3 Engines Suddenly Fell Off Brand New Plane, What The Pilot Did Next Was Shocking!

On the 19th of October 1959, a Boeing 707 aircraft set to be delivered to Braniff International Airways departed the Boeing Field in Seattle Washington for a routine customer guarantee and acceptance training flight
On-board the plane were eight men aiming to put on a show for the would-be customers. Little did they know that it was going to be a horror spectacle, as within a couple of hours, their aircraft would be tumbling towards the ground with its engines having fallen off.
What happened next was shocking.

[@nimueh4298]

Fast forward 60 plus years, now just doors and wheels falling off.

[@SaturnV69]

A Boeing test pilot named Tex Johnston did an unannounced "Barrel Roll" in a Boeing 707 in 1955. After the successful "Barrel Roll," the CEO of Boeing William Allen told Mr. Johnston in a nice way, "Please don't do that again. He actually did 2 "Barrel Rolls" to make sure everyone had a chance to see the stunt. Mr. Johnston knew the flying characteristics of the Boeing 707 very well.

[@Nik-8it5p]

Looks like some things never change!!

[@jimbo4260]

I was just gonna say that! Lol

[@mijnordna]

You mean, because pilot error caused the crash? This was not the airplane's fault. Boeing built good planes in those days…

[@stratolestele7611]

Let's not conflate the once great company that designed and manufactured some of the finest planes the history of aviation, with the facade of a company that shares little with the 'great one'.

[@sheilasembly-crum8447]

Scary 😮

[@celebrityrog]

No. The pilots dutch rolling of the plane past its bank angle as designed caused the plane to lose control. This was 100% due to pilot error and was completely avoidable. You simply can't push any piece of machinery, especially an aircraft past its design limits.

[@flygirl4eva165]

And they are STILL building aircraft? What the??????

[@HamyHally]

🙀🙀

[@dogbone1065]

If men were ment to fly they would have been born with wing's.