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Jet crash claim 18 in California families mourned
A Pan American World Airways jet crash off Tahiti killed 18 Californians including a Hillsborough family of six and a standout motorbike racer Geoff Perry. Survivors are scarce as investigators report only one confirmed sole survivor and many victims' identities listed among the deceased. Rescuers warn chances of more survivors are slim.
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Hillsborough
Pan American World Airways
Pacific Ocean
Tahiti
Virgil Kraft
San Francisco International Airport
John Nelson
Kraft
Nelson
Menlo Park
Christiane
Philip
Patrick
Christopher
Nigele
Darhara Siu
Berkeley
Linda Rissa Steinberg
Tuburan
Roger F Evarts
Grass Valley
Isaac N. Jambert
Danville
Frederick W. Fischer
San Francisco
Rita van Beekun
Cupertino
Geoff Perry
Worls
Montey Tey
Calif
Atlanta
Bery Hillman
New Zealand
Steward
Los Angeles
Christian Booksellers Association
Auckland