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Worst single-plane disaster ever was 41 years ago - Special Thread August 12 1985: Japan Airlines Flight 123, a B-747, crashes in Gunma (Japan). 4 survivors, 520 dead: worst single-plane disaster ever. Explosive decompression severely damaged the tail and hydraulics, severely damaging controls. Cause: improper repairs to rear bulkhead... show more

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Concorde Disaster was 26 years ago July 25 2000: Air France Flight 4590 crashes in Paris (France). All 110 aboard and four on the ground die. Jet struck debris on runway puncturing the fuel tanks. The subsequent fire and engine failure caused a loss of control shortly after take-off, impacting a building. Video is from Mayday ACI Episode “Up in Flames” (link to full video and more on the thread below 1/8 🧵⬇️

Concorde Disaster was 26 years ago July 25 2000: Air France Flight 4590 crashes in Paris (France). All 110 aboard and four on the ground die. Jet struck debris on runway puncturing the fuel tanks. The subsequent fire and engine failure caused a loss of control shortly after take-off, impacting a building. Video is from Mayday ACI Episode “Up in Flames” (link to full video and more on the thread below 1/8 🧵⬇️

Francisco Cunha

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One of the (many) significant air crashes of this date... May 25 2002: China Airlines Flight 611, a B-747, disintegrates in mid-air off Penghu Islands (Taiwan Strait). All 225 aboard die: deadliest crash in Taiwanese history. Investigation determined that the in-flight breakup was caused by metal fatigue cracks that originated from a tail strike at Kai Tak Airport on February 7, 1980. The aircraft was not repaired in accordance with Boeing policies and maintenance manuals. Over its 22-year service life, repeated pressurization cycles allowed these tiny cracks to propagate, resulting in the structural failure. This accident had some similarities to the crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123 in 1985 - still remains the worst single plane disaster in history - which is detailed on the tweet below - 🎥 Plane N´ Boom

One of the (many) significant air crashes of this date... May 25 2002: China Airlines Flight 611, a B-747, disintegrates in mid-air off Penghu Islands (Taiwan Strait). All 225 aboard die: deadliest crash in Taiwanese history. Investigation determined that the in-flight breakup was caused by metal fatigue cracks that originated from a tail strike at Kai Tak Airport on February 7, 1980. The aircraft was not repaired in accordance with Boeing policies and maintenance manuals. Over its 22-year service life, repeated pressurization cycles allowed these tiny cracks to propagate, resulting in the structural failure. This accident had some similarities to the crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123 in 1985 - still remains the worst single plane disaster in history - which is detailed on the tweet below - 🎥 Plane N´ Boom

Francisco Cunha

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The Asiana crash in San Francisco was 13 years ago July 6 2013: Asiana Airlines Flight 214, a B-777, crashes in San Francisco (US), 3 of 307 aboard die. On landing, Jet approached too low and slow: its tail struck a seawall and was ripped off, and the aircraft cartwheeled on the runway. Investigation pointed pilot actions, with factors such as training, breach of SOP, inadequate supervision of trainee pilots, and fatigue, among others. Video is from Mayday ACI - More info on the thread below ⬇️ 🧵 1/7

The Asiana crash in San Francisco was 13 years ago July 6 2013: Asiana Airlines Flight 214, a B-777, crashes in San Francisco (US), 3 of 307 aboard die. On landing, Jet approached too low and slow: its tail struck a seawall and was ripped off, and the aircraft cartwheeled on the runway. Investigation pointed pilot actions, with factors such as training, breach of SOP, inadequate supervision of trainee pilots, and fatigue, among others. Video is from Mayday ACI - More info on the thread below ⬇️ 🧵 1/7

Francisco Cunha

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United 232: the “impossible landing” at Sioux was 37 years ago July 20 1989: United Airlines Flight 232, a DC-10, crash-lands in Sioux City (Iowa, US): 111 of 296 aboard die. Jet lost controls after uncontained engine failure damaged hydraulics. Using asymmetric thrust, the crew (plus a deadheading flight instructor) was able to bring the jet down. More videos and data on the thread 🧵⬇️ 1/7

United 232: the “impossible landing” at Sioux was 37 years ago July 20 1989: United Airlines Flight 232, a DC-10, crash-lands in Sioux City (Iowa, US): 111 of 296 aboard die. Jet lost controls after uncontained engine failure damaged hydraulics. Using asymmetric thrust, the crew (plus a deadheading flight instructor) was able to bring the jet down. More videos and data on the thread 🧵⬇️ 1/7

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TWA 800 was 30 years ago July 17 1996: TWA Flight 800, a B-747, crashes off New York (US), all 230 aboard die. Jet exploded shortly after takeoff from JFK. Inquiry found a short circuit ignited fuel vapors on the central fuel tank, dismissing rife speculation on a shotdown/bomb and alleged cover-up. Video is from the Mayday ACI Episode on the tragedy, titled "Explosive proof" More details below ⬇️🧵 1/8

TWA 800 was 30 years ago July 17 1996: TWA Flight 800, a B-747, crashes off New York (US), all 230 aboard die. Jet exploded shortly after takeoff from JFK. Inquiry found a short circuit ignited fuel vapors on the central fuel tank, dismissing rife speculation on a shotdown/bomb and alleged cover-up. Video is from the Mayday ACI Episode on the tragedy, titled "Explosive proof" More details below ⬇️🧵 1/8

Francisco Cunha

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49 years ago today: America´s worst air disaster May 25 1979: American Airlines Flight 191, a DC-10, crashes on takeoff from O'Hare (Chicago, US). All 271 aboard plus 2 on the ground die, the deadliest airliner crash in US, a figure only surpassed by the 9/11 terrorist attacks. On take-off, the engine separated from the wing due to improper maintenance, damaging hydraulics, and causing loss of control, as detailed below. Specifically, it was determined that during takeoff rotation, the No. 1 (left) engine separated from the left wing, flipped over the wing, and landed on the runway. The separation severed the hydraulic lines that lock the leading-edge slats in place and damaged a 3-foot (1 m) section of the left wing’s leading edge. Aerodynamic forces then caused an uncommanded retraction of the outboard slats. As the aircraft climbed, the damaged left wing generated substantially less lift than the right wing, whose slats remained deployed, and the engine provided full takeoff thrust. The resulting aerodynamic imbalance produced an abrupt left roll to a 112° bank angle—partially inverted—before the aircraft crashed in an open field adjacent to a trailer park near the runway’s end. The engine separation was caused by structural damage to the pylon, resulting from improper maintenance procedures at American Airlines, which are detailed in the thread below 1/6 ⬇️ 🧵 Video – Plane N´ Boom (animation from Mayday ACI series)

49 years ago today: America´s worst air disaster May 25 1979: American Airlines Flight 191, a DC-10, crashes on takeoff from O'Hare (Chicago, US). All 271 aboard plus 2 on the ground die, the deadliest airliner crash in US, a figure only surpassed by the 9/11 terrorist attacks. On take-off, the engine separated from the wing due to improper maintenance, damaging hydraulics, and causing loss of control, as detailed below. Specifically, it was determined that during takeoff rotation, the No. 1 (left) engine separated from the left wing, flipped over the wing, and landed on the runway. The separation severed the hydraulic lines that lock the leading-edge slats in place and damaged a 3-foot (1 m) section of the left wing’s leading edge. Aerodynamic forces then caused an uncommanded retraction of the outboard slats. As the aircraft climbed, the damaged left wing generated substantially less lift than the right wing, whose slats remained deployed, and the engine provided full takeoff thrust. The resulting aerodynamic imbalance produced an abrupt left roll to a 112° bank angle—partially inverted—before the aircraft crashed in an open field adjacent to a trailer park near the runway’s end. The engine separation was caused by structural damage to the pylon, resulting from improper maintenance procedures at American Airlines, which are detailed in the thread below 1/6 ⬇️ 🧵 Video – Plane N´ Boom (animation from Mayday ACI series)

Francisco Cunha

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Korean 747 crash in Guam was 29 years ago August 6 1997: Korean Air Flight 801, a B-747, crashes in Guam (US) 228 of 254 aboard die. On approach in bad weather, the jet hit a ridge. Inquiry noted crew actions by failing to execute, brief, and check the non-precision approach. Factors: lack of CRM, fatigue, training, FAA monitoring. This accident, along with the Flight 8509 accident in Essex (England) and other mishaps, were also reflecting poor work culture in Korean Air Lines, which led to structural reforms in the airline´s organization, improving its safety record. 🎥 Mayday ACI episode "Blind Landing"

Korean 747 crash in Guam was 29 years ago August 6 1997: Korean Air Flight 801, a B-747, crashes in Guam (US) 228 of 254 aboard die. On approach in bad weather, the jet hit a ridge. Inquiry noted crew actions by failing to execute, brief, and check the non-precision approach. Factors: lack of CRM, fatigue, training, FAA monitoring. This accident, along with the Flight 8509 accident in Essex (England) and other mishaps, were also reflecting poor work culture in Korean Air Lines, which led to structural reforms in the airline´s organization, improving its safety record. 🎥 Mayday ACI episode "Blind Landing"

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The ‘Miracle on the Levee’ was 38 years ago May 24 1988: TACA Flight 110, a Boeing 737 with 45 aboard, lost both engines on a storm over Louisiana (US). Crew - including Captain Carlos Dardano, who had lost an eye years before - lands safely on a grass levee on a NASA facility, as seen on this reenactement of the occurrence for the Mayday – ACI series. The jet was repaired, took off from a nearby runway and returned to service (there is also a video of it on the thread) More info below ⬇️ 🧵 1/6

The ‘Miracle on the Levee’ was 38 years ago May 24 1988: TACA Flight 110, a Boeing 737 with 45 aboard, lost both engines on a storm over Louisiana (US). Crew - including Captain Carlos Dardano, who had lost an eye years before - lands safely on a grass levee on a NASA facility, as seen on this reenactement of the occurrence for the Mayday – ACI series. The jet was repaired, took off from a nearby runway and returned to service (there is also a video of it on the thread) More info below ⬇️ 🧵 1/6

Francisco Cunha

194,687 görüntüleme • 2 ay önce

Toronto Miracle was 21 years ago August 2 2005 - Air France Flight 358, an A340, crashes in Toronto (Canada). All 309 aboard survived. Due to the crew's actions landing in bad weather, the plane skidded off the runway and caught fire. A highly effective cabin evacuation was vital to the outcome. Due to severe weather, over 500 flights at Toronto Pearson were cancelled due to poor weather, but the crew persisted in attempting the landing. Canada´s Transport Minister called the event a “miracle”. Inquiry noted crew action: use of the shortest runway; the plane touched down nearly halfway through the runway, and the thrust reversers were not on full power until 17 seconds after touchdown. Video – Mayday ACI episode "Miracle Escape” (available on Youtube)

Toronto Miracle was 21 years ago August 2 2005 - Air France Flight 358, an A340, crashes in Toronto (Canada). All 309 aboard survived. Due to the crew's actions landing in bad weather, the plane skidded off the runway and caught fire. A highly effective cabin evacuation was vital to the outcome. Due to severe weather, over 500 flights at Toronto Pearson were cancelled due to poor weather, but the crew persisted in attempting the landing. Canada´s Transport Minister called the event a “miracle”. Inquiry noted crew action: use of the shortest runway; the plane touched down nearly halfway through the runway, and the thrust reversers were not on full power until 17 seconds after touchdown. Video – Mayday ACI episode "Miracle Escape” (available on Youtube)

Francisco Cunha

82,038 görüntüleme • 10 gün önce

OTD in 1972: the DC-10 cargo door warning sign that went unnoticed and led to the worst crash in history June 12 1972: Windsor incident (Canada). American Airlines Flight 96, a DC-10, had an explosive decompression over Windsor, which damaged the controls. Showing extraordinary skills, the crew was able to perform an emergency landing in Detroit. And all 67 aboard are unhurt. The cause is later traced to a faulty cargo door design that had already failed in testing. Despite MDC initiating some actions to rectify the door, these turn out to be inefficient: a lack of decisive action on this issue will cause a Turkish Airways DC-10 to have a similar decompression over Paris in February 1974. This time, the persons aboard weren´t so lucky: the explosion caused total loss of control, and the aircraft plunged into Ermenonville Forest at over 450 Knots. All 346 aboard were killed in what was, at the time, the worst aviation disaster in history. A curious note on the Windsor accident was that, when the cargo door failed, a coffin was ejected from the cargo hold. A farmer in Ontario later found the said remains. Also on the American Airlines incident, due to their airmanship, the flight crew, Bryce McCormick (Captain), R. Paige Whitney (F/O), Clayton Burke (F/E), as well as the cabin crew, were all awarded the American Airlines Distinguished Service Award for Merit.

OTD in 1972: the DC-10 cargo door warning sign that went unnoticed and led to the worst crash in history June 12 1972: Windsor incident (Canada). American Airlines Flight 96, a DC-10, had an explosive decompression over Windsor, which damaged the controls. Showing extraordinary skills, the crew was able to perform an emergency landing in Detroit. And all 67 aboard are unhurt. The cause is later traced to a faulty cargo door design that had already failed in testing. Despite MDC initiating some actions to rectify the door, these turn out to be inefficient: a lack of decisive action on this issue will cause a Turkish Airways DC-10 to have a similar decompression over Paris in February 1974. This time, the persons aboard weren´t so lucky: the explosion caused total loss of control, and the aircraft plunged into Ermenonville Forest at over 450 Knots. All 346 aboard were killed in what was, at the time, the worst aviation disaster in history. A curious note on the Windsor accident was that, when the cargo door failed, a coffin was ejected from the cargo hold. A farmer in Ontario later found the said remains. Also on the American Airlines incident, due to their airmanship, the flight crew, Bryce McCormick (Captain), R. Paige Whitney (F/O), Clayton Burke (F/E), as well as the cabin crew, were all awarded the American Airlines Distinguished Service Award for Merit.

Francisco Cunha

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Staines air disaster was 54 years ago June 18 1972 - BEA Flight 548, a Trident, crashes in Staines (England). All 118 aboard die, the worst air disaster in the UK. After takeoff, lift devices were prematurely retracted, inducing a superstall and loss of control. Factors: crew actions, F/O inexperience, Captain´s heart issues. The accident occurred as the aircraft entered a deep stall during the third minute of flight, and descended steeply before crashing into the ground, narrowly missing a busy main road. The public inquiry primarily attributed the accident to the captain’s failure to maintain adequate air speed and to correctly configure the high-lift devices. It also cited the captain’s undiagnosed heart condition, the co-pilot’s limited experience, and an unspecified technical issue that the crew had apparently resolved before takeoff. The accident occurred amid an impending pilots’ strike that had strained relations between crew members. The strike had also disrupted services, resulting in Flight 548 being loaded to its maximum allowable weight. The inquiry’s recommendations led to the mandatory installation of cockpit voice recorders (CVRs) in British-registered airliners. It also recommended greater caution before permitting off-duty crew members to occupy flight deck seats. Some observers considered the inquiry to be unduly biased in favour of the aircraft manufacturer. More details on thread 🧵 ⬇️ 1/7

Staines air disaster was 54 years ago June 18 1972 - BEA Flight 548, a Trident, crashes in Staines (England). All 118 aboard die, the worst air disaster in the UK. After takeoff, lift devices were prematurely retracted, inducing a superstall and loss of control. Factors: crew actions, F/O inexperience, Captain´s heart issues. The accident occurred as the aircraft entered a deep stall during the third minute of flight, and descended steeply before crashing into the ground, narrowly missing a busy main road. The public inquiry primarily attributed the accident to the captain’s failure to maintain adequate air speed and to correctly configure the high-lift devices. It also cited the captain’s undiagnosed heart condition, the co-pilot’s limited experience, and an unspecified technical issue that the crew had apparently resolved before takeoff. The accident occurred amid an impending pilots’ strike that had strained relations between crew members. The strike had also disrupted services, resulting in Flight 548 being loaded to its maximum allowable weight. The inquiry’s recommendations led to the mandatory installation of cockpit voice recorders (CVRs) in British-registered airliners. It also recommended greater caution before permitting off-duty crew members to occupy flight deck seats. Some observers considered the inquiry to be unduly biased in favour of the aircraft manufacturer. More details on thread 🧵 ⬇️ 1/7

Francisco Cunha

50,856 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce

This is VT-ANB, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, captured here gracefully taxiing for takeoff at Kansai Airport, Japan—11 years ago. 🎥: akino33 Today, this very aircraft was involved in the tragic crash of Air India flight AI171, marking the first-ever hull loss of the Boeing 787-8. 💔 Flight #AI171 was en route from Ahmedabad (AMD) to London Gatwick (LGW) on June 12, 2025, when disaster struck shortly after takeoff. VT-ANB, bearing MSN 36279 / LN 26, first took to the skies on December 14, 2013, and was delivered to Air India on January 31, 2014. It was powered by two GE GEnx-1B engines and had served the airline faithfully for over a decade. Our thoughts are with the passengers, crew, families, and all those affected by this heartbreaking event.🕊️💐

This is VT-ANB, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, captured here gracefully taxiing for takeoff at Kansai Airport, Japan—11 years ago. 🎥: akino33 Today, this very aircraft was involved in the tragic crash of Air India flight AI171, marking the first-ever hull loss of the Boeing 787-8. 💔 Flight #AI171 was en route from Ahmedabad (AMD) to London Gatwick (LGW) on June 12, 2025, when disaster struck shortly after takeoff. VT-ANB, bearing MSN 36279 / LN 26, first took to the skies on December 14, 2013, and was delivered to Air India on January 31, 2014. It was powered by two GE GEnx-1B engines and had served the airline faithfully for over a decade. Our thoughts are with the passengers, crew, families, and all those affected by this heartbreaking event.🕊️💐

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This was such a close call that all simulations on it resulted in a crash [and would have likely been one of the worst in history had it been so] August 9 1978: Olympic Airways Flight 411, a B-747 with 418 aboard, had a near miss over Athens (Greece). Due to crew actions on takeoff, engine thrust was reduced drastically. The jet lost significant altitude and speed: it flew as low as 153 ft and at a speed of 158 kts before the crew recovered. Boeing inquiry stated the jet lost power after crew mistakenly turned off the engine´s water injection system, reducing thrust, which led to a loss of altitude and speed that put the plane near an irrecoverable stall. To get an idea of how close this came to a major disaster (a 747 loaded with fuel going down in a major city), all of Boeing´s simulations of the scenarios presented in the flight resulted in a crash. Video is an excerpt from an analysis by Mentour Pilot, well worth a check – you can see the full video on the link here

This was such a close call that all simulations on it resulted in a crash [and would have likely been one of the worst in history had it been so] August 9 1978: Olympic Airways Flight 411, a B-747 with 418 aboard, had a near miss over Athens (Greece). Due to crew actions on takeoff, engine thrust was reduced drastically. The jet lost significant altitude and speed: it flew as low as 153 ft and at a speed of 158 kts before the crew recovered. Boeing inquiry stated the jet lost power after crew mistakenly turned off the engine´s water injection system, reducing thrust, which led to a loss of altitude and speed that put the plane near an irrecoverable stall. To get an idea of how close this came to a major disaster (a 747 loaded with fuel going down in a major city), all of Boeing´s simulations of the scenarios presented in the flight resulted in a crash. Video is an excerpt from an analysis by Mentour Pilot, well worth a check – you can see the full video on the link here

Francisco Cunha

88,299 görüntüleme • 4 gün önce

MH17: Worst airliner shootdown in history was 12 years ago July 17 2014: Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, a B-777, is shot down over Hirabve (Ukraine). All 298 aboard die. A criminal inquiry stated the jet was hit by a SAM missile fired from an area controlled by Pro-Russian Rebels. The investigation was led by the Dutch authorities – over two-thirds of the passengers were from that country - who concluded that the missile system was traced to a Russian brigade that later returned to the country in the aftermath, as confirmed by earlier independent enquiries. In 2018, the Netherlands and Australia held Russia responsible and initiated legal action, while Russia denied involvement. In November 2022, a Dutch court convicted two Russians and one Ukrainian separatist of murdering all 298 people on board, stating Russia had control over the separatist forces. MH17 was Malaysia Airlines’ second loss in 2014 – after the disappearance of MH370 in March - and remains the deadliest aircraft shoot-down in history.

MH17: Worst airliner shootdown in history was 12 years ago July 17 2014: Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, a B-777, is shot down over Hirabve (Ukraine). All 298 aboard die. A criminal inquiry stated the jet was hit by a SAM missile fired from an area controlled by Pro-Russian Rebels. The investigation was led by the Dutch authorities – over two-thirds of the passengers were from that country - who concluded that the missile system was traced to a Russian brigade that later returned to the country in the aftermath, as confirmed by earlier independent enquiries. In 2018, the Netherlands and Australia held Russia responsible and initiated legal action, while Russia denied involvement. In November 2022, a Dutch court convicted two Russians and one Ukrainian separatist of murdering all 298 people on board, stating Russia had control over the separatist forces. MH17 was Malaysia Airlines’ second loss in 2014 – after the disappearance of MH370 in March - and remains the deadliest aircraft shoot-down in history.

Francisco Cunha

68,504 görüntüleme • 27 gün önce

The Überlingen mid-air collision was 24 years ago, in Germany July 1 2002: Bashkirian Airlines 2937 [a Tu-154] and DHL 611 [a cargo B-757] collided in mid-air over Überlingen, near the German-Swiss border. All 71 aboard both planes died. Inquiry traced the cause to a number of shortcomings on the part of the Swiss air traffic control service responsible for the sector involved, as well as ambiguities in the procedures for using the traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) – the cargo jet followed TCAS instructions, the jetliner didn’t. [A similar conflict occurred in 2001, but the corrective actions weren´t effective] In 2004, Peter Nielsen, the air traffic controller on duty at the time of the collision, was murdered by Vitaly Kaloyev, a Russian architect whose wife and two children died in the accident. The murderer was released in 2007 and was later elected to the local Government. 🎥 Mayday ACI Series

The Überlingen mid-air collision was 24 years ago, in Germany July 1 2002: Bashkirian Airlines 2937 [a Tu-154] and DHL 611 [a cargo B-757] collided in mid-air over Überlingen, near the German-Swiss border. All 71 aboard both planes died. Inquiry traced the cause to a number of shortcomings on the part of the Swiss air traffic control service responsible for the sector involved, as well as ambiguities in the procedures for using the traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) – the cargo jet followed TCAS instructions, the jetliner didn’t. [A similar conflict occurred in 2001, but the corrective actions weren´t effective] In 2004, Peter Nielsen, the air traffic controller on duty at the time of the collision, was murdered by Vitaly Kaloyev, a Russian architect whose wife and two children died in the accident. The murderer was released in 2007 and was later elected to the local Government. 🎥 Mayday ACI Series

Francisco Cunha

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The first accident covered by Mayday - Air Crash Investigation On this day in 1999: American Airlines Flight 1420, an MD-82, crashes in Little Rock (Arkansas, US), 11 of 145 aboard die. On landing, the jet overran the runway and hit airport structures. Factors: crew actions – continuing approach in bad weather, improper use of spoilers, etc- fatigue, poor CRM, others (as detailed below) From the NTSB report - (...) "The probable causes of this accident were the flight crew's failure to discontinue the approach when severe thunderstorms and their associated hazards to flight operations had moved into the airport area, and the crew's failure to ensure that the spoilers had extended after touchdown. Contributing to the accident were the flight crew's (1) impaired performance resulting from fatigue, and the situational stress associated with the intent to land under the circumstances; (2) continuation of the approach to a landing when the company's maximum crosswind component was exceeded; and (3) use of reverse thrust greater than 1.3 engine pressure ratio after landing." The events of Flight 1420 were featured in the first ever episode of the famous Mayday - Air Crash Investigation series, entitled "Racing the Storm", which debuted in 2003*. (Some folks might ask why the show´s crash animation isn´t here, but simply because this one, produced by the NTSB, is clearer to explain what happened)

The first accident covered by Mayday - Air Crash Investigation On this day in 1999: American Airlines Flight 1420, an MD-82, crashes in Little Rock (Arkansas, US), 11 of 145 aboard die. On landing, the jet overran the runway and hit airport structures. Factors: crew actions – continuing approach in bad weather, improper use of spoilers, etc- fatigue, poor CRM, others (as detailed below) From the NTSB report - (...) "The probable causes of this accident were the flight crew's failure to discontinue the approach when severe thunderstorms and their associated hazards to flight operations had moved into the airport area, and the crew's failure to ensure that the spoilers had extended after touchdown. Contributing to the accident were the flight crew's (1) impaired performance resulting from fatigue, and the situational stress associated with the intent to land under the circumstances; (2) continuation of the approach to a landing when the company's maximum crosswind component was exceeded; and (3) use of reverse thrust greater than 1.3 engine pressure ratio after landing." The events of Flight 1420 were featured in the first ever episode of the famous Mayday - Air Crash Investigation series, entitled "Racing the Storm", which debuted in 2003*. (Some folks might ask why the show´s crash animation isn´t here, but simply because this one, produced by the NTSB, is clearer to explain what happened)

Francisco Cunha

12,484 görüntüleme • 2 ay önce

This is probably one of the best known segments of gun camera footage depicting a B-17 interception and has been featured in countless documentaries, but the raw footage is worth examining in detail in its entirety. 0:00 As the Bf 110 pilot fires an initial burst, ineffective due to insufficient deflection, puffs smoke can be seen coming from the bomber's ventral ball and tail turrets as the gunners return fire. This fails to dissuade the attacking pilot who continues to approach his target. In the distance the main bomber formation can be seen. The combat box was no doubt an effective tactic in terms of maximizing firepower and protection, and there was a significant effort made to break up these formations, such as for example using Werfer-Granate 21 rockets. The Luftwaffe used a system of points to award decorations on the Western Front detailed below and it's worth noting that the "Herausschuss" - for example damaging a B-17 sufficiently that it would separate from the formation - is given the same value and shooting down a single-engined fighter, this gives some idea of its importance and what a challenge it was considered to be. Downing a four-engined bomber already separated from the formation was less laudable than separating it in the first place as can be seen below: - Abschuss (Destroyed) Single-engined plane destroyed: 1 point Twin-engined plane destroyed: 2 points Three-engined plane destroyed: 3 points Four-engined plane destroyed: 3 points - Herausschuss (Separation) Twin-engined plane damaged: 1 point Three- or four-engined plane damaged: 2 points - Endgueltige (Final Destruction) Final destruction of a damaged twin-engined plane: 0.5 point Final destruction of a damaged four-engined plane: 1 point For some reason, perhaps due to previous damage or mechanical trouble, this particular B-17 was unable to keep up with the rest of the squadron and has therefore found itself singled out for attack. Even as the footage starts there appears to be some damage around the top of the vertical stabilizer. 0:22 As the Bf 110 settles on the B-17's 6 o'clock, the tail gunner continues to return fire with no apparent effect. The attacking pilot also pulls the trigger and starts landing concentrated hits on the B-17 with debris flying off. This illustrates the mechanism by which the German high capacity "Minengeschoss" shells were effective. Unlike armor piercing incendiary projectiles that needed to strike critical components like engines, fuel tanks and crew members in order to being an aircraft down, these explosive shells would detonate within a few inches of penetrating the aircraft skin and blow off parts of the aircraft structure itself, either making it unflyable or tearing open fuel tanks beyond what self-sealing systems could protect against. Judging by the footage the shells are from 20mm cannon, with the high explosive rounds each containing almost 20 grams of high explosive. At the 30 second mark a shell impacts the wing outboard of the #4 engine and the size of the hole made by this single impact is clearly visible. There is a good number of strikes landing around the tail gun position but it still appears to fire briefly, then falls silent after a couple of further cannon shell impacts by about the 40 second mark. 0:53 The ventral ball turret starts to rotate with the guns pointing straight down as another burst of cannon fire hits the aircraft in the #3 engine nacelle and wing root. This is the position the ball turret would need to be in for the gunner to exit his post and enter the fuselage. It is possible that he was preparing to bail out. At the one minute mark a shell impacts the ball turret directly and blows off a panel. A small fire has also started in the trailing edge of the port wing. 1:08 Now at point blank range, the Bf 110 pilot continues to rake the bomber with cannon shells, walking his fire across the fuselage and port wing. The bombers engines appear to continue functioning and from this angle the shells would be detonating in the aircraft structure well before reaching them. As the Bf 110 closes in the damage to the B-17 becomes more apparent. The rear fuselage and starboard wing are riddled with holes and the starboard horizontal stabilizer is in tatters. The tail gunner's bullet resistant window appears to have been shattered by a direct hit. The port waist gun hangs upwards as it would if no one was holding it, although there does appear to be some movement on the starboard gun. With the attacking fighter having been able to approach to bomber at such close range with impunity, it is clear that the gunners are either dead or incapacitated. It's also worth nothing that the Bf 110's rear gunner would have been equipped with a MG 81 Z twin-barreled 7.92mm machine gun with a rate of fire of over 50 rounds per second, and he would doubtless have taken the opportunity to add to the B-17 crew's misery as his aircraft overtook the bomber. Unfortunately the exact date and location and therefore the identity of the crew involved appears to have been lost to history, but this remains one of the most harrowing gun camera clips ever filmed and a poignant illustration of the horrors young men faced in the skies over Europe during the Second World War.

This is probably one of the best known segments of gun camera footage depicting a B-17 interception and has been featured in countless documentaries, but the raw footage is worth examining in detail in its entirety. 0:00 As the Bf 110 pilot fires an initial burst, ineffective due to insufficient deflection, puffs smoke can be seen coming from the bomber's ventral ball and tail turrets as the gunners return fire. This fails to dissuade the attacking pilot who continues to approach his target. In the distance the main bomber formation can be seen. The combat box was no doubt an effective tactic in terms of maximizing firepower and protection, and there was a significant effort made to break up these formations, such as for example using Werfer-Granate 21 rockets. The Luftwaffe used a system of points to award decorations on the Western Front detailed below and it's worth noting that the "Herausschuss" - for example damaging a B-17 sufficiently that it would separate from the formation - is given the same value and shooting down a single-engined fighter, this gives some idea of its importance and what a challenge it was considered to be. Downing a four-engined bomber already separated from the formation was less laudable than separating it in the first place as can be seen below: - Abschuss (Destroyed) Single-engined plane destroyed: 1 point Twin-engined plane destroyed: 2 points Three-engined plane destroyed: 3 points Four-engined plane destroyed: 3 points - Herausschuss (Separation) Twin-engined plane damaged: 1 point Three- or four-engined plane damaged: 2 points - Endgueltige (Final Destruction) Final destruction of a damaged twin-engined plane: 0.5 point Final destruction of a damaged four-engined plane: 1 point For some reason, perhaps due to previous damage or mechanical trouble, this particular B-17 was unable to keep up with the rest of the squadron and has therefore found itself singled out for attack. Even as the footage starts there appears to be some damage around the top of the vertical stabilizer. 0:22 As the Bf 110 settles on the B-17's 6 o'clock, the tail gunner continues to return fire with no apparent effect. The attacking pilot also pulls the trigger and starts landing concentrated hits on the B-17 with debris flying off. This illustrates the mechanism by which the German high capacity "Minengeschoss" shells were effective. Unlike armor piercing incendiary projectiles that needed to strike critical components like engines, fuel tanks and crew members in order to being an aircraft down, these explosive shells would detonate within a few inches of penetrating the aircraft skin and blow off parts of the aircraft structure itself, either making it unflyable or tearing open fuel tanks beyond what self-sealing systems could protect against. Judging by the footage the shells are from 20mm cannon, with the high explosive rounds each containing almost 20 grams of high explosive. At the 30 second mark a shell impacts the wing outboard of the #4 engine and the size of the hole made by this single impact is clearly visible. There is a good number of strikes landing around the tail gun position but it still appears to fire briefly, then falls silent after a couple of further cannon shell impacts by about the 40 second mark. 0:53 The ventral ball turret starts to rotate with the guns pointing straight down as another burst of cannon fire hits the aircraft in the #3 engine nacelle and wing root. This is the position the ball turret would need to be in for the gunner to exit his post and enter the fuselage. It is possible that he was preparing to bail out. At the one minute mark a shell impacts the ball turret directly and blows off a panel. A small fire has also started in the trailing edge of the port wing. 1:08 Now at point blank range, the Bf 110 pilot continues to rake the bomber with cannon shells, walking his fire across the fuselage and port wing. The bombers engines appear to continue functioning and from this angle the shells would be detonating in the aircraft structure well before reaching them. As the Bf 110 closes in the damage to the B-17 becomes more apparent. The rear fuselage and starboard wing are riddled with holes and the starboard horizontal stabilizer is in tatters. The tail gunner's bullet resistant window appears to have been shattered by a direct hit. The port waist gun hangs upwards as it would if no one was holding it, although there does appear to be some movement on the starboard gun. With the attacking fighter having been able to approach to bomber at such close range with impunity, it is clear that the gunners are either dead or incapacitated. It's also worth nothing that the Bf 110's rear gunner would have been equipped with a MG 81 Z twin-barreled 7.92mm machine gun with a rate of fire of over 50 rounds per second, and he would doubtless have taken the opportunity to add to the B-17 crew's misery as his aircraft overtook the bomber. Unfortunately the exact date and location and therefore the identity of the crew involved appears to have been lost to history, but this remains one of the most harrowing gun camera clips ever filmed and a poignant illustration of the horrors young men faced in the skies over Europe during the Second World War.

hw97karbine

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Prior to the release of "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope" (1977), George Lucas screened a rough cut of the movie which was "mostly filled with stock footage of old war movies, and all kinds of stuff" to some of his friends in the film industry. Most of them thought it was a disaster. Brian De Palma was especially sarcastic in a good-natured way, teasing Lucas about the “almighty Force” and indicating that the rough cut version of the film was one of the "worst things" he had ever seen. Even Lucas thought the film was not going to be successful. He said, “I figured, well, it’s just a silly movie. It ain’t going to work.”" But Steven Spielberg was among the two who thought otherwise. He said, ‘This is going to be the biggest movie of all time’. Everybody in the room looked up at him and said, ‘Poor Steven.'” Jay cocks was the other one who praised the movie. However, Lucas' filmmaker friends helped him fix up "Star Wars" even though "they didn't have any faith in it." ("Skywalking: The Life and Films of George Lucas", Dale Pollock, 1999 & "George Lucas was convinced 'Star Wars' would flop and refused to believe it was a hit until he got a call telling him to turn on the news", kirsten Acuna, Business Insider, 2021 ) P.S: On this day, 49 years ago, "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope" (1977) was released in the USA.

Prior to the release of "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope" (1977), George Lucas screened a rough cut of the movie which was "mostly filled with stock footage of old war movies, and all kinds of stuff" to some of his friends in the film industry. Most of them thought it was a disaster. Brian De Palma was especially sarcastic in a good-natured way, teasing Lucas about the “almighty Force” and indicating that the rough cut version of the film was one of the "worst things" he had ever seen. Even Lucas thought the film was not going to be successful. He said, “I figured, well, it’s just a silly movie. It ain’t going to work.”" But Steven Spielberg was among the two who thought otherwise. He said, ‘This is going to be the biggest movie of all time’. Everybody in the room looked up at him and said, ‘Poor Steven.'” Jay cocks was the other one who praised the movie. However, Lucas' filmmaker friends helped him fix up "Star Wars" even though "they didn't have any faith in it." ("Skywalking: The Life and Films of George Lucas", Dale Pollock, 1999 & "George Lucas was convinced 'Star Wars' would flop and refused to believe it was a hit until he got a call telling him to turn on the news", kirsten Acuna, Business Insider, 2021 ) P.S: On this day, 49 years ago, "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope" (1977) was released in the USA.

DepressedBergman

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Reports from the channel suggest we will today break 20,000 illegal immigrants crossing by small boat so far this year. This makes 2025 so far the worst year ever, and is 40% up on the same period last year One year into Labour’s government and the boats haven’t stopped - they’ve multiplied. Labour tore up our removals deterrent just before it was due to start with no replacement plan and they have lost control of our borders as a result. This is the worst year on record, and it’s become a free-for-all for illegal immigrants and people smugglers. The public are furious - and rightly so. We urgently need a removals deterrent so every single illegal immigrant who arrives is removed to a location outside Europe. The deterrent effect means crossings would then rapidly stop, as they did when an Australia did something similar around 12 years ago.

Reports from the channel suggest we will today break 20,000 illegal immigrants crossing by small boat so far this year. This makes 2025 so far the worst year ever, and is 40% up on the same period last year One year into Labour’s government and the boats haven’t stopped - they’ve multiplied. Labour tore up our removals deterrent just before it was due to start with no replacement plan and they have lost control of our borders as a result. This is the worst year on record, and it’s become a free-for-all for illegal immigrants and people smugglers. The public are furious - and rightly so. We urgently need a removals deterrent so every single illegal immigrant who arrives is removed to a location outside Europe. The deterrent effect means crossings would then rapidly stop, as they did when an Australia did something similar around 12 years ago.

Chris Philp MP

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Another mysterious death connected to the CLINTONS. The one person who disagreed with the Warren Commission on JFK's assassination who just happened to "dissappear" was last seen and driven to the airport by BILL CLINTON. U.S. Representative Hale Boggs disappeared in an airplane crash in Alaska on October 16, 1972. He was a member of the Warren Commission, where he reportedly had doubts about the official "single bullet theory." The plane vanished during a flight from Anchorage to Juneau, Alaska, amid poor weather conditions on October 16, 1972. Passengers: Besides Boggs, the twin-engine Cessna 310 carried Alaska Representative Nick Begich, Begich's aide Russell Brown, and the pilot Don Jonz. A 39-day search effort, the largest in American history at that point, was conducted, but no trace of the plane or its occupants was ever found. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report cited no probable cause but noted the pilot lacked a required emergency locator transmitter (ELT), and the weather was poor. The incident influenced the adoption of the ELT requirement in 1973. Both Boggs and Begich were posthumously re-elected in November 1972. Boggs was officially declared dead on December 29, 1972, and his wife, Lindy Boggs, was elected to his seat in a special election. Hale Boggs served as a member of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy (Warren Commission) from 1963 to 1964. While the final Warren Commission report was signed unanimously by all seven members, three members expressed significant doubts and did not fully agree with all of its conclusions, particularly the "single-bullet theory" and the finding of no conspiracy. One of those people was Hale Boggs. Documents and reports suggest Boggs privately dissented from the commission's single-assassin conclusion, specifically expressing "strong doubts" about the "single bullet theory" and that the FBI and CIA were involved in a cover up and that Oswlad was helped or encouraged. Despite his initial doubts, he publicly defended the commission's final report in a 1966 television appearance, stating that the evidence indicated Kennedy was shot from behind and that the single bullet argument was "very persuasive." In April 1971, Boggs publicly criticized FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI accused them of "the tactics of the Soviet Union and Hitler's Gestapo" and demanding Hoover's resignation. Boggs disappearance and his disagreement with the findings of the Warren Commission have led to various theories in his disappearance. But nothing was ever found to determine what really happened. One thing is for sure, Lydon B. Johnson and the Clintons were some of the most corrupt individuals to ever serve in our government. Lyndon B. johnson is said to be connected to JFK assassination, and the Clintons are allegedly connected to over 100+ mysterious deaths... and counting.

Another mysterious death connected to the CLINTONS. The one person who disagreed with the Warren Commission on JFK's assassination who just happened to "dissappear" was last seen and driven to the airport by BILL CLINTON. U.S. Representative Hale Boggs disappeared in an airplane crash in Alaska on October 16, 1972. He was a member of the Warren Commission, where he reportedly had doubts about the official "single bullet theory." The plane vanished during a flight from Anchorage to Juneau, Alaska, amid poor weather conditions on October 16, 1972. Passengers: Besides Boggs, the twin-engine Cessna 310 carried Alaska Representative Nick Begich, Begich's aide Russell Brown, and the pilot Don Jonz. A 39-day search effort, the largest in American history at that point, was conducted, but no trace of the plane or its occupants was ever found. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report cited no probable cause but noted the pilot lacked a required emergency locator transmitter (ELT), and the weather was poor. The incident influenced the adoption of the ELT requirement in 1973. Both Boggs and Begich were posthumously re-elected in November 1972. Boggs was officially declared dead on December 29, 1972, and his wife, Lindy Boggs, was elected to his seat in a special election. Hale Boggs served as a member of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy (Warren Commission) from 1963 to 1964. While the final Warren Commission report was signed unanimously by all seven members, three members expressed significant doubts and did not fully agree with all of its conclusions, particularly the "single-bullet theory" and the finding of no conspiracy. One of those people was Hale Boggs. Documents and reports suggest Boggs privately dissented from the commission's single-assassin conclusion, specifically expressing "strong doubts" about the "single bullet theory" and that the FBI and CIA were involved in a cover up and that Oswlad was helped or encouraged. Despite his initial doubts, he publicly defended the commission's final report in a 1966 television appearance, stating that the evidence indicated Kennedy was shot from behind and that the single bullet argument was "very persuasive." In April 1971, Boggs publicly criticized FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI accused them of "the tactics of the Soviet Union and Hitler's Gestapo" and demanding Hoover's resignation. Boggs disappearance and his disagreement with the findings of the Warren Commission have led to various theories in his disappearance. But nothing was ever found to determine what really happened. One thing is for sure, Lydon B. Johnson and the Clintons were some of the most corrupt individuals to ever serve in our government. Lyndon B. johnson is said to be connected to JFK assassination, and the Clintons are allegedly connected to over 100+ mysterious deaths... and counting.

The SCIF

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