The Flight of 'The Arctic Fox'

Rory O'Grady is an author who lives in Kent, south-east England. He lost his brother Terry in the tragic crash in 1958 of the plane 'The Arctic Fox' following a mid-air collision. In 2018 Rory met the son of the radio officer who had made it his mission to erect a permanent memorial to the victims of the crash. This led to a search for the bereaved families around the world, listening to their stories, and connecting many of the families for the first time. Rory is also the author of 'The Passionate Imperialists' (2018).

List of Plates 9
Maps14
1958 Timeline 15
Preface 19
1. FATALITÀ 25
2. THE CREW 38
Captain Frank Foster
First Officer Geoffrey Wright
Radio Officer James Bannon
Flight Attendants Rosemary Bevan
Terence O’Grady
3. THE PASSENGERS 90
The Group 90
Eugenie Kawaja
Patricia Watson
Brian Fogaty
Leslie King
Couples 132
Charles and Diana Cubitt
William and Margaret Buchan
Mary Mathieson and Robert Allan
Friends 166
Lady Jenny Weir and Frances Miller
Colston Luxton and Robert Bruce
Colleagues 196
John Prince and Reuben Silburn
Singles 221
John Booth
Robert Chalmers
Arnold Davies
Richard Golden
George Kimble
Sheila Lane
Mary La Rosa
Garth Marshallsay
John Vella
Eveline Yuille
4. AFTERMATH 308
5. THE INQUIRY 314
6. CLOSURE 327
Acknowledgements 334
Bibliography 347
Index 350
About the author 362