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It's been nearly 45 years since a bright sunny morning in California turned into a hellish nightmare after Pacific Southwest Airlines flight 182 collided with another aircraft, killing 144 people.
One hundred and forty four people died in the horror crash of the Pacific Southwest Airlines Boeing 727 in September 1978, and the final recorded words of victims are just as haunting almost 45 years on
By PAM KRAGEN | The San Diego Union-Tribune | Published: May 6, 2021 SAN DIEGO (Tribune News Service) — Among San Diego aviation buffs, Leo Leonard will always be remembered as a co-founder of PSA, the spunky San Diego-born Pacific Southwest Airlines that flew the California skies from 1949 to 1987. But until his dying day, the 101-year-old San Diego resident was hoping to rewrite the history of how some of the pilots he hired during the company’s glory days are remembered. The World War II veteran died peacefully from natural causes Monday at his home in the Del Cerro neighborhood. An...
DEL CERRO — Among San Diego aviation buffs, Leo Leonard will always be remembered as a co-founder of PSA, the spunky San Diego-born Pacific Southwest Airlines that flew the California skies from 1949 to 1987. But until his dying day, the 101-year-old Del Cerro resident was hoping to rewrite the history of how some of the pilots he hired during the company’s glory days are remembered. The World War II veteran died peacefully from natural causes at 5 a.m. Monday at his home in Del Cerro. Ann Leonard, his wife of 75 years, was by his side. In an interview at his home just three weeks before...
Print Among San Diego aviation buffs, Leo Leonard will always be remembered as a co-founder of PSA, the spunky San Diego-born Pacific Southwest Airlines that flew the California skies from 1949 to 1987. But until his dying day, the 101-year-old aviator pushed to rewrite the history of how some of the pilots he hired during the company’s glory days are remembered. The World War II veteran died of natural causes at his home in Del Cerro, his family said. In an interview just three weeks before his death, Leonard said he wanted to honor the 144 lives lost in the Sept. 25, 1978, crash of PSA ...