Flag Arch Held for 25th Anniversary of TWA Flight 800 Crash at Smith Point Beach
Photo by Bradley Fowler / Fire Guy Photography Mastic FD Ladder 14 (5-12-14) at the set up area
Photo by Bradley Fowler / Fire Guy Photography Mastic Beach Fire Department Ladder 1 (5-13-1) at set up area
Photo by Bradley Fowler / Fire Guy Photography Mastic FD Ladder 14 Ladder going up
Photo by Bradley Fowler / Fire Guy Photography Mastic Beach FD Ladder 1 Ladder going up
Photo by Bradley Fowler / Fire Guy Photography American Flag held up by Mastic Beach & Mastic FD
Photo by Bradley Fowler / Fire Guy Photography Mastic Beach Senior Man Charlie O’Connor Sr operating the ladder
SHIRLEY, NY - On Saturday, July 17th, the Mastic Beach FD and Mastic FD held a flag detail for the 25th Anniversary Memorial for TWA Flight 800. Mastic FD Ladder 14 (5-12-14), along with Mastic Beach FD Ladder 1 (5-13-1) held the American Flag as the family of the victims went to the memorial at Smith Point Beach. This airline crash would claim 230 souls (18 Crew and 212 Passengers) on board and would be the third most deadliest airline incident in United States history. The crash occurred just off the coast of Smith Point Beach.