Carl E. C. Weekley

Airline Pilot, Disaster survivor

1919 –

18

Who is Carl E. C. Weekley?

Carl Weekley was an American Airlines captain on board flight 383 as a non revenue passenger. He survived the crash on November 8,1965 and escaped through a hole in the side of the fuselage. He encountered Toni Ketchell on the ground, picked her up,and carried her away from the wreckage just before it exploded. He was transferred to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Covington, Ky.

Famous Quotes:

  • "There was no explosion.Everything was all okay
  • We just didn't make it" to the airport.

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Born
1919
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Spouses
Children
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Employment
  • Captain, American Airlines
    (1951/07/16 - 1965/11/08)
Lived in
  • Saratoga
    ( - 1965/11/08)

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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