Author Will Speak At Annual Icebreaker Social 2012

The guest speaker at the Aero Club of New England (ACONE)Icebreaker Social will be will feature Michael N. Kalafatas, author of "Bird Strike: The Crash of the Boston Electra; The Story of Men and Bird in Conflict."

On October 4, 1960, a Lockheed Electra jet turboprop carrying 72 souls took off from Logan Airport. Seconds later, the plane slammed into a flock of 10,000 starlings, and abruptly plummeted into Winthrop Harbor. The collision took 62 lives and gave rise to the largest rescue mobilization in Boston's history, which included civilians in addition to police, firefighters and Navy and Coast Guard air-sea rescue teams. Largely because of the quick action and good seamanship of Winthrop citizens, many of them boys in small boats, ten passengers survived what the Civil Aeronautics Board termed "a non-survivable crash. The event promises to be a fascinating evening.

The event will be held at the Papa Razzi restaurant in Burlington, MA, Wednesday, February 8,beginning at 1800 EST. Admission is $25 per person which includes appetizers and a cash bar. Reservations required by Sunday, February 5.

FMI: www.acone.org