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Jul 10, 2024 · John F. Kennedy Jr.'s plane went down 25 years ago on July 16, 1999, killing him, as well as his two passengers, wife Carolyn, 33, and her sister, Lauren Bessette, 34. He was 38 years old.
- Liz Mcneil
On July 16, 1999, John F. Kennedy Jr. was killed when the light aircraft he was flying crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. Kennedy's wife Carolyn Bessette and sister-in-law Lauren Bessette were also on board and were killed.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. (November 25, 1960 – July 16, 1999), often referred to as John-John or JFK Jr., was an American attorney, magazine publisher, and journalist. He was a son of 35th United States president John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.
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- The Strange Aftermath of JFK Jr.’s Death
From the beginning, John F. Kennedy Jr. seemed to live a charmed albeit cursed life. Born on November 25, 1960, he came into the world just weeks after his father, John F. Kennedy, was elected president. As such, JFK Jr. started his early life in the glamorous world of the Kennedy White House. But JFK Jr., affectionately dubbed “John-John” by the A...
On the evening of July 16, 1999, John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife, and his sister-in-law arrived at Essex County airport near Fairfield, New Jersey. Kennedy would be the sole pilot. Though one of his flight instructors had offered to accompany him, he refused, saying that he “wanted to do it alone.” At 8:38 p.m., they took off in Kennedy’s single-engi...
The official reason for JFK Jr.’s death is relatively simple. The National Transportation Safety Board found in 2000 that JFK Jr. crashed because he was an inexperienced pilot who’d become disoriented and lost control of his plane in the dark, hazy night. The Boston Globe similarly notedon the 20th anniversary of John F. Kennedy Jr.’s death that “t...
- Kaleena Fraga
Jul 12, 2024 · In 1999, the son of the famous president died, along with his wife, Carolyn Bessette‑Kennedy, and her sister Lauren Bessette, when the plane JFK Jr. was piloting crashed into the ocean.
- Becky Little
Jun 6, 2004 · It's been nearly five years since the plane crash that killed John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife and her sister -- but he's hardly left the headlines.
Jul 30, 2024 · Just months after John F. Kennedy's son Patrick Kennedy died nearly two days after birth, and just days before his son John F. Kennedy Jr. turned three, the President of the United States was assassinated. JFK was in Dallas, Texas, for a tour of the state, and his wife, Jackie Kennedy, was with him.
