Swissair Flight 111 Crash

• Family members, first responders honoured at service marking Swissair Flight 111 20th anniversary

  Many were unable to hold back tears during an emotional service honouring the 229 people who died 20 years ago aboard Swissair Flight 111.

  Canada

  Sep 3, 2018
  
• ‘He would have loved this place’: Why one Swissair family member returns year after year

  Claire Mortimer's father and his wife were on board Swissair Flight 111 when it crashed into the sea on Sept. 2, 1998. She has returned to Nova Scotia every year since.

  Canada

  Sep 2, 2018
  
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• How the Swissair Flight 111 tragedy changed airline safety

  Twenty years after Swissair Flight 111 killed 229 people off the coast of Nova Scotia, the investigation into the deadly crash continues to have an enduring legacy on safety.

  Canada

  Sep 2, 2018
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• Former N.S. medical examiner reflects on Swissair Flight 111 tragedy 20 years later

  All 229 people on Swissair Flight 111 died, and only one body was intact and identifiable.

  Canada

  Sep 1, 2018
• Reporter’s Notebook: How reporters told the story of Swissair Flight 111

  Richard Dooley reflects on the moments directly after the Swissair Flight 111 crash and the stories he created afterwards.

  Canada

  Aug 31, 2018
• ‘Suddenly it became real to me’: Writing the book on the Swissair crash

  For the better part of a year following the crash, Stephen Kimber focused on a new project, "Flight 111: A year in the life of a tragedy."

  Canada

  Aug 31, 2018
• Swissair Flight 111 crash 20 years later: How the tragedy unfolded

  On Sept. 2, 1998, 229 souls boarded Swissair Flight 111 at JFK International Airport in New York for a flight heading to Geneva, Switzerland. The plane would not reach its final destination.

  Canada

  Aug 30, 2018
• ‘Treasure, it just makes people crazy’: The mystery of the lost diamonds of Swissair Flight 111

  The fate of many millions of dollars of valuables said to be carried aboard Swissair Flight 111 when it went down off Nova Scotia 20 years ago this Sunday remains unknown.

  Canada

  Aug 30, 2018
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• ‘It was devastating to see all that’: Peggy’s Cove residents stepped up following Swissair crash

  In the days that followed the crash of Swissair Flight 111 many of those in the small village of Peggy's Cove volunteered their time and effort to help and were left with memories they can't possibly forget.

  Canada

  Aug 30, 2018