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Woman Tells How Husband Died in Arms on Liferaft
Emma Peterson described the Pan American crash off the Oregon coast in which her husband John Peterson, 80, died in her lap after the Hawaii bound plane ditched 25 miles offshore. Four died in the water while 19 survived aboard liferafts and a Navy transport ship aided passengers and crew.
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Elmer C. Vogel
Seattle
Emma Peterson
Pan American World Airways
Pacific
John
Bayfield
Joslyn
John Peterson
Oregon Coast
H. S. Joslyn
Petersons
Pesca