Crash site memory frames 1967 plane wreck and Pinewood history
The passage recalls the 1967 Camp Pinewood crash near the Piedmont jet and its lasting impact. It follows McNaughton family losses and Arlington burial rites, then shifts to Pinewood’s post crash era, camp life, and survivor accounts from Darryl Michelson and staff as the site faded into memory.
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McNaughton
Connecticut
Arlington
Pinewood
Outback
Marty
Tina Lavine
Florida
Chris Cobson
Piedmont
Darryl Michelson
Michelson
Bellingham
Washington
Memorial on Jack Street honors 82 crash victims
Hendersonville dedicated a memorial on July 17, 2004, for the 82 people who died in the mid air collision. The bronze plaque on a 13 ton granite boulder sits at 101 Jack Street, funded by diverse donors including Robert McNamara, and maintained by United Federal Credit Union. Paul Houle, who started the fund drive, led the effort after researching the crash since 2002.
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Bill Moss
Hendersonville Lightning
Jack
United Federal Credit Union
Hendersonville
Paul Houle
Chesnee
South Carolina
Houle
Henderson
Kermit Edney
Matt Matteson
Jack Street memorial plaque on granite boulder honors 82 flight passengers
A bronze plaque on a 13 ton granite boulder commemorates the Jack Street memorial. It lists the 82 passengers in the exact order shown on the flight manifest, preserving their names as recorded.
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Jack Street
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Flight 22
McNamara
Lyndon Johnson
Alex McNaughton
Europe
Venice
Italy
Defense Department
Washington National Cathedral
McNaughtons
Arlington National Cemetery
Camp Pinewood
Weslengteen
Piedmont Airlines
North Carolina
Paul D. Houle