This Thursday marked the Commemoration of the 52nd anniversary of the Ajaccio-Nice Caravelle air disaster. A tragedy that claimed 95 lives off the coast of Antibes. The event began with a Remembrance Mass at Saint Helena Church, followed by the laying of a wreath at the Memorial Stele, in the Ferber Gardens. Here is a photographic look back at this Commemoration.
10:30 AM. Mass celebrated by Bishop André Marceau, Bishop of Nice, at Saint Helena Church.
Singing by the group Ava Corsica.
Gaël Nofri, Deputy Mayor of Nice, Laurent Marcangeli, Mayor of Ajaccio, and Pierre-Paul Léonelli, Deputy Mayor of Nice, at the Mass.
12:00 PM. The traditional laying of wreaths at the Memorial Stele, Ferber Garden.
Speech by Pierre-Paul Léonelli, representing the Mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi: “As we, the people of Nice and Corsicans united by our Mediterranean, know that one day very soon, it is peace and justice that, in soothing our grief, will once again make it the most beautiful sea in the world.” 52 years later, the families of the victims are still waiting for the truth about the circumstances of the crash.
Laying of flowers by the families of the victims.
Laying of flowers by representatives of the City of Nice. Pierre-Paul Léonelli and Gael Nofri.
The Memorial Stele with the laid wreaths.
