World Championship Skating Aircrash Memorial - Colorado Springs, CO
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geobwong2k
N 38° 47.362 W 104° 51.130
13S E 512838 N 4293413
A Memorial to the World Championship Skating Team that perished in 1961.
Waymark Code: WM22E9
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 08/24/2007
Views: 66
On 15 February 1961, the United States Figure Skating team perished when the aircraft they were riding in crashed on their way to the World Championships in Prague. The memorial, shaped like a skate, bears the following inscription:
STEFFI & SHERRI
WESTERFIELD |
EDI & JIMMY
SCHOLDAN |
GREG & NATHALIE
KELLEY |
LAURIE & BILL
HICKOX |
| In Memoriam |
Feb. 15, 1961 |
| DEDICATED BY FRIENDS TO THOSE WHO LOST THIER LIVES WHILE ENROUTE TO THE WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS |
Wikipedia article on aircrash
Disaster Date: 02/15/1961
Memorial Sponsors: Broadmoor Hotel
Disaster Type: Technological
Date of dedication: Not listed
Parking Coordinates: Not Listed
Relevant Website: Not listed
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