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Swissair Flight 111
2 September 1998
10:31pm ADT
Photographs of
Memorial
Bayswater
Lunenburg County
Nova Scotia
Located on the west side of Highway 329
GPS location: 44°29'58"N 64°04'08"W
Also see: Whalesback memorial, Swissair Flight 111
Photographed on 4 November 2002
Photographed on 4 November 2002
Photographed on 4 November 2002
Photographed at 7:12am, 15 November 2002, ten minutes before dawn
Photographed at dawn, 7:22am, 15 November 2002
Photographed at dawn, 7:23am, 15 November 2002
Map showing location of the Swissair Flight 111 memorials
at Bayswater in Lunenburg County, and Whalesback in Halifax County.
Photographed on 4 November 2002
Photographed on 4 November 2002
Photographed at dawn, 15 November 2002
Panel one: photographed at dawn, 15 November 2002
Panel two: photographed at dawn, 15 November 2002
Panel three: photographed at dawn, 15 November 2002
Panel four: photographed at dawn, 15 November 2002
Panel five: photographed at dawn, 15 November 2002
Panel six: photographed at dawn, 15 November 2002
Panel seven: photographed at dawn, 15 November 2002
Links to Relevant Websites
SwissAir jet vanishes from radar near Nova Scotia 11:16pm EDT (0316 UTC)
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/americas/9809/02/swiss.crash.01/
Map of flight path: Swissair Flight 111
http://www.herald.ns.ca/swissair/stories/flightrecord.html
Brief history of the disaster On 2 September 1998 at 2118 ADT
Swissair Flight 111, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft,
departed John F. Kennedy airport, New York, en route to Geneva...
http://www.swissair111.org/Background.html
Transportation Safety Board of Canada: Official Report on Swiss Air Flight 111
http://www.tsb.gc.ca/en/reports/air/1998/a98h0003/a98h0003.asp
Information and discussion of the crash, investigation, victims and
survivors of Swissair 111, what went wrong, why, who was responsible
and how will such tragedies be prevented in the future...
http://www.swissair111.org/
PBS NOVA: Crash of Swissair Flight 111
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/aircrash/
Swissair 111's Last Minutes
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/americas/9809/05/swissair.transcripts/
Air Traffic Control Preliminary Transcript of Swissair Flight 111 2 Sep 1998
http://aviation-safety.net/investigation/cvr/transcripts/atc_sr111.php
Swissair flight 111
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swissair_flight_111
Swissair 111 Investigation Report: Executive Summary Transportation Safety Board
http://www.tsb.gc.ca/en/media/fact_sheets/a98h0003/execsummary_a98h0003.asp
Bill No. 115: Flight 111 Special Places Memorial Act
http://www.gov.ns.ca/legi/legc/bills/57th_1st/1st_read/b115.htm
Swissair 111 Memorials To Carry Airline Name And Flight Number
http://news.airwise.com/stories/99/07/932731976.html
Jack Gallagher Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary
http://www.ccga-gcac.org/news/pc_03sep99_e.asp
Swissair Crash Tests Relations With Insurers
http://www.calbaptist.edu/dskubik/air_insu.htm
Swissair's Drama – SR111 Aircraft Crashes Record Office, Geneva
http://www.baaa-acro.com/sr111_an.html
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Swissair stopped flying on 31 March 2002
Farewell Swissair
http://www.airways.ch/files/2002/0302/001/farewell.htm
Liquidation of Swissair
http://www.hossliquidator.ch/default_sw.asp
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Lighthouse Publishing Inc., Bridgewater
Swissair Flight 111 Archive
Story 01: World comes crashing down in Nova Scotia
Story 02: When disaster strikes - the local story
Story 03: The crash of Swissair Flight 111 in brief
Story 04: Early hours after plane crash focused on finding survivors
Story 05: Fishing trip becomes nightmare for Chester Basin man
Story 06: Blandford firefighters first to respond after report of downed passenger jet
Story 07: Auxiliary, fishermen integral part of search
Story 08: Residents shocked at sound of Swissair crash
Story 09: Hospitals mobilized to deal with expected survivors
Story 10: Disaster worst ever for aircraft, company
Story 11: Survivors wouldn't have lived long
Story 12: Swiss residents grieve their country's loss
Story 13: Hospitality industry also playing a role
Story 14: Nova Scotians extend helping hand to families
Story 15: At the scene of the crash
Story 16: Retired firefighter recalls Canada's worst air disaster
Story 17: Weekly Inspiration - Thoughts about the crash off Peggy's Cove
Story 18: Editorial Comment - Commendable rescue effort
Story 19: Editor's Diary - Tragedy hits close to home
Story 20: The final words of Swissair Flight 111
Story 21: Crash cause won't be known for some time
Story 22: Crash victims came from 15 countries
Story 23: Residents helping soldiers at Blandford encampment
Story 24: A day of mourning at Peggy's Cove
Story 25: EMO operations mobilize in Chester
Story 26: Anxious fishermen asked to be patient
Story 27: Coast guard auxiliary helps with search, recovery effort
Story 28: 'Food came from everywhere'
Story 29: Workers, volunteers should seek support
Story 30: Gander remembers: Even the strong will need help
Story 31: Memorial services providing comfort to residents, searchers
Story 32: Coming together in grief
Story 33: Crash information beginning to emerge
Story 34: Swissair tragedy may be linked to electrical failure
Story 35: Debris from downed jet does not pose health threat
Story 36: Finances last concern of fishermen impacted by Swissair catastrophe
Story 37: Local search team assists with recovery efforts
Story 38: Editor's Diary - Coping with the crash aftermath
Story 39: Editorial Comment - Reality sucks
Story 40: Officials plan to lift Flight 111 debris
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The Wayback Machine has archived copies of these documents:
Swissair Press Releases following the crash of Flight SR 111
Index to archived Swissair press releases
http://web.archive.org/web/19981202150926/www.swissair.com/pressrel.htm
Zurich, 3 September 1998 9:30am: Swissair aircraft involved in accident
http://web.archive.org/web/19990506131955/http://www.swissair.com/press_releases/pressrel_030998_0930-en.htm
Zurich, 3 September 1998 12:30pm: Update on Swissair accident
http://web.archive.org/web/19981206152030/www.swissair.com/press_releases/pressrel_030998_1230-en.htm
Zurich, 3 September 1998 5:30pm: No survivors
http://web.archive.org/web/19981207074124/www.swissair.com/press_releases/pressrel_030998_1730-en.htm
Zurich, 3 September 1998 8:30pm: Swissair offers immediate compensation to families
http://web.archive.org/web/19981203125929/www.swissair.com/press_releases/pressrel_030998_2030-en.htm
Zurich, 4 September 1998 12:50pm: Relatives en route to the accident site
http://web.archive.org/web/19981202102234/www.swissair.com/press_releases/pressrel_040998_1250-en.htm
Zurich, 4 September 1998 6:45pm: Few new details in crash of SR 111
http://web.archive.org/web/19981202125207/www.swissair.com/press_releases/pressrel_040998_1845-en.htm
Halifax, 5 September 1998 9:30am: Jeffrey Katz: "An emotional day for all concerned"
http://web.archive.org/web/19981206065845/www.swissair.com/press_releases/pressrel_050998_0930-en.htm
Zurich, 5 September 1998 11:00pm: Transcript of last radio contact...
http://web.archive.org/web/19990221175348/http://www.swissair.com/press_releases/pressrel_050998_2300-en.htm
Zurich, 6 September 1998 12:15pm: Direct approach to Halifax could not have been flown
http://web.archive.org/web/19981205004943/www.swissair.com/press_releases/pressrel_060998_1130-en.htm
Zurich, 6 September 1998 11:30pm: Flight data recorder of SR 111 recovered
http://web.archive.org/web/19981205165351/www.swissair.com/press_releases/pressrel_060998_2330-en.htm
7 September 1998 12:30am: Statement from Swissair's President and CEO
http://web.archive.org/web/19981206052228/www.swissair.com/press_releases/pressrel_070998_0030-en.htm
Zurich, 7 September 1998 11:00pm: No legible flight-data-recorder information...
http://web.archive.org/web/19990507012001/http://www.swissair.com/press_releases/pressrel_070998_2250-en.htm
Zurich, 15 September 1998 23:00pm: Last six minutes missing on second black box, too
http://web.archive.org/web/19981206064537/http://www.swissair.ch/press_releases/pressrel_140998_2300-en.htm
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The Wayback Machine has an archived copy of this document:
Goodbye Swissair
Archived: 2002 May 28
http://web.archive.org/web/20020528000452/www.swissair.com/
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Swissair 111 Memorials To Carry
Airline Name And Flight Number
News item: 23 July 1999
Jul 23, 1999 — It was announced July 22 that memorials for the 229 people who died in the crash of Swissair Flight 111 in the Atlantic off Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada in September 1998 will bear the airline's name and flight number. The memorials will be unveiled on the first anniversary of the crash.
The two memorials will read:
"In memory of the 229 men, women and children aboard Swissair Flight 111 who perished off these shores September 2, 1998. They have been joined to the sea and the sky. May they rest in peace. In grateful recognition of all those who worked tirelessly to provide assistance in the recovery operations and comfort to the families and their friends during a time of distress."
The memorials and a marker on navigation maps pinpointing the crash site itself will form a triangle that faces directly out to where the plane went down.
At one site in the beach-side community of Bayswater, a stone wall will list most of the names of Flight 111's crew and passengers. Three family members have asked that their relatives' names be left off the memorials. About 29 coffins of unidentified human remains will also be buried there in a mass grave.
Benches and a monument made out of a boulder will be erected at the other site in Whalesback, a rocky outstretch of land near Peggy's Cove, where grieving families flocked after the crash.
Both sites will include memorials bearing the text that will be in English and French.
"People wanted to have memorials that are modest," said Lorne Clarke, head of the memorial committee. "The memorial wording keeps with this concept while remaining honest with historical fact."
The issue of what to include on crash memorials has become an issue in recent years, with some airlines being accused of trying to deflect negative publicity by leaving their names off monuments.
The Valujet memorial, established after a plane for the discount airline crashed into a Florida swamp in 1996 killing more than 100 people, doesn't mention the carrier's name.
A memorial for the victims of TWA Flight 800 in New York also doesn't mention the airline, but states it is in memory of the people "who perished aboard flight 800."
Source: http://news.airwise.com/stories/99/07/932731976.html
Photographs of War Memorials, Historic Monuments and Plaques in Nova Scotia
http://ns1763.ca/remem/plaques.html
Swissair Flight 111 Memorial Whalesback
http://ns1763.ca/hfxrm/swisswhale.html
M.R. Sabourin memorial plaque Northwest Cove
http://ns1763.ca/lunenco/sabourinmem.html
S.S. Atlantic 1873: memorial at Sandy Cove Terence Bay
http://ns1763.ca/hfxrm/ssatlanhrm.html
Joe Cracker, HMS Tribune plaque Herring Cove
http://ns1763.ca/hfxrm/tribuneplq.html
Hubbards war memorial
http://ns1763.ca/hfxrm/hubbmem.html
Chester war memorial
http://ns1763.ca/lunenco/chesmem.html
Chester bronze cannons Chester
http://ns1763.ca/lunenco/chesbronzcann.html
Norwegian war memorial at Chester
http://ns1763.ca/lunenco/norchest.html
Chester volunteer firemen memorial
http://ns1763.ca/lunenco/chesfire.html
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