Sabena Flight 548 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Idlewild Airport in New York City to Brussels Airport in Belgium. On 15 February 1961, the Boeing 707-329 operating the flight crashed on approach to Brussels Airport, killing all 72 …

Feb 5, 2025 · Sabena Flight 548 crashed on February 15, 1961, in Brussels, killing a total of 73 people, including the entire U.S. figure skating team. The disaster profoundly impacted the sport and led to efforts to rebuild and popularize figure skating across the United States.

Sabena flight 548, a Boeing 707-300, crashed while on approach to Brussel-Zaventem Airport, Belgium, killing all 72 occupants and 1 persons on the ground. Flight SN548 was a transatlantic service from New York to Brussels, Belgium.

Jan 30, 2025 · Passengers aboard the American Airlines flight that collided Wednesday night with an Army helicopter and crashed into the frigid waters of the Potomac River included figure skaters returning from...

Feb 6, 2018 · In 1961, a plane crash killed the U.S. figure skating team. On the 60th anniversary of the Sabena Flight 548 crash, Peggy Fleming looks back on its effect on the sport.

Feb 3, 2025 · On February 14, 1961, the team departed from Idlewild Airport (now JFK) in New York on Sabena Flight 548, a Boeing 707 headed to Prague for the World Championships, with a layover in Brussels.

Feb 23, 2018 · Flight 548 took off from New York on Valentine’s Day, 1961. As TIME wrote in its Feb. 24, 1961 issue: It was shortly before 10 o’clock next morning when the 707 neared Brussels.

On this day, 15 February 1961, a Belgian aeroplane – Sabena's Flight 548 – en route from New York City to Brussels crashed on approach to Brussels Airport, killing all 72 people on board (including the entire United States figure skating team), and one person on the ground.

Jul 12, 2021 · On February 15, 1961, Sabena Flight 548 was carrying a plane full of travelers across the Atlantic Ocean. Among the passengers was the entire US Figure Skating team as they looked ahead to participating in the World Championships in Prague.

Jan 8, 2022 · On February 15, 1961, the U.S. figure skating team was headed to the world championships in Prague. They left Idlewild Airport in New York City on Sabena Flight SN548 the previous day and were due to arrive at Brussels-Zaventem Airport.