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Prògram Choinnich

Date 07 September 1998
Track ID 16623
Part 1

Track Information

Original Tape ID

Program Choinnich 07.09.1998

Summary

Plane crash at Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia.

Swissair Flight 111 was on a scheduled flight from JFK Airport to Geneva when tragedy struck. The flight crashed at Peggy's Cove, killing all passengers and crew. Joe Murphy is a member of the coastguard in Nova Scotia and talks about Peggy's Cove and the sequence of events after the accident.

Recording Location

County - Ross and Cromarty

Parish - Stornoway

Island - Lewis

Village/Place - Stornoway

Language

Gaelic

Collection

BBC

Source Type

Dat

Audio Quality

Good