14 min listen
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Length:
11 minutes
Released:
Apr 1, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Lost over East Africa, Captain Alcock takes the only course of action available and lands in a narrow river, ripping open the hull of his Imperial Airways flying boat Corsair. This is the story of how a small team of engineers brave the African jungle to repair the aircraft, not once but twice!
Released:
Apr 1, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
The Busby Babes: The 1958 Munich plane disaster which decimated the Manchester football team and a look at some other sporting aviation tragedies. by Plane Tales