 Crew -Not Aplhabetical |  Passengers - Alphabetical |
Yesterday was the 23rd anniversary of the crash of flight AA587. A Bluesky post from Christopher P. Hood linked to his article on the memorial and the crash.
I have spent some time online looking at different images of the memorial and the commemoration events.
The memorial has gone on my TO VISIT map – not sure I’ll ever get to New York again, but it is on the map just in case. However, it is the apparent random order of the names recorded on the memorial which has me intrigued. It sent me on a little investigation that will no doubt lead to much more time and episodes of Dark Tourism, particularly commemoration of transportation crashes.
Rockaway Memorial Park – Flight AA587
Appears that there is a random order of names of the dead.
Buttevant Train Crash – 1st August, 1980
The names of the 18 who died are not listed alphabetically – a random order.
I have spent some time online looking at different images of the memorial and the commemoration events.
The memorial has gone on my TO VISIT map – not sure I’ll ever get to New York again, but it is on the map just in case. However, it is the apparent random order of the names recorded on the memorial which has me intrigued. It sent me on a little investigation that will no doubt lead to much more time and episodes of Dark Tourism, particularly commemoration of transportation crashes.
Rockaway Memorial Park – Flight AA587
Appears that there is a random order of names of the dead.
Buttevant Train Crash – 1st August, 1980
The names of the 18 who died are not listed alphabetically – a random order.
Pan-Am Flight 1-10 – 15th April, 1948
Grave at Drumcliffe, Ennis lists the passengers in alphabetical order but the crew in a seniority ranking
Grave at Drumcliffe, Ennis lists the passengers in alphabetical order but the crew in a seniority ranking
‘Frank Carl Jakel, aged 35, Captain Pilot, married, from New Hyde Park, New York
Carlton Monroe Henson Jr., aged 27, First Officer Pilot, from Forest Hills, Long Island, New York
Everette G. Wallace, aged 28, Second Officer, married, from New York
Hector R. LeBlanc, aged 29, Third Officer, married, from New York
Stanley J. Frank, aged 31, Assistant Aero Engineer, married, from New York
James Victor Sexton, aged 31, Radio Operator, married, from New York
Bruce J. Nevers, aged 32, Assistant Radio Operator, married, from New York
John J. Hoffmeier, aged 40, Purser/Chief Steward, married, from New York,
Bernadine Marie Feller, aged 23, Stewardess, from New York, and Victor, Iowa’
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Aer India Flight 182 – 23rd June 1985
Passengers are listed on the memorial at Ahakista in alphabetical order. The 22 crew are not listed alphabetically. The New York Times printed the job of each crew member. Putting them in the order of the memorial does appear to signify a grade ranking system – similar to Pan-Am
Passengers are listed on the memorial at Ahakista in alphabetical order. The 22 crew are not listed alphabetically. The New York Times printed the job of each crew member. Putting them in the order of the memorial does appear to signify a grade ranking system – similar to Pan-Am
NARENDRA. H. S., captain
BINDER, S. S., captain
DUMASIA, D. D., flight engineer
LAZAR, S., flight systems manager
SINGH, S. P., purser
THAKUR, K. M., purser
THAKUR, I., purser
SHUKLA, S., purser
RORICKS, F. S., flight attendant
DINSHAW, P., flight attendant
GAONKAR, S., flight attendant
PITASEKAR, R. R., flight attendant
KAJ, L., flight attendant
GHATGE, S., flight attendant
LASRADO, S., flight attendant
BHASIN, R., flight attendant
RAGHAVAN, S., flight attendant
VAID, N. purser
SHAH, B. K., purser
KASHIPRI, N.,purser
SETH, K. K., purser
DINSHAW, J., purser
Extracted from New York Times
Non-Transportation Disasters
The various memorials to those who died at Hillsborough; as well as those to the Stardust and the Dromcollogher Cinema Fire all appear to list in alphabetical order.
Hopefully my sample size for this study will increase with visits over time.
The various memorials to those who died at Hillsborough; as well as those to the Stardust and the Dromcollogher Cinema Fire all appear to list in alphabetical order.
Hopefully my sample size for this study will increase with visits over time.
