Boyles-Jernigan, C: Flying High In the Sky

The author shares her personal acquaintance with Marie McGrath. Marie McGrath dreamed of being a stewardess, flying on Pan American World Airlines, and speaking her college French. When hired, she flew to London, Paris, Rome, Johannesburg, Singapore, and other faraway places. She loved the thrill of visiting many countries and meeting famous people. Flying High in the Sky reflects on her journey as she was living it, and on the crash that ended her life. Marie McGrath was a Stewardess and among the 44 victims in the 1957 Pan Am Flight 7 that crashed into the Pacific Ocean. Mystery still surrounds the crash.