The SHOCKING Truth Behind Flight 243's Deadly Dive! | Mayday: Air Disaster | MARATHON

Aloha Airlines Flight 243 experienced a catastrophic explosive decompression while in the air. The crew, led by Captain Bob Schornstheimer, faced immense challenges as a large portion of the fuselage was torn away.

What were the initial signs of trouble experienced by Aloha Airlines Flight 243?

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00:00:00 - Season 3 Episode 1 "Hanging by a Thread": A short island hop from Maui to Honolulu quickly turns into a nightmare for the crew and passengers aboard Flight 243. Shortly after take off, a loud bang is heard. A huge chunk of the plane’s roof and walls is missing, right down to the passengers’ feet. They are flying in a convertible! Against all the odds, the plane gets down safely. But what caused it? A startling theory links it to the mysterious disappearance of one of the flight attendants.

00:49:21 - Season 3 Epsidoe 2 "Attack Over Baghdad": November 22, 2003 - It was supposed to be a routine “mail run”, but shortly after takeoff, the three man crew of the DHL A300 is thrown into the fight of their lives. For sixteen minutes they struggle without hydraulics to put the plane back down on the runway of Saddam Hussein International Airport in Baghdad.

01:39:06 - Season 3 Episode 3 "Out of Control": Minutes after take off from Tokyo en route to Osaka, the tailfin blows off the huge Boeing 747. The plane is now out of control. The experienced pilots manage to keep the plane in the air for thirty excruciating minutes before slamming into a remote mountain. All but four of the 509 passengers on board are killed. It’s the worst single-plane air disaster in aviation history.

Mayday: Air Disaster is a dramatic non-fiction series that investigates high-profile air disasters to uncover how and why they happened. Mayday: Air Disaster follows survivors, family members of crash victims and transportation safety investigators as they piece together the evidence of the causes of major accidents. So climb into the cockpit for an experience you won’t soon forget.

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