Frank Swift runway prevented the aircraft from reaching the required speed for take-off. The plane veered off the runway and crashed into a house. One of 23 victims of the disaster, Swift was one of two journalists pulled alive from the wreckage but died on his way to hospital, as his seat belt had cut into his aorta. Swift is widely regarded as one of the best English goalkeepers of all time along with Gordon Banks and Peter Shilton and is frequently noted as one of the best players to have graced the English football league. His replacement in the Manchester City
Peter S. Prescott Peter S. Prescott Peter S. Prescott was an American author and book critic. He was the senior book reviewer at "Newsweek" for more than two decades. In January, 1970, Prescott published "A World of Our Own: Notes on Life and Learning in a Boys' Preparatory School," which described his alma mater, The Choate School, (now Choate Rosemary Hall). In the April 10, 1978 issue of "Newsweek", he accused John Gardner of plagiarism, citing a previously published article by Sumner J. Ferris. In 1981 he publish "The Child Savers," which won the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights