A rededication ceremony of Galaxy Grove took place at the Wilbur D. May Arboretum and Botanical Garden inside Rancho San Rafael Regional Park. In late 2013, thieves stole the original bronze plaque from the memorial.
Three decades after Reno’s worst aviation disaster, Washoe County unveiled a new memorial plaque in tribute to the victims of Galaxy Airlines Flight 203. The plane crashed January 21, 1985, minutes after taking off from what was then Reno-Cannon International Airport.
Of the 71 passengers and crew, only 17-year-old George Lamson Jr. survived. Most of the passengers were from Minnesota and had taken the charter flight for Super Bowl weekend.
The new plaque mistakenly names the stricken flight as ‘Galaxy 205.’
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