MEEHAN RAYMOND T

CWO Raymond T Meehan was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 12/01/1974 at the age of 27.9 from A/C accident
Flight Class 69-45
Date of Birth 01/10/1947
Served in the U.S. Army
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More detail on this person: Trans World Airlines Flight 514 departed from Indianapolis, Indiana, at 8:53 in the morning, bound for Washington-National Airport, DC (DCA), with an intermediate stop at Columbus-Port Columbus International Airport (CMH), Ohio. Arriving in Columbus at 09:32, the Boeing 727 - registered by N54328, powered by 3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A and with 85 passengers and 7 flight crew members aboard - departed CMH at 10:24. But, twelve minutes into the flight, at 10:36, the Cleveland Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) informed the crew of Flight 514 that no landings were being made at DCA because of high crosswinds, and that flights destined for that airport were either being held or being diverted to Dulles International Airport (IAD). The captain of Flight 514, Richard I. Brock, communicated with the dispatcher in New York and advised him of the information he had received_ _ When the Dulles tower lost radar contact with the plane about 11:10 a m local authorities were notified to begin a search. Two state troopers found the wreckage almost immediately, hampered by driving ram, fog and winds gusting up to 40-50 miles an hour. Rescue workers found the woods littered with broken bodies, blazing debris and splintered timber. The only identifiable parts of the shattered silver jet were part of its tail, emblazoned in red with the letters "TWA" and one section of the fuselage with four window frames intact. Sheriff's officers reported they had sealed the crash site on orders of Federal security agents from Mount Weather. Raymond Terrance Meehan In your memory, and that of all those lost on TWA Flight 514.

Burial information: Saint Joseph Cemetery, Lockbourne, OH

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