![]() She lost her son, daughter-in-law and 2 grandchildren in the flight 255. ![]() “I took my sister’s friend who flew in from California there for the 10 year memorial. Really touched me.” - Lauren Maffesoli Critchlow I remember listening to the news all day and hearing they found her alive in her mother’s arms. “Romulus Fire Department on Eureka has the board they used to pull the little girl (who survived) out. “I don’t think I will ever forget that sky.” - Tami Puckett I’ll never forget flight 255.” - Tanya Holt-Nicora So devastating even though I was a young teen. We saw the bridge was just covered in black smoke. We saw yellow tarps over bodies, body parts, tons of people going through the area looking for jewelry, money, etc. “Over the next day or two, or when they opened it up to traffic, we took a drive over there. I’ll never forget Augor Flight 255.” - Kim Rausch I tried to call my dad, who would have been picking us up at the airport, but all circuits to Michigan were disabled. (An announcement was made that we would (not) be flying out tonight and to see the ticket agent. The plane turned around (on the runway) and went back to the gate. “My mom, sister, aunt and I had just boarded a plane in Ft. Wyandotte cops nab two teens who crashed stolen car in Lincoln Park She shared her story a year ago with the creators of the documentary “Sole Survivor,” which found 14 people who were the only ones to live through major air crashes. Cecelia Crocker, nee Cichan, was the only survivor of Northwest Flight 255, which crashed after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport on Aug. The News-Herald asked residents who here that day to share their memories of the time and/or their involvement. Residents watched in horror, and some were directly involved, dealing with the aftermath of a local aviation catastrophe. ![]() The eyes of the nation were on Romulus as 148 passengers and six crew members died moments after the plane took off and then crashed on Middlebelt Road. 16, 1987, crash at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. Tuesday marked the 35th anniversary of the Aug. Many who didn’t live Downriver when Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed in 1987 have been hearing about the impact it had, and those who were here have shared memories they will likely never forget. ![]()
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