This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Baby born on airliner over Atlantic Ocean
A four pound baby was born aboard a crowded passenger plane 36 miles from Shannon Ireland while en route from the United States to Ireland. Dr. Fred Henschel assisted as crew moved mother and infant to the crew compartment. the airline reported the birth at 5 20 a m local time. Mother Mrs Darinka Parker is a former Nazi concentration camp inmate. Father Sergeant James Keres C Parker of Wiesbaden Germany learned of the birth upon meeting his wife at Rhein Mainz airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shannon
Ireland
Atlantic Ocean
American Overseas Airlines
Constellation
Darinka
Parker
Shanfon
C. Parker
Rhein- Main
Air Force
Wiesbaden
Nuernberg
Parker Com
Alderson
W. Va
Gli
Bavaria
U. S. Army
Weisbaden
Germany
John Hennessy
New Town
Conn
Airlines
Hennessy