(1980/01/26) Noah Felice and Mark USO death
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RomeSentinel.com
"The tragic story of a plane that crashed 28 years ago in California, with two former Romans aboard, has been revived by the History Channel.
The crash in January 1980 of a small plane piloted by former Roman Noah Felice was highlighted in the Feb. 6 episode of "UFO Hunters," and again on Sunday, Feb. 10. Felice’s cousin and passenger, Mark Anthony Felice, was killed in the crash; Noah Felice was seriously injured. Noah Felice blamed a USO — unidentified submerged object — for the crash.
The crash was one of many off Catalina Island in California where flyers and observers reported seeing such an object in the Pacific waters below.
In the case of Noah Felice, the History Channel show says the pilot reported seeing an object just below the surface of the water which enveloped his Cherokee Six Model PA-32, in a bright white light, freezing the controls. Felice crashed the plane into the water. He survived, but his 30-year-old cousin and close friend, Mark Anthony Felice, was killed.
A story with the headline, "Roman Killed in Plane Crash," which was published by the Daily Sentinel, was shown on the program. The story said Felice’s aircraft crashed five minutes after take-off from Avalon Airport. Nearby divers pulled the pair from the craft onto their boat. Mark Anthony died on the boat, the story said.
Local relatives today said they were aware the story of the crash appearing on television, but found it too difficult to speak of such a painful time for the family. About a year after Noah’s crash, a cousin, Anthony R. Felice, also died in a plane crash. On March 12, 1981, Anthony Felice, 50, and Donald A. Coccia, 38, were flying from Atlantic City, N.J. to the county airport in Whitestown when Felice’s 1977 Beechcraft Bonanza four-seater single-engine plane dropped off radar. The plane landed upside down in an open farm field in southern Herkimer County. Coccia also perished.
In a public forum hosted by the History Channel at its website, http://boards.historychannel.com, several people criticized Noah Felice’s story and its accuracy.
In response to questions, Noah referenced the accident as something no one should go through, and said that he was very close to his cousin."[1]
Notes
- ↑ Nicole A. Hawley. "N/A". RomeSentinel.com. Archived from the original on Jun, 12 2009. http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:Xu4LajU9oV4J:romesentinel.com/news%3Fnewsid%3D20080212-141138. Retrieved on 2009-06-17.
References
- William J. Birnes, Pat Uskert, Ted Acworth, Jeff Tomlinson, Noah Felice, Preston Dennett. (2-6-2008) (in English) (flv). UFO Hunters: USOs. [TV production]. Washington: History Channel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtG02dF4iRQ. Retrieved on 2009-6-17.
Further Reading
External Links
- History Channel forums
- CNY Homepage.com - Tragic tale of Romans in plane crash retold
| Actor | Roman Noah Felice +, Mark Anthony Felice +, Anthony R. Felice +, Donald A. Coccia +, William J. Birnes +, Pat Uskert +, Ted Acworth +, Jeff Tomlinson +, Noah Felice +, and Preston Dennett + |
| Date | January 1980 +, 6 February 2008 +, 10 February 2008 +, 12 March 1981 +, and 26 January 1980 + |
| Equipment | Cherokee Six Model PA-32 +, and 1977 Beechcraft Bonanza + |
| Event | (1980/01/26) Noah Felice and Mark USO death + |
| Literature | Daily Sentinel + |
| Location | California +, Catalina Island +, Pacific +, Avalon Airport +, Atlantic City +, N.J. +, Whitestown +, and Herkimer County + |
| Media | UFO Hunters + |
| Organization | History Channel +, and Daily Sentinel + |
| Periodical | Daily Sentinel + |
