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Bad weather is nothing new for pilots, but when a line of thunderstorms looked more menacing than expected, the flight crew on Braniff Airlines Flight 352 wondered if a diversion might be in order. What happened next shocked a tiny Texas town, and the legacy rippled through the aviation industry. Join Stephanie for this Patreon-exclusive episode of Take to the Sky: the Air Disaster Podcast where we talk about what happened and why aviation is safer because of what we learned. Not a Patreon member? Sign up today for stories, layover episodes, and more!
Sources consulted for this story:
- NTSB: Accident Report
- KWTX: All you could see was a ball of fire,' witness to1968 crash recalls
- AP: 84 DIE IN WORST TEXAS AIR DISASTER
- KHOU: Strange but True: Venturi's putt saves his life
- Lockheed L-188A Electra Promo Film #1 - 1958
- Lockheed L-188A Electra Promo Film #2 - 1959
- The BI B-Liner: All Braniff Pays Tribute
Credits:
Written and produced by: Shelly Price and Stephanie HubkaDirected and engineered at: Snow Monster Studios
Sound editor: Stephanie Hubka
Producer: Adam Hubka
Music by: Mike Dunn
Aerial view of the Braniff Flight 352 wreckage. Source: Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives
The aircraft before the Braniff Flight 352 crash. Source: Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives
Wreckage of Braniff Flight 352. Source: KWTX
Wreckage of Braniff Flight 352. Source: Corsicana Daily Sun
