Summary:
When one of the most luxurious planes in the world missed their scheduled position check, not everyone was worried at first-- but it wasn't not long before the world realized the aircraft wasn't going to make its intended arrival. In this week's episode of Take to the Sky: The Air Disaster Podcast, Stephanie tells the story of Pan Am Flight 7 and the first leg of its round-the-world journey. It's a tale full of surprise, mystery, and sorrow, all of which plague its legacy to this day.Listen, Review, and Subscribe on:
Sources consulted for this story:
- The Daily Journal: Pan Am Flight 7 memorial planned for Millbrae
- Fear of Landing: The Mystery of Pan Am flight 7
- Ken Fortenberry: Flight 7 is Missing: The Search for My Father’s Killer
- Smithsonian Magazine: What Happened to Pan Am Flight 7?
- Mississippi Free Press: Mystery Of The Skies: Solving The Crash Of Pan American Flight 7
- Civil Aeronautics Board: Accident Report
- Fortenberry, K. H. (2020). Flight 7 is missing: The search for my father's killer.
- SFGate: Mystery remains - and grief
- Maui Time: ‘Romance of the Skies’ – Finding family history in a mysterious 60-year-old plane crash
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Show Notes:
This week, we talk about what it would take to choose a middle seat on a plane and what Virgin Atlantic is doing to make middle seats more enticing. Let us know what you think: would you accept a gift like a free ticket or cruise in exchange for the middle seat (like Shelly) or avoid it at all costs (like Stephanie)?Watch Facebook every Friday for our weekly call for good news- we love to celebrate your big and small moments with you!
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
Reporters and Navy officers view debris from the Pan Am Flight 7 crash site. Source: Punch Magazine.
Promotional material for the Pan Am Boeing 377. Source: Smithsonian Magazine
The Pan Am 7 accident aircraft. Source: The Daily Journal
