Forgotten plane crash that changed aviation memorialized in Millbrae

Forgotten plane crash that changed aviation memorialized in Millbrae
MILLBRAE, Calif. (KRON) — In Millbrae, a city with deep ties to the aviation community — it sits near SFO — there is a new memorial to commemorate the loss of Pan Am flight 7. On Tuesday, the City of Millbrae unveiled a monument to Pan Am Flight 7. Back in 1957, the Boeing 377 crashed en route from San Francisco to Hawaii. All eight crew members and 36 passengers died. Fifteen of the people onboard were from the Bay Area. Ken Fortenberry’s father was the co-pilot on the flight. Fortenberry was 6 when the plane went down. He has…

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