Ranked #1
Episode 8 – Japan Airlines JAL Flight 123 & the dangers of shoddy aeroplane maintenance
Episode 8 – Japan Airlines JAL Flight 123 & the dangers of shoddy aeroplane maintenance
This episode features an air crash in 1985 is the deadliest single-aircraft plane crash in history where 520 of the 524 ... Read more
21 Sep 2019
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19mins
Ranked #2
Episode 9 - Boeing MAX 8 accidents & the failure of governance
Episode 9 - Boeing MAX 8 accidents & the failure of governance
This week it’s the terrible crashes involving the Boeing 737 MAX 8 – one in October 2018 and the other in March 2019.In ... Read more
1 Nov 2019
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28mins
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Episode 10 - In-Air break ups, the miracle of Juliane Koepcke & the Comet Catastrophe
Episode 10 - In-Air break ups, the miracle of Juliane Koepcke & the Comet Catastrophe
In this episode we’ll look at in-air breakups of aeroplanes – caused by poor flying, poor design, or poor maintenance an... Read more
8 Dec 2019
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18mins
Ranked #4
Episode 3 – Malaysian Airlines MH 17 and how it was shot down by a Russian BUK missile
Episode 3 – Malaysian Airlines MH 17 and how it was shot down by a Russian BUK missile
Every week we delve into the causes and repercussions of plane crashes across the world and how these have led to improv... Read more
5 Jul 2019
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18mins
Ranked #5
Episode 11 - Fires on board commercial airliners and the mystery of the SAA Helderberg
Episode 11 - Fires on board commercial airliners and the mystery of the SAA Helderberg
This episode covers the terrifying examples of fire on board commercial airliners. One of the first was the Imperial Air... Read more
29 Dec 2019
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20mins
Ranked #6
Episode 7 – The Lovettsville Air Disaster and lightning strikes on planes
Episode 7 – The Lovettsville Air Disaster and lightning strikes on planes
Strap in this week, because its all about lightning.We’re looking at one crash in particular, the Lovettsville Air Disas... Read more
30 Aug 2019
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16mins
Ranked #7
Episode 5 – Miss Macao: The first commercial airliner to be hijacked
Episode 5 – Miss Macao: The first commercial airliner to be hijacked
I’m your host and pilot, Desmond Latham. Every week we tackle a different area of aviation and this week it’s the histo... Read more
4 Aug 2019
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18mins
Ranked #8
Episode 6 – The 1946 Mistberget & Gauli Glacier Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) crashes
Episode 6 – The 1946 Mistberget & Gauli Glacier Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) crashes
It’s time for that terrible acronym – CFIT – which means Controlled Flight into Terrain. That’s where the pilot is unabl... Read more
15 Aug 2019
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21mins
Ranked #9
Episode 4 – A mid-air collision involving a De Havilland in 1922 leads to the fly to the right rule
Episode 4 – A mid-air collision involving a De Havilland in 1922 leads to the fly to the right rule
This week we’ll feature two accidents from the early 1920s that changed rules. The first is a mid-air collision that too... Read more
20 Jul 2019
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15mins
Ranked #10
Episode 15 - The first jetliner crash, Comair flight 5191 on the wrong runway & a crocodile in a bag
Episode 15 - The first jetliner crash, Comair flight 5191 on the wrong runway & a crocodile in a bag
This is episode 15 and its all about unusual accidents including one that most likely involved a crocodile. But let’s st... Read more
11 May 2020
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19mins