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AF296

May 5, 2020

Thanks to our friend Brendan for guesting on this episode!

Photo Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_296

https://www.tailstrike.com/260688.htm

https://fearoflanding.com/demystifying/thirty-years-since-air-france-flight-296/

https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1055517-mh370-found-in-cambodian-jungle-search-launched-as-google-maps-shows-boeing-crash-site/page/3/

Video Source:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9gELPxPG8Q

Research Sources:

https://www.bea.aero/docspa/1988/f-kc880626/pdf/f-kc880626.pdf

http://www.iasa.com.au/folders/Safety_Issues/others/Bilbao.html

“Pilot vs. Plane .” Air Disasters , season 2, episode 7, Smithsonian Channel , 29 July 2012.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_F...
In Pilot Failures, Mechanical Failures Tags Air France, AF296, Controlled Flight into Terrain, Airbus A320, A320
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