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BHL56C

September 7, 2021

Thanks to our Patron Chris for recommending this episode!

Photo Sources:

https://web.archive.org/web/20140301200932/http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/2-1997%20G-TIGK.pdf

https://twitter.com/aircrashmayday/status/802583092519170048

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7tu7n0

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristow_Helicopters_Flight_56C

https://web.archive.org/web/20130527070108/http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=17935

Research Sources:

https://web.archive.org/web/20140301200932/http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/2-1997%20G-TIGK.pdf

“Helicopter Down.” Mayday Air Disasters , season 3, episode 7, Cineflix, 26 Oct. 2005.

A. Rakov, Vladimir. “Lightning Discharge and Fundamentals of Lightning Protection.” Journal of Lightning Research, vol. 4, no. 1, 2012, pp. 3–11., doi:10.2174/1652803401204010003.

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