The Flight 981 Disaster: Tragedy, Treachery, and the Pursuit of Truth

The Flight 981 Disaster: Tragedy, Treachery, and the Pursuit of Truth

by Samme Chittum
The Flight 981 Disaster: Tragedy, Treachery, and the Pursuit of Truth

The Flight 981 Disaster: Tragedy, Treachery, and the Pursuit of Truth

by Samme Chittum

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Overview

On June 12, 1972, a powerful explosion rocked American Airlines Flight 96 a mere five minutes after its takeoff from Detroit. The explosion ripped a gaping hole in the bottom of the aircraft and jammed the hydraulic controls. Miraculously, despite the damage and ensuing chaos, the pilots were able to land the plane safely. Less than two years later, on March 3, 1974, a sudden, forceful blowout tore through Turk Hava Yollari (THY) Flight 981 from Paris to London. THY Flight 981 was not as lucky as Flight 96; it crashed in a forest in France, and none of the 346 people onboard survived. What caused the mysterious explosions? How were they linked? Could they have been prevented? The Flight 981 Disaster addresses these questions and many more, offering a fascinating insiders' look at two dramatic aviation disasters.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781588346049
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication date: 10/03/2017
Series: Air Disasters , #1
Sold by: Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format: eBook
Pages: 240
File size: 4 MB

About the Author

SAMME CHITTUM is a narrative journalist and Pulitzer Traveling Fellowship recipient who explores the intersection of current events and history. Her work has been published by the New York Times, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, and the Village Voice.

Table of Contents

1 Blowout in Midair 1

2 A Smoking Gun 25

3 Peepholes and a Phone Call 43

4 A Full Flight 55

5 Disaster at Ermenonville 73

6 A Replay of Windsor 85

7 A Forensic Nightmare and a Pair of Boots 103

8 The Gentleman's Agreement Exposed 115

9 Coyotes, Snakes, and Secret Testimony 129

10 Two Aviation Empires 141

11 The Decline of an Empire and the Birth of the DC-10 159

12 A Design Worthy of Rube Goldberg 169

13 More Crashes and a Tarnished Legacy 185

14 A Memorial in the Forest 201

Sources 211

Index 227

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