BELLFLOWER
BEGAN as a DUTCH-AMERICAN SETTLEMENT,
w/
LOTS OF DAIRY FARMS OWNED BY
IMMIGRANTS from
the NETHERLANDS but you won't find any farms or windmills or large tulip patches here today



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Wednesday, August 31, 2016

TRAGIC, NEAR BELLFLOWER,1986 "Cerritos air disaster, 30 years later: Crash that killed 82 was pivotal in aviation safety history -" The Orange County Register

"Ultimately, the Piper collided with Aeroméxico Flight 498, which was starting its descent to Los Angeles International Airport after originating in Mexico City. The Piper then crashed into an empty elementary school playground, but the airliner, a DC-9, crashed into a residential neighborhood in Cerritos. Homes were destroyed or damaged, a fire was started, and 15 people on the ground were ..."

http://m.ocregister.com/articles/aircraft-727496-air-aviation.html

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