The Comet Crashes BOAC781/ SA201

Thanks to our Patron Chris Stallard for requesting this episode! Thanks also to Dr. Chris Yakacki for guesting on this episode!

Photo Sources:

https://lessonslearned.faa.gov/Comet1/G-ALYP_Report.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2iklFpFAAV3va4bRQMohG4at6aevZU-a5ZSriByInzyF6tqQWbmGWb1ww

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BOAC_Flight_781

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Airways_Flight_201

Video Source:

https://www.reddit.com/r/CatastrophicFailure/comments/goquf2/explosive_decompression_test_on_a_model_of_a_de/

Research Sources:

https://lessonslearned.faa.gov/Comet1/G-ALYP_Report.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2iklFpFAAV3va4bRQMohG4at6aevZU-a5ZSriByInzyF6tqQWbmGWb1ww

https://blog.privatefly.com/history-of-the-nato-phonetic-alphabet?fbclid=IwAR3-ef-dV6FDlre9Vzttwj0hHCuMvQ8pCIYMESzDZ8mjnMtHV8Axkr0UeAY#:~:text=British%20forces%20adopted%20the%20RAF,words%20for%20A%20and%20B

“Comet Air Crash.” Seconds from Disaster , season 3, episode 8, National Geographic, 15 Nov. 2006.

Episode also featuring Dr. Chris Yakacki: