Top row: Mrs. Boosamra and her daughter Lynn Boosamra, Mrs. R. Poirier, Mrs. Weinberg and daughters Carla and Wendy, Mark Simon, Mrs. and Mrs. Gustave Waitz. Second row: Gaetan Beaudin, Claude Holiday, Gilles Labonte, Mrs. W. Wong, Linda Earle, Lewella Earle, Sister Madeleine Grenier. Third Row: Wong Wong, Susie Wong, Michael Molino, Antonio Molino.
On July 5, 1970 109 people died on a plane from Montreal to Toronto on Air Canada Flight 621 as the nose lifted due to human error, leading the backside of the plane to come hammering down to the ground, leaving to all sorts of explosions.
About 64 of those who died were Montrealers, including the nine crew members and about 50 of the 100 passengers.
Captain Peter C. Hamilton, 49 of Pointe Claire (originally from Weburnn Sask).
First Officer Don Rowland, 39, of Hudson and originally of London England (13 years at Air Canada)
Second Officer H.G. Hill, 28, of Lachine. He had just moved from Toronto.
Purser Robert Cedilot, 29, of 480 Bourque Dorval, three years with Air Canada.
Stewardess Denise M. Goulet, 22, of 1975 de Maisonneuve.
Stewardess Hildegund Wieczorek, 24, who moved here from Austria in 1968.
Stewardes Yolande Daoust, 25, of 425 32 Ave Lachine. Four years with Air Canada.
Stewardess Suzanne Dion, 23 of 65 Bouchard Blvd.
Stewardess Ginette Marie Bertrand 23, of 1025 First Ave. Dorval.
Passengers:Mrs. David B. Clarke 208 Lagace Dorval. She was an AC employee.
F.T. "Bun" Moore, Canadian living in LA working as AC representative.
Lynn Boosamra, 11, 3250 Ellendale Ave. going to see her sister in LA
Mrs. R. Poirier Montreal
D.J. Woodward 164 St. Rosemere, former AC captain., now doing flight simulation training.
Gaetan Beadin, 27, father of one, Valleyfield
Mrs. Saul Weinberg and her two daughters C and W of 5767 McMurray
Gilles Labonte, 1180 d'Auteuil St. Duvernay, Presdient of Allegan Canada.
Mr and Mrs. G Dicaire and three kids, of 585 O'Connell Dorval. he was an AC employee.
Mr and Mrs. R Whittingham and son J.W. Whittingham 12 John Terace TErrebonne Heights
G. Boulanger of Montreal
B. Gee 1583 Ducharme Outremont
Dr. and Mrs. G. Desmarais 225 Roy St. E. Ste March sur le Lac (he was uncle of OUtremont Mayor Pierre Demarais III and chief gynecologist at charles Lemoyne Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Partridge of Montreal
Mr. and Mrs. Gustavl Maltz 10 8 Ave Laval (he was a construction worker going on holidays they had seven kids.
Mr. and Mrs. Wong Wong and granddaughter Susie of 4866 Jeanne Mance.
Mark Simon who had moved to LA but was visiting dad at 240 Kenaston TMR.
J. Charent Montreal
Twin sisters Lewella and Linda Earle of Park Ave Montreal, who were going to Cleveland to meet up their boyfriends..
Miss H. Hamilton Montreal
Lionel Robidoux of Lacolle
Mr. and Mrs. Oscard Leclaire, 12281 Valmont St. Montreal
M. Raymond, 16 of Labaron St. Boucherville,
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Benson and son F. Benson and daughter H. Benson of 4321 Cedar Pierrefonds
Mr. and Mrs R Belanger, son J.B. Belanger and daughter R. Belanger of 6957 Hamilton St. Monreal.
Mr and Mrs C. Mailhot, Montreal
Mr. and Mrs. G. Tournovits, Linton St. Montreal.
Mr. and Mrs. P.J. Adams, both on honeymoon. had married just before.
Mrs. Silverberg of St. Leonard and two children.
Sister Madeleine Grenier teacher at Mont Jesus Marie d'Outremont.
S. Szpackowicz and son B. Spackowicz Montreal.
A new memorial was created at the site of the crash last summer.
More photos here.
Lynda Fischman, who was waiting for her mom and two sisters in Los Angeles (the Weinbergs), wrote a book about her ordeal growing up without them.