Summary:
Stormy skies throughout the USA's Midwest on August 6, 1966 had pilots on alert, and a storm cell led to mixed reports from dispatchers on the ground and flight crews in the air. This week, join Stephanie for the story of Braniff Airways Flight 250, which rocked the aviation industry and the community of Falls City, Nebraska when the aircraft encountered conditions that threatened the lives of everyone onboard.Listen, Review, and Subscribe on:
Sources consulted for this story:
- NTSB: Accident Report
- Lincoln Journal Star: Fire in the sky: 50 years ago, a jetliner carrying 42 people fell out of a stormy sky near Falls City
- Simple Flying: 56 Years On: The Structural Failure That Downed Braniff Flight 250
- Nebraska Air Crash
- New York Times: List of Crash Victims
- Manchester Evening News: Plane Crash Probe Suffers Setback
- Deadly Turbulence
- Only In Your State: The Terrifying, Deadly Plane Crash In Nebraska That Will Never Be Forgotten
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Show Notes:
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Credits:
Written and produced by: Shelly Price and Stephanie HubkaDirected and engineered at: Snow Monster Studios
Sound editor: Podcast Engineers
Producer: Adam Hubka
Music by: Mike Dunn
The memorial dedicated to the victims of Braniff Airways Flight 250 in Falls City, NE. Source: Nebraskaaircrash.com
Aerial view of the farm where Braniff Airways Flight 250 crashed. Source: Lincoln Journal Star
Investigators at the crash site. Source: Lincoln Journal Star
