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DHL Airbus A300 OO-DLL

DHL Airbus A300 OO-DLL

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A cargo plane climbs out of one of the most dangerous airports on earth, carrying nothing but mail. Somewhere below, armed men are waiting for exactly this kind of target. Join Alice and Zach for the story of the only known case in aviation history where a large airliner lost every hydraulic control system to a missile strike — and the crew found a way to fly it anyway.

Sources
  • Aircraft accident record, Airbus A300B4-203F OO-DLL, Baghdad International Airport — Aviation Safety Network
  • "How An A300 Made An Injury-Free Landing After Being Hit By A Missile" by Jake Hardiman and Gaurav Joshi — Simple Flying
  • "Do you remember? A missile attack of a DHL A300 in Baghdad, Iraq" — Aviation24.be
  • "Attack Over Baghdad" — Mayday: Air Disaster, Season 3, Episode 2

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  • Website: finalboardingcallpodcast.com
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Credits: Final Boarding Call is hosted by Alice Stern and Zach Stemas, researched and written by Alice Stern, produced and edited by Alice Stern and Zach Stemas.

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