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Are you going to go to Pacoima when you get out of sixth grade or is sixth grade now in middle school? All of us at the fence line knew children were hurt and killed. I remember watching the news that evening, and one of the Mothers of one of the boys killed was crying and said I didnt even kiss him goodbye this morning This interview was on TV. She wanted to tell us about the crash before anyone else at the school. I was playing outside. The explosion just before impact must have been from fuel tank rupture coupled with engines still running (I assume). I couldnt tell from your message if you saw her there or not. Like Randal said, I did not know where it crashed till I got home. Mark Boone,David Jones and of course Ritchie Vallens (Richard Vallenswella) made our 9th grade year full of music..they would entertain us at lunch time.we were happy young people! We learned that we both grew up in the Valley. My brother Marvin and sister Delores were at the school and my sister was in the auditorium at the time of the crash. So after that i googled plane crash school and this tragic airplane crash was the first that came up. I was only five when the plane came down and remember very little of that day, despite the fact that my big sister and my dad were on campus when it happened. Its all over.. Thank you for your input. To be honest i know it might be a burden for you but at the same time it will spread the knowledge about this plane crash even more. Yes, Russ, Phyllis and I did see each other at the reunion. I dont know if that contributed to my career decisionbut I suspect that tragic event and being too young to help may have somehow led me to the LAFD. Frequently girls hung out around that area. Or did the magnitude of what you had witnessed come later? He came to the School right after the crash. I was in second grade, Ms. Uptagraph, Terra Bella Elementary. Russ, One more way the Buchanan family was connected to that grisly day. At. We both got in trouble for running outside but I didnt care. Boys running and screaming in pain and confusion. We were on the playground and looked up. It was designed for folks that were interested in Vocational Instruction and Vocational Course Development. Amy Wilentz The deadly consequences of the Biden administrations policy of no policy. There was a large flash and suddenly we heard the blast. Elementary School opened and I had to go there. I attended Fernaneles Elementer, in sun valley 6 th grade. Thank you for posting this, it has been shared with the rest of our family. The journey back to the morning of Jan. 31, 1957, began with a phone call from retired nurse Mary Lewandowski, who wondered how to find out what had happened to the two boys she'd spent four. I remember where the drafting area was situated at Pacoima you and your classmates were darned close to the field. Embarrassingly enough, Ive never really thought about its continuation as a free, public-accessible document after Ive shuffled into the Great Beyond, or at least failed to maintain my account here for some other, less dramatic reason. [5], The collision was blamed on pilot error and the failure of both aircraft crews to exercise proper "see and avoid" procedures regarding other aircraft while operating under visual flight rules (VFR). Jeet Heer The Establishment focus on personal scandals helps cover up the former presidents reckless belligerence. Russ, I was just looking through the blog again for familiar names (I wrote my memories earliert). I still remember one woman, horrified nearly senseless, walking through the wreckage screaming My baby, my baby, where is my baby? The police took charge and emptied the playground of mothers and gawkers. We shared memories and that aroused my curiosity. It was a closed room with only transom windows. Russ, I have put text to your audio file into an mp4. The news of the crash spread like wild fire through the school even though we were miles away. Looking backwards, connecting the dots, a very personal journey began on the morning of January 31st, 1957. There was a tree planted to honor each of the boys that were killed. Here it is in 2012 and we still talk about it. Though the San Fernando Valley was considerably less populated in 1957 than it is today, it was home to hundreds of thousands back then. According to my sister, my mother and I were at the church next to the school when the plane exploded and sent an engine through the roof of the church. Because what you heard is the entire recording (digitally dubbed to CD from the original),he must have started recording after the student began to speak. I remember it mainly because two of my neighbor moms, Mary Jane Reid and Mrs. Harrington, were interviewed shortly after the crash. I may be mistaken, but didnt part of the problem in handeling this tragedy come from the lack of emergency medical facilities in the immediate area? One of the guys (last name Mitchell)was on the Poly High football team I was on and was one of the kids injured on the PJH field that day. I didnt look up, but I remember the horrible loud sound, like nothing natural, and then the crash and the earth shook. [9] However, in the nightmare sequences of the film, the first collision was portrayed by two general aviation aircraft (one of which was the Beechcraft Bonanza in which Valens actually died), as opposed to the aircraft in the actual disaster. This site has confirmed my memories of the crash. And thank you very much for your take on that sad day. Had no idea this existed. Hi Phyllis Other commenters remember the same chilling sight. The next thing I remember is the crash. We drove home in silence. I didnt have a WordPress account at the time I was trying to listen last week. Yes I saw Pam and Carol. I found this website with a bunch of newspaper clippings on the event. Then I dont remember anything until I woke up again and the first person I was was Coach DeGroot at the foot of my bed. [4], Following the collision, Curtiss Adams, the radarman aboard the eastbound twin-engine F-89J Scorpion, was able to bail out of the stricken fighter jet and, despite incurring severe burns, parachuted to a landing on a garage roof in Burbank, breaking his leg when he fell to the ground. My uncles story was one that has not been told and I think it added to your blog rather than detracting from it. I remember there was an electrical problem that caused his amp to repeatedly emit a very loud flatulent-like sound at about a billion decibels, while the lead microphone was sending blue arcs of house current into my nose. Thank God she made it back safely. It seemed to take a long time to come down. A large plane in flames was heading straight down and the impact was quite loud to us. Ive often wondered if the offspring of those killed on that awful day would one day visit this site. I myself am from europe and didnt no anything about this incident before my little exam/school related nightmare, and if there was not written anything about it on the internet i would never ever have known anything about what happened in in 1957, i dont even know where carlifonia is on a map, so i think your story is really reaching out to people. I was young and that is all I know. Hi Jill Pam often checks in to read the latest comments here. I like you, remember the crash vividly. Your recording sounds like a graduation, but wanted to try and sort out the other report of an awards ceremony, and special assembly in the auditorium of the school. Im curious, did the sound on the recording sound like what you remember hearing? I was five so I doubt I even knew what tin foil was. Appreciate any comments. .. (sp) Street? Shirley told me that mom knew about the crash (Shirley forgot that mom knew very well about the crash, being next door at the church and all) but did not know how you and dad were for quite some time. That was eerie as hell. My pastor, Apostle William T. Broadous, of Calvary Baptist Church of Pacoima had his pelvis crushed by falling debris that day and has since undergone several major surgeries. I listened to the recording of the DC-7B comming down. In January 1957, a Douglas DC-7B collided with a U.S. Air Force F-89 jet over the San Fernando Valley. I was 14 and will never forget it. She saw the plane go down, and needless to say, was at the school in only a few minutes. I returned to Beachy at the very end of my sixth grade (following a semester at Lowman School for the Handicapped). The system integrates with Urban Search And Rescue (USAR) teams, Hazardous Materials (HazMat) teams, High rise firefighting operations, law enforcement operations, and any other operations that may be occurring at the same time. Yeah, haunting is right. Does the Harvard Kennedy School Serve the Peopleor Power? One of my Facebook friends living in Dahlonega, GA posted an article about the plane crash that killed Ritchie Valens. She never remarrried, and celebrated her 94th birthday this month. Well done, Mr. Masek. It was a long time ago. Two years after the Pacoima disaster, Valens was killed along with his fellow performers and tour mates, J.P. Big Bopper Richardson and Buddy Holly when their light plane crashed near Clear Lake, Iowa. Bronya Feldmann. Maybe 500 to 1000 feet off the ground. I was in Drafting class next to the gymnasium and was knocked off my stool by the crash. A few months ago I was listening to the recording for the zillionth time, and decided to put it up on the blog. We didnt know if the plane parts had landed in the elementary school classrooms. Thank you so much for your comment. When I connected Richards name with the picture I remember him. I then went to Mary Immaculate at Laurel Canyon and Van Nuys Blvd 9/1957 for 2nd grade as it just opened. Everyone ran to the window to see and the teacher was trying to keep us in our seats. Our teacher yelled at the class to drop and cover. But, there was also a lot of humanity and caring for others on that day, as well. Im always struck by how widespread the interest in Richie Valens continues to be so long after his death. Ah, the good old days. Hope you are doing well! I too was adjacent to the junior HS. The impact tossed me through the air and I landed in a hot smoking oil slick. 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