Events tagged with "kennedy family"

Historical Events tagged with "kennedy family"

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Accidents & Tragedies

Kennedy Family Plane Crash in Atlantic Ocean

July 16th, 1999 25 years ago

John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, and her sister Lauren Bessette died when the plane he was piloting crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near Martha's Vineyard. The aircraft was a Piper Saratoga II HP, and they were returning from New Jersey to Massachusetts. Despite extensive search efforts, the bodies were not recovered until days later.