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The Widow Makers
FromPlane Tales
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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Jan 12, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Widow Maker is an epitaph attached to aircraft that present a particular risk to the life of the pilot. Many times this name is inappropriately used but in some cases, sadly, it is all too valid. This is the story of two such aircraft.
Images under the Creative Commons licence, with thanks to National Museum of the USAF, Michael Wolf, Charles E Brown and the US Gov.
Images under the Creative Commons licence, with thanks to National Museum of the USAF, Michael Wolf, Charles E Brown and the US Gov.
Released:
Jan 12, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Little Things: How something small and insignificant distracted a crew to the point of disaster. The story of Flight 401. - - Images under Creative Commons licence by Jon Proctor and US Gov NTSB. - - by Plane Tales