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Clarabelle Leiming "C.B." Ho
m. Bef 1916 - Edward K.T. Ho1915 - 1984
- Clarabelle Leiming "C.B." Ho1930 - 1988
Facts and Events
About Clarabelle [Ho] Lansing
Clarabelle Leiming Ho, known as "C.B." was the daughter of Henry S. Ho and Lily K. Kam of Kauai, Hawaii, born 18 January 1930. At age 31, Clarabelle joined Aloha Airlines and became a senior flight attendant for the airlines. She married Professor Robert Lansing of the University of Hawaii.
On 28 April 1988, Clarabelle was working on Aloha Airlines Flight 243, a Boeing 737-297, which was a scheduled flight between Hilo and Honolulu. After reaching its normal flight altitude of 24,000 feet at around 13:48, about 23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi) south-southeast of Kahului on the island of Maui, a small section on the left side of the roof ruptured with a "whooshing" sound.[3]:2 The captain felt the aircraft roll to the left and right, and the controls went loose; the first officer noticed pieces of grey insulation floating above the cabin. The cockpit door had broken away and the captain could see "blue sky where the first-class ceiling had been."[3]:2 The resulting explosive decompression had torn off a large section of the roof, consisting of the entire top half of the aircraft skin extending from just behind the cockpit to the fore-wing area,[7] a length of about 18.5 feet (5.6 m).
Clarabelle was swept out of the airplane while standing near the fifth row seats; her body was never found.[3]:5 Lansing was a veteran flight attendant of 37 years at the time of the incident. Eight other people suffered serious injuries. She was the only fatality on the plane. The movie "Miracle Landing" (1990) was based upon Aloha Airlines Flight 243.
References
- United States. Social Security Administration. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936–2007. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, 2015).
Name: Clarabelle Leiming Ho
[Clarabelle Ho Lansing]
[C Lansing]
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 18 Jan 1930
Birth Place: Hanalei T H, Hawaii
[Hanalei Kaua??, Hawaii]
Death Date: 15 Apr 1988
Father: Henry S Ho
Mother: Lily K Kam
SSN: 576268528
Notes: Mar 1947: Name listed as CLARABELLE LEIMING HO; Nov 1969: Name listed as CLARABELLE HO LANSING; 10 Jan 1998: Name listed as C H LANSING
- Find A Grave.
Clarabelle “CB” Lansing
BIRTH 18 Jan 1930
Hawaii, USA
DEATH 28 Apr 1988 (aged 58)
Hilo, Hawaii County, Hawaii, USA
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10129560/clarabell-lansing/photo#view-photo=1698300
- United States. 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T627).
Name: Clarabelle Ho
Age: 10
Estimated birth year: abt 1930
Gender: Female
Race: Chinese
Birthplace: Hawaii
Marital status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Hanalei, Kauai, Hawaii
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Street: Government Main Road
Sheet Number: 2A
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 3rd grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members: Name Age
Sau Hen Ho 51
Lily Ho 50
Edward Ho 23
Florence Ho 21
Stanley Ho 18
Pearl Ho 17
George Ho 13
Joyce Ho 12
Clarabelle Ho 10
- Wikitree.com.
Clarabell Lansing
Born 18 Jan 1930 in Hawaii, United States
Died 28 Apr 1988 in Hilo, Hawaii County, Hawaii, USA
Clarabell Lansing was a Chief flight attendant for Aloha Airlines. On April 28, 1988, Lansing was working Aloha Flight 243 from Hilo, Hawaii, to Honolulu when soon after takeoff the aircraft suffered an explosive decompression and lost approximately 1/3 of its roof. When the decompression occurred, Lansing was reportedly standing at row 5. According to passenger observations, Lansing was immediately swept out of the cabin through a hole in the left side of the fuselage at 24,000 feet altitude. She was the only fatality. Her body was never recovered.
In 1996 the Lansing Memorial Garden was inaugurated at Honolulu International Airport's Interisland Terminal.
The story of the incident was the subject of a movie "Miracle Landing."
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lansing-1031
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