Elinor Rose Kurtock
Flight attendant, Disaster survivor
1936 –
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Who is Elinor Rose Kurtock?
Elinor Kurtock was a flight hostess for Trans World Airlines. She was onboard TWA flight 128 and was seated in a flight attendant jump seat near the exits at the rear of the airliner. She survived the crash on November 20, 1967. Exiting the aircraft, she found 5 year old Chris Haile in the debris field and picked him up. She encountered Sheila O'Brian and Rebuen Torres, who was badly burned, and together they went to the Stephens house to find help. She was eventually transported to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Covington, Kentucky. less
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- Born
- 1936
- Also known as
- Ellie Kurtock
- Ellie Rose Kurtock
- Elinor {Ellie} Rose Kurtock
- Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Employment
- Flight Hostess, Trans World Airlines
- Lived in
- Kansas City
- Lincoln
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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