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1、Unit4CalamitiesandRescuesPassageADeathofaDreamTheyboardedtheplaneinNewYorkCitywithhighhopes.The18membersoftheUnitedStatesfigureskatingteamwouldflytoBrussels,Belgium.ThentheyweretogoontoPrague,Czechoslovakia,fortheworldiceskatingchampionships.Aphotowastakenoftheteammembersastheystoodon
2、thestepsoftheSabenaAirlines707jet.ThebestofAmerica'sskatersbeamedforthecamera.Mostlyyoung,theylaughedandgiggled,theireyesdancingwithexcitement.Thiswasgoingtobethetimeoftheirlives.
Therewerethreeiceskatingpairsontheplane.Twowerebrother-and-sisterteams:LaurieandWilliamHickoxandIdaandR
3、ayHadley.Therewasalsothehusband-and-wifeteamofPatriciaandRobertDineen.Butthebrighteststarofallwasasinglesskater.HernamewasLaurence"Laurie"Owen.Only16yearsold,shehadwontheNorthAmericantitleforwomenjusttwodaysearlier.Lauriehadgreatskill,dazzlinggrace,andawinningsmile. Lauriecamefromask
4、atingfamily.Hermother,Maribel,hadwontheU.Sfigureskatingchampionshipninetimes.Lauriehadanoldersisterwhosharedhermother'sname.MaribelOwen,age20,wasnotquiteasstrongaskaterasLaurie.Still,shehadjustwontheU.S.seniorpairschampionship.AllthreeoftheOwenwomenwereontheplaneboundforBrussels. Sab
5、enaFlight548tookoffat7:30P.M.onFebruary14,1961.TheflightacrosstheAtlanticwaspleasant.Earlythenextday,theplanenearedtheairportatBrussels.Thereseemedtobenocauseforconcern.Therewasnodistresssignalofanykindfromthepilot,CaptainLouisLambrechts.Therewerenostormsorhighwindsintheregion.Infact,
6、theweatherwasperfect.Itwaswarmandsunny. Butsomethingmusthavegonewronginthecockpit.Duringthelastfewminutesbeforethescheduledlanding,CaptainLambrechtsdidnotcontacttheBrusselsairport.Justbefore10:00A.M.,heloweredthewheelsofthejetandbeganhisapproachtoland.But,atthelastmoment,hepulledthep
7、laneup.Perhapshesawanotherjettakingoffandfearedacollision.Orperhapshealreadyknewthatsomethingwaswrongwithhisplane.Inanycase,hecircledtheairportandpreparedtotryagain. Lambrechtscameinasecondtime,flyingabout500feetoverafarmnearthevillageofBerg,northeastofBrussels.Thenhesuddenlyincrease
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