the afternoon, their plane took off, reaching an altitude of 10,000 feet (3,000 m). Approximately one hour into the flight, radio contact was lost with the plane when it entered the region near Vienne which was also close to the center of a storm. The plane's four occupants endured twenty minutes of severe turbulence which bounced their small plane up and down as much as several thousand feet at a time. When they finally cleared the clouds, they instantly discovered the plane was in a dive and moments away from impact, and they attempted to pull up. The stress of the turbulence, coupled with the sudden change of direction, tore loose one of the wings, followed by both engines, and finally the tail. The plane's fuselage then spun into the ground seconds later, coming to rest nose-down in a ravine, after striking terrain at Plateau du Coiron, near Saint-Bauzile, Ardèche, France. Lady Hartington was instantly killed, along with Fitzwilliam, the pilot Peter Townshend and the navigator Arthur Freeman. She is buried on the Cavendish family burial grounds, in the Church at Edensor outside of Chatsworth, England. Her father was the only family member to attend the funeral, arranged by the Devonshires. Rose Kennedy had refused to attend her daughter's funeral, instead entering a hospital for medical reasons. Popular culture The Kennedy Debutante, a novelization of Kennedy's life, was published by Berkley Books in 2018. Written by Kerri Maher, it was well received, including being named a "Best Book of the Week" by the New York Post. Kathleen Kennedy is portrayed by Darleen Carr in the 1977 TV movie Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy, by Tracy Pollan in the 1990 TV miniseries The Kennedys of Massachusetts, and by Robin Tunney in the 1993 TV miniseries JFK: Reckless Youth. Legacy The gymnasium at Manhattanville College is named in Kathleen Kennedy's honor. Robert F. Kennedy named his eldest daughter in honor of his sister. See also Chatsworth House Duke of Devonshire Kennedy family tree Kennedy curse References Further reading Leamer, Laurence. The Kennedy Women: The Saga of an American Family. New York: Villard Books, 1994. Print. External links Secrets of The Manor House, first shown of Channel 4, later on Yesterday, Series 1, Episode 3. 1920 births 1948 deaths American debutantes American emigrants to the United Kingdom American socialites American people of Irish descent British courtesy marchionesses Burials in Derbyshire Kathleen Finch College