Violinist and boxer among 48 dead in Azores plane crash . World famous concert violist , Ginette Neveu and former world middle weight boxing champion Marcel Cerdan , were among the victims of the air crash when an Air France Constellation plane flying form Paris to New York , came down on a peak in the Azores . There were 37 passengers and 11 crew. All perished . Photo shows: Some of the passengers boarding the lost plane 2 minutes before it took off from Paris . left to right Ginette Neveu , her brother Paul Jean Neveu , Marcel Cerdan , his manager Joe Longman and an unidentified passenger . 29 October 1949