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	Sabena - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		When SABENA was created, it was partly funded by Belgians in the Belgian Congo colony who had lost their air service - an experimental passenger and cargo company (L.A.R.A.) between Kinshasa, Lisala and Stanleyville - a year earlier, and expected the new Belgian national airline to fill this gap.
		Sabena Flight 548 went down in flames while preparing to land at Brussels on February 15, 1961.
		SABENA, like many other trans-Atlantic airlines was happy with the Boeing 707s but for commercial reasons it had to buy the new jumbo-jets for its prestige services like New York City and as of the mid-seventies, Chicago.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Sabena (2666 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / US Figure Skating Championships
		The passenger manifest for Sabena Flight 548 from New York to Brussels included the names of brother and sister Otto and Maria Jelinek, the Canadian national pairs figure skating champions, and Lorraine Hanlon, the US junior ladies' titleholder.
		Flight 548 was now an inferno in a Belgian farm field, where it had crashed while trying to land in Brussels.
		She hadn't thought of the career possibility before the Flight 548 tragedy, but she went on to become a top instructor, coach of 1995 US champion Nicole Bobek, and is now based in Las Vegas.
	www.boston.com /sports/packages/usfigureskating/stories/123100_twists_of_fate.htm (3101 words)

	Wikipedia: Sabena - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		When SABENA was created, it was partly funded by Belgians in the Belgian Congo colony who had lost their air service - an experimental passenger and cargo company (L.A.R.A.) between Kinshasa, Lisala and Stanleyville - a year earlier, and expected the new Belgian national airline to fill this gap.
		Sabena Flight 548 went down in flames while preparing to land at Brussels on February 15, 1961.
		SABENA, like many other trans-Atlantic airlines was happy with the Boeing 707s but for commercial reasons it had to buy the new jumbo-jets for its prestige services like New York City and as of the mid-seventies, Chicago.
	en.pediax.org /Sabena (2597 words)

	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Sabena (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		When SABENA was created, it was partly funded by Belgians in the Belgian Congo colony who had lost their air service - an experimental passenger and cargo company (L.A.R.A.) between Kinshasa, Lisala and Stanleyville - a year earlier, and expected the new Belgian national airline to fill this gap.
		Sabena Flight 548 went down in flames while preparing to land at Brussels on February 15, 1961.
		SABENA, like many other trans-Atlantic airlines was happy with the Boeing 707s but for commercial reasons it had to buy the new jumbo-jets for its prestige services like New York City and as of the mid-seventies, Chicago.
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/Sabena (2597 words)

	SABENA - South Africa
		When SABENA was created, it was partly funded by Belgians in the Belgian Congo colony who had lost their air service - an experimental passenger and cargo company (L.A.R.A.) between Kinshasa, Lisala and Stanleyville - a year earlier, and expected the new Belgian national airline to fill this gap.
		SABENA were first to introduce transatlantic schedules from the North of England, when the airline DC-6B OO-CTH inaugurated their Manchester to New York route on 28 October 1953.
		SABENA, like many other trans-Atlantic airlines was satisfied with the Boeing 707s, but for commercial reasons recognised it had to buy the new jumbo-jets for its prestige services, notably New York City and as of the mid-seventies, Chicago.
	sabena.zdnet.co.za /zdnet/SABENA (3103 words)

	Lest we forget! - The Cat Arena
		Filing his flight plan in the airport briefing room because his was the next craft scheduled for takeoff, Genot saw the Boeing dipping and ascending like a bucking bronco, the pilot obviously fighting the instrument panel for control.
		Bulletins on the crash of Flight 548, which left no survivors among the 72 on board and also took the life of a Belgian farmer who had been struck by some shrapnel of wreckage, were hitting the television and radio airwaves.
		Upon impact, Flight 548 had been transformed into a burning morgue, and the only sign of life was a severely wounded German shepherd who had been in the cargo hold.
	www.thecatarena.com /forum/showthread.php?t=8463 (6775 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Sabena Flight 548
		Sabena Flight 548, registration OO-SJB, was a Boeing 707 aircraft en route from New York City's International Airport to Brussels, Belgium's Zaventem Airport on February 15, 1961.
		The flight crashed during the approach for landing.
		All 72 on board were killed, as was one person on the ground.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Sabena_Flight_548 (525 words)

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	sabena (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Sabena NV (Socit Anonyme Belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation Aerienne) was tot november 2001 de nationale luchtvaartmaatschappij van Belgi.
		Sabena was the former national airline of Belgium, mainly operating from Brussels National Airport, now replaced by SN Brussels Airlines.
		La Sabena (ou '), Socit anonyme belge d'exploitation de la navigation arienne, tait la compagnie arienne nationale belge (code AITA : SN ; code OACI : SAB').
	www.vocamania.com /sabena.aspx (181 words)

	Movies And Specials: ABC Sports Presents A Skating Tribute----AllYourTV.com
		In the wake of the September 11th tragedy, there will also be a special performance from 16-year-old Joanna Glick who will skate in memory of her brother, Jeremy, who was killed when United flight 93 crashed in Pennsylvania.
		Jeremy, 31, from West Milford, New Jersey, was one of the passengers believed to be instrumental in helping to bring the hijacked plane down outside of Pittsburgh.
		1961 U.S. On February 15, 1961, Sabena Flight 548, travelling from New York to Brussels, crashed in Berg-Kampenhout, Belgium, claiming the lives of all 72 passengers on board.
	www.allyourtv.com /moviesspecials/a/moviesspecialsabcsportspresentsskating.html (457 words)

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	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Never before had such a terrible tragedy occurred in the sport of skating.
		on February 14, 1961, the Sabena Flight 548 bound for Brussels took off from New York City.
		All the people on board were killed, including the 18 members of the United States figure skating team.
	www.bcu.edu.cn /jgshzh/jszhx/dxtyyy/two/unit4/exercisea4.html (320 words)

	info: Sabena_Flight_548 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Sabena Flight 548, registration OO-SJB, was a Boeing 707 aircraft en route from New York City's International Airport to Brussels, Belgium's Zaventem Airport on February 15, 1961.
		Welcome to U.S. Figure SkatingOn February 15, 1961, Sabena Flight 548, travelling from New York to Brussels, crashed in Berg-Kampenhout, Belgium, claiming the lives of all 72 passengers on board.
		Sabena Flight 548 (February 15, 1961) 72 killed; crashed on landing approach to Brussels, Belgium.
	www.napoli-pizza.net /Sabena_Flight_548.html (874 words)

	NETNDX Item Details
		Nikki Nichols did a fantastic job in researching the stories of each the 18 figure skaters - and their family members - that were on the ill-fated 1961 flight that crashed in Belgium on its way to the World Championships in Prague.
		Little has been written over the years on the lives of these talented athletes and it is wonderful to see their stories fleshed out far beyond just being a morbid statistic.
		Of course, no one can know what conversations took place on the flight and Nichols valiant attempt doesn't work and tends to be over dramatic.
	www.netndx.com /viewazon_item.asp?item=1578602602 (841 words)

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	www.singaporemoms.com /parenting/JFK (2065 words)

	Academy Flight Sabena
		Sabena Flight Academy is hiring FI and SFI!
		Sabena Flight 548 crashed on landing approach to Brussels, Belgium, on February 15, 1961.
		The Sabena Flight Academy (SFA) is the Training Centre of former airline Sabena, now under new private ownership, recognized Flight.
	flightresourcez.com /academy_flight_sabena.html (912 words)

	Sabena Flight 548 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sabena Flight 548, registration OO-SJB, was a Boeing 707 aircraft en route from New York City's International Airport to Brussels, Belgium's Zaventem Airport on February 15, 1961.
		The flight crashed during the approach for landing.
		All 72 on board were killed, as was one person on the ground.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sabena_Flight_548 (484 words)

	ipedia.com: Owen figure-skating family Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		With her daughters' winning championships, they too were part of the American team that boarded the Sabena Belgian Airlines flight at New York City's Idlewild International Airport bound for the World Championships in Prague.
		Sabena's overnight Flight 548 had a stopover scheduled for Brussels, Belgium and on its arrival in the morning of February 16, 1961 the captain had to abort the approach and circle around for a second attempt to land on a different runway.
		The Boeing 707 never made it back to the airport, instead, it plunged into the wooded farmland of the village of Berg, Belgium taking the lives of all 72 passengers and crew plus a farmer at work in his fields.
	www.ipedia.com /owen_figure_skating_family.html (1465 words)

	: Athletes and airplanes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		This is the accident commonly referenced as being the cause of John Madden's fear of flying.
		He had played for the team in 1957-58 and knew many of the people on the flight.
		The plane, a Fokker F-10 Trimotor, crashed when the glue bonding the spars in one of the wood laminate wings failed and the wing fell off of the plane.
	bisbah.blogspot.com /2006/10/athletes-and-airplanes.html (671 words)

	Canada’s other ice show
		On 15 February 1961, Sabena Flight 548, travelling from New York to Brussels, crashed in Berg-Kampenhout, Belgium, claiming the lives of all 72 passengers on board.
		Included were all 18 members of the 1961 United States World Figure Skating Team plus 16 of their friends, family and coaches en route to the 1961 World Figure Skating Championships in Prague.
		The Jelineks had been invited to join the team on flight 548, but their coach refused to let them out of his sight prior to the competition.
	www.histori.ca /minutes/lp.do;jsessionid=3A8B8C34E7DD97987573FA6687B58824.tomcat1?id=13158 (3726 words)

	Quick Trips To Europe - New York Times
		Delta Airlines operates the earlier of the two New York flights as well as the Atlanta flight.
		Another Sabena package, the Eurostay, costs $459; it provides a round trip from any of the four cities and two consecutive nights, with two to a room, in the Brussels or Antwerp Hilton.
		Some brochures advertise three days, but the flight over, from Newark, is a night flight on a Thursday or Friday and the return flight leaves in the morning of the third day.
	query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9403EEDA1538F933A25752C1A960958260&sec=travel&pagewanted=2 (484 words)

	Owen figure-skating family Summary
		As a coach, Maribel Vinson-Owen was part of the United States team scheduled to compete in the 1961 World Ice Skating Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
		With her daughters' winning championships, they too were part of the American team that boarded Sabena Flight 548 at New York City's Idlewild International Airport bound for the World Championships in Prague.
		Sabena's overnight Flight 548 had a stopover scheduled for Brussels, Belgium and on its arrival in the morning of February 15, 1961 the captain had to abort the approach and circle around for a second attempt to land on a different runway.
	www.bookrags.com /Owen_figure-skating_family (2820 words)

	Peggy Fleming information - Search.com
		Peggy Gale Fleming (born July 27, 1948 in San Jose, California) is an American figure skater who won an Olympic gold medal in 1968.
		In 1961, when Fleming was 12 years old, her coach William Kipp was killed in the crash of Sabena Flight 548 along with the rest of the United States team while en route to the 1961 World Figure Skating Championships.
		She would be forced to define her own style in figure skating, a style that would lead to five U.S. titles, three World titles and the Gold Medal in the 1968 Olympics in Grenoble, France.
	domainhelp.search.com /reference/Peggy_Fleming (300 words)

	Welcome to U.S. Figure Skating
		A memorial ceremony and dedication to mark the 40th anniversary of the loss of the 1961 U.S. World Figure Skating Team took place on Saturday, Feb. 10 in Berg-Kampenhout, Belgium.
		On February 15, 1961, Sabena Flight 548, travelling from New York to Brussels, crashed in Berg-Kampenhout, Belgium, claiming the lives of all 72 passengers on board.
		Included was the entire 18 members of the 1961 U.S. World Figure Skating Team plus 16 of their friends, family and coaches en route to the 1961 World Figure Skating Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
	www.usfigureskating.org /Shell.asp?cat=7&id=206&sid=18817 (394 words)

	ASN Aircraft accident description Boeing 707-329 OO-SJB - Brussel-Zaventem
		The Sabena 707 was on a long approach to runway 20 when, near the runway threshold, power was increased and the gear retracted.
		The aircraft gained height and made several circles in a left turn.
		This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident.
	aviation-safety.net /database/record.php?id=19610215-3 (241 words)

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