History From The Back Pages

LAM Mozambique Airlines Flight 470 in November of 2013 was on course from Mozambique to Angola, Africa. About halfway through the flight, a series of unexplainable events transpired, leading to a fiery end in Bwabwata National Park in Namibia. Tune in to hear the dual Namibian and NTSB investigation results into why flight 470 went down.

In August of 1999, Uni Air Flight 873 landed safely after a short trip from Taipei to Hualien, Taiwan. But as soon as the plane landed, a massive explosion erupted in the passenger's front cabin. Then smoke started pouring from the aircraft, followed by an enormous fire igniting. Tune in to hear why the explosion happened and who was responsible. 

Tune in this week to hear about one of the most insane, controversial, and alarming air disasters of all time. In 1999 EgyptAir Flight 990 left JFK headed for Cario. After about 30 minutes, things get dicey, and the how and why the plane went down was debated by The United State's NTSB, FBI, and The Egyptian Government. The exact motive by the co-pilot on deciding to crash the plane will never be known precisely, but to this day, it is still debated. 

Langewiesche, W. (2001). The Crash of EgyptAir 990. The Atlantic.

Tune in to hear the legend of National Airlines Flight 102. The airplane was carrying five MRAPs (mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicle) and suddenly became, uncontrollable and crashed in Afghanistan. 

References 

Crash of Boeing 747 in Afghanistan caused by Shifting Cargo, The Guardian.

In 1995 Tarom Flight 371 took off from Otopeni International Airport located near Bucharest, Romania. After only two minutes, during the climb to 38,000 feet, the left engine went from the climb position back to idle, with disastrous results. And add in an unconscious pilot, and you have a potential disaster waiting to happen. 

Noeth, B. Do you remember? 25 years ago, a Brussels bound TAROM Airbus A310 crashed near the airport of Bucharest. Aviation.24,e. 

We are joined this week by Karina Kosmala, Host of Uncovering The Corners Of The World Podcast, who joins us to discuss the 1972 crash of Flight 401. People have reported seeing Bob Loft and Don Repo's ghost pilots of the flight on other airplanes. We also discuss the 1976 book written by John G. Fuller, the 1978 movie starring Ernest Borgnine and Bob Welch of Fleetwood Mac's song, all titled the Ghost of Flight 401. 

The Reno Air Races held at Reno-Stead Airport is one of the most exciting events globally, taking place every September. In 2011 a P51 Mustang named The Galloping Ghost piloted by the veteran pilot Jimmy Leeward amazed the spectators when it reached speeds over 500 mph! Tune in to hear about that fateful day. 

Whitefiled, B (2012). "NTSB: Deteriorated Parts Caused Reno Crash" (flyingmag.com)

This week, tune in to hear the story of British Airways Flight 9, which was on a routine flight from London to Perth. While flying over Indonesia, Mount Galunggung began to erupt and caused disaster to strike Flight 9 when out of nowhere, they lost all four engines!!!

Tune in this week to hear the history surrounding Professional Golfer Payne Stewart's horrific plane crash back in 1999. (Walsh & Claiborne). (1999). "Golfer Payne Stewart Dies In Jet Crash" (WashingtonPost.com).