On August 9 1968 there was a plane crash in Germany of British Eagle Viscount G-ATFN, “City of Truro” in which all 44 passengers and 4 crew perished. Amongst the 44 passengers were 13 from the Merseyside area, and amongst them; a group of 8 young women, all in the prime of their lives, from the Catholic Ramblers Association.

The article below appeared in Friends of Liverpool Airports magazine. Thanks to FoLA for permission to reproduce this article.

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In 2008 there was a memorial service in memory of this tragic event.

"From quiet homes and first beginning, out to the undiscovered ends, there's nothing worth the wear of winning, but laughter and the love of friends."

- Hilaire Belloc