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Forensic doctor to death of young chesterfield
Sharon Ford of Enfield Road, Newbold, was only 22 when she died in the tragedy of August 22, 1985.
Sharon, who led many passengers to protection while a British Airtours 737 aircraft bound for Corfu lit up on the runway, was staging the Queen’s Medal for bravery.
A newspaper article about Sharon’s death read: “Sharon sought to be a flight attendant since she left Notre Dame School in Sheffield.
“For nine months, she worked as a typist and ticket salesman for Chesterfield Football Club.
Sharon presented the spot after competing in the Miss Chesterfield Football Club.
“Club cashier Pat Hopkinson described Sharon as “a very girl.”
“She had sought to be a flight attendant and was very happy that she was given the job,” the report adds.
Speaking to the Derbyshire Times in 2015, Sharon’s most productive friend Beverley Senatore said: “I enjoyed Sharon with all my center, she’s the sister I never had, and I miss her every day.
“I feel privileged to have been the most productive friend of this beautiful, fun and courageous woman.
“I’ve never known myself as Sharon, I never will.
“She’s a single friend in her life, a friend in a million.”
Fifty-three passengers and two team members died in the Manchester airport disaster.
Most of those affected died as a result of inhaling poisonous smoke and many were hampered by the arrangement of the seats and the small width of the exits.
Survivors and relatives of those who died effectively sued US aircraft engine manufacturer Pratt and Whitney and tragedy led to a number of adjustments to aviation protection procedures, adding the implementation of fire-resistant seat covers.
In 2015, after the 30th anniversary of the tragedy, relatives of those affected obtained an apology from the airport “for their loss” and the “memories they had to live with.”