond to the crash of Eastern Flight 401, according ...
Nov 23, 2008 · Robert ''Bud'' Marquis, the Homestead airboater who witnesses the crash of Eastern Airlines Flight 401 in the Florida Everglades 36 years ago -- and then rushed to help rescue survivors -- died Friday
Dec 28, 2022 · One of the worst air disasters in South Florida history happened exactly 50 years ago Thursday, when Eastern Airlines Flight 401 slammed into the Florida Everglades, killing more than 100 people ...
Dec 4, 2021 · The wreckage of Eastern Air Lines flight 401 lies in the Florida Everglades after the crash. (Ron Infantino) On the 29th of December 1972, an Eastern Air Lines Lockheed L-1011 Tristar landing in Miami, Florida plowed into the Everglades well short of the airport, throwing dozens of survivors into a grisly fight for survival. The crash killed ...
