#1 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 07/07/2022 #11

In 1983, 11-year-old Samantha Reed Smith of Manchester, ME, left for a visit to the Soviet Union at the personal invitation of Soviet leader Yuri V. Andropov. #SamanthaSmith

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#2 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 08/25/2025 #12

In 1985, Samantha Reed Smith and her father were returning home aboard Bar Harbor Airlines Flight 1808. While attempting to land at Lewiston-Auburn Regional Airport in Auburn, ME, the Beechcraft 99 commuter plane struck some trees 4,007 feet (1,221 m) short of the runway and crashed, killing all six passengers and two crew on board. #SamanthaSmith

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