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HCY522

March 16, 2021

Thanks to our listener Alan for recommending this episode! Thanks also to Brendan for guesting!

Photo Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helios_Airways_Flight_522

https://greekherald.com.au/culture/ghost-flight-121-lives-lost-2005-helios-airways-crash/

https://cyprus-mail.com/2015/08/09/the-downing-of-flight-522/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/19/in-2005-helios-flight-522-crashed-into-a-greek-hillside-was-it-because-one-man-forgot-to-flip-a-switch

Research Sources:

https://www.webcitation.org/5zayqkbkF?url=http://www.aaiasb.gr/imagies/stories/documents/11_2006_EN.pdf

“Ghost Plane .” Air Disasters , season 7, episode 10, The Smithsonian Channel, 9 Oct. 2016.

Alan video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaPepCVepCg

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helios_Airwa...
In Pilot Failures, Company Failures Tags Helios Airways, HCY522, Athens, Depressurization, Fighter Jets, Hypoxia, Greece
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