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Supposedly, according to sources on Wikipedia, SA Foreign Minister Pik Botha, The Four Tops, Sex Pistol John Lydon, tennis pro Mats Wilander and actress Kim Cattrall were all booked on the Lockerbie Pan Am flight.
Seeing that reminded me of stories about 9/11. Jackie Chan was supposed to be filming at the WTC that day, swimmer Ian Thorpe was on his way there but forgot his camera and returned to his hotel, Fergie had a meeting scheduled there, Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane and actor Mark Wahlberg were supposedly booked on one of the 9/11 flights.
I recall that Italian footballer Christian Panucci was supposed to be booked on TWA Flight 800 in 1996, and that comedian Neil Fitzmaurice (Phoenix Nights, Peep Show) was at Hillsborough. Presumably Titanic must have a fair few 'I missed it' stories from rich or celebrity passengers.
The initial Pan Am flight was a pre-Xmas flight to NY so it is feasible that it could have been loaded with a fair few celebrities, but still... that is quite a roster of stars.
Is it just that we hear celebrities stories of brushes with disaster? Or is there a case of elaborating stories for attention? A lot of these cases seem to be confirmed but others fall into the 'undetermined' category on Snopes.
Seeing that reminded me of stories about 9/11. Jackie Chan was supposed to be filming at the WTC that day, swimmer Ian Thorpe was on his way there but forgot his camera and returned to his hotel, Fergie had a meeting scheduled there, Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane and actor Mark Wahlberg were supposedly booked on one of the 9/11 flights.
I recall that Italian footballer Christian Panucci was supposed to be booked on TWA Flight 800 in 1996, and that comedian Neil Fitzmaurice (Phoenix Nights, Peep Show) was at Hillsborough. Presumably Titanic must have a fair few 'I missed it' stories from rich or celebrity passengers.
The initial Pan Am flight was a pre-Xmas flight to NY so it is feasible that it could have been loaded with a fair few celebrities, but still... that is quite a roster of stars.
Is it just that we hear celebrities stories of brushes with disaster? Or is there a case of elaborating stories for attention? A lot of these cases seem to be confirmed but others fall into the 'undetermined' category on Snopes.