When a Russian Airliner Flew Into Cuban Power Lines
Send us Fan Mail On final approach to Havana’s José Martí International Airport in 1977, the Aeroflot Ilyushin IL-62M with 69 people on board, descended below the clouds and the pilot immediately was ...
5 Des 202357min
When a Boeing 707 Broke Apart in Mid-air Near Mt. Fuji
Send us Fan Mail At just before 2 o’clock in the afternoon on Saturday, March 5, 1966, British Overseas Airways Corporation Flight 911, took off from Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport. Bound for Ho...
17 Okt 20231h 1min
When a Volcano Silenced a Boeing 747 High Over the Indian Ocean
Send us Fan Mail “When a Volcano Silenced a Boeing 747 Over the Indian Ocean," is the heart-stopping tale of a commercial jetliner – a Boeing 747 – that, contrary to every other episode in this podcas...
23 Aug 202357min
When a Helicopter Crash Silenced ‘Number One' - The Story Behind the Stevie Ray Vaughan Helicopter Crash
Send us Fan Mail This episode is about the 1990 crash of a Bell JetRanger helicopter that was carrying a pilot and four passengers. The helicopter crashed into a ski slope at night and in the fog, kil...
10 Jul 202334min
When Eastern Airlines Flight 66 Crashed Moments from Landing at JFK International Airport, Part 2
Send us Fan Mail This is Part 2 of 2. On a summer day in 1975, Eastern Airlines Flight 66 crashed just yards away from its intended runway at John F. Kennedy International Airport near New York City....
7 Jun 202342min
When Eastern Airlines Flight 66 Crashed Moments from Landing at JFK International Airport, Part 1
Send us Fan Mail Part 1 of 2. On a summer day in 1975, Eastern Airlines Flight 66 crashed just yards away from its intended runway at John F. Kennedy International Airport near New York City. Witnesse...
5 Jun 202334min
When the B-52 Lost Its Tail and Crashed into Elephant Mountain
Send us Fan Mail In 1963, there was an unusual crash of a U.S. Air Force B-52 Bomber. The plane, while attempting to escape severe turbulence, lost its vertical stabilizer and rudder – essentially los...
1 Mai 202332min
When the First Tornado Forecast Emerged Amidst Aircraft Destruction
Send us Fan Mail Imagine a world where the word "tornado" is banned from public weather announcements and tornadoes are considered unforecastable. This was not Bizzaro World, but the United States of ...
8 Apr 202343min
