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Monday, 31 July, 2000, 13:22 GMT 14:22 UK
Families wiped out in crash
Moenchengladbach cries for its victims
The victims of the AF4590 crash include all 109 people on board and five who died on the ground when the plane crashed into the Hotelissimo.
The passengers were flying to New York to join a Caribbean cruise for a "vacation of a lifetime". Many people were travelling with their spouses, children or elderly parents, and in some cases whole families were wiped out. Three children were among the dead.
Both rich and poor among the dead Although some of the passengers were local celebrities, others were teachers and post office clerks who had saved up for years for the trip. As in any other tragedy, behind the names of the victims lie human stories of lives and dreams abruptly cut off.
Saved by a cardiac arrest Others stories from the tragedy also include news of people who escaped death.
Herr Pfitzmann, 76, is known in Germany for starring in the medical drama The Buelowbogen Practice. "It is terrible to think that we might have been aboard that plane," his wife said. "Our hearts go out to the families of the dead." Another 33 German passengers booked on the same cruise escaped death. Because of the limited seating aboard the Concorde, they were sent to New York on another supersonic flight before the accident. |
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