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UTA 772 Desert Memorial on Visible on Google Maps
A friend told me to go to a certain latitude and longitude on Google Maps. When I noticed it seemed to be in the middle of an African desert, I thought he was just sending nonsense. But when I zoomed in, my mind was blown. I noticed a tiny icon that looked like an airplane. So I did some more research and discovered there’s an incredibly tragic and beautiful story behind it. Here it is, from start to finish. (www.viralnova.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Thanks for tour report Really emotive that many years after
Appreciate the info on the Memorial, I was working at the US Embassy in Ndjamena at the time,and really my first experience with terrorism. I was called to the Embassy that night, and remembered seeing the Ambassador, and the news that followed was shocking. I went home the next morning. I had dinner at the Ambassador's house the night before the flght with a few people. The Ambassador's wife was on of the nicest and caring person I ever met. Her loss and the loss of a fully loaded airplane with plenty of kids returning to Paris for school, will never be forgotten.
This memorial is profoundly moving. Who designed it?
That is pretty neat that there is a memorial for those who died in the bombing of that flight. Who would have thought to build a memorial in such a place where it could eventually be buried due to shifting and blowing sand. My thoughts go out to those who lost family on that flight.
My friend Michel CREZE was the first officer on this flight........RIP
Well, Khadaffi-Libya paid, but I'm sure the web runs deep and like 9/11 no one source although some have claimed credit. ((9/11 was not Bin-Laden's idea !!)) Nuff said.