Best of The History Guy: Aviation Disasters

Five classic The History Guy episodes on Aviation Disasters. One Hour of The History Guy!
0:00 - The Explosion on American Airlines Flight 96
9:41 - The accident on Aloha Airlines Flight 243
22:41 - Eddie Rickenbacker's Raft, a story of survival
32:55 - 1945 Empire State Building B-25 Crash
44:30 - Crash Landing of a Piper Navajo at King's Lynn
As THG was returning from a speaking engagement in the UK this week, we decided to release this "supercut" of classic episodes. We might do this again from time to time. If you have constructive advice as to how to improve the format, feel free to comment.
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Contents of this Video:
00:00 - The Explosion on American Airlines Flight 96
10:26 - The accident on Aloha Airlines Flight 243
22:42 - Eddie Rickenbacker's Raft
32:53 - 1945 Empire State Building B-25 Crash
44:24 - Crash Landing of a Piper Navajo at King's Lynn

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

Eddie Richenbacher was an amazing force of nature. Legend has it, in retirement every evening he fed the seagulls. His homage to the seagull that saved his life.

[@neilperry2224]

Do you know Eddie Rickenbacher made his own car in 20s/30s only a few survive. I think Leno or the Peterson have one.

[@sharonwhiteley6510]

Thank GOD his wife was a force not to be ignored. You are only defeated if you admit defeat.

[@kevinkinney5445]

I like that

[@tommacdonald6543]

😊

[@alantoon5708]

Back in 1969, my brother wrote to Captain Eddie, I guess to get his autograph. By then the Captain had been retired from Eastern Airlines for many years, but still maintained an office in New York. Imagine my brother's surprise when he received a hand written reply from that great and wonderful man himself. We just do not make people like CAPT Eddie any more....

[@KyleMatt11]

That’s so cool. Did your brother get into aviation?

[@abitoffcenter383]

Sadly, We don't make A LOT of things the way we used to anymore. Saddens me greatly! Nor do I see a return of some of those things, ever.

[@JohnSmith-lp8wt]

Yes we do!! Stop the whinning

[@abitoffcenter383]

@@JohnSmith-lp8wt Ok, let me rephrase that. Sadly, we aren't given the opportunity to make things the way we used too. Better? Happy? NO, I'm NOT whinning!! Just being HONEST!! You should try it sometime. It's MUCH more eye opening than TELLING folks what you think they're doing. ESPECIALLY when you don't even know who they are, what they do, or anything about them. I hope this finds you and yours safe and in good spirits. More importantly y'all be safe out there!

[@wyliehudson8396]

We don't make people of greatness they make themselves.......themself? theirself? Whichever

[@stevecockrell8639]

Perfect example of the statement of Bob Hoover: " when faced with any emergency fly the plane as far into the crash as possible " this pilot did just that! Well well done!!!!!

[@rplpalacio1920]

"I don't have enough life insurance"was hilarious man

[@charlie225]

Good day Mr History Guy, I am currently on a mission to watch all ur youtube videos at a pace of 4 ur 5 a day, thank you for the great fun and wonderful content#😉

[@Silverado138]

You are going to need to bump that up, he has a lot of great videos, took me a year on top of the new releases

[@mdlclassguymdlclassguy6488]

It's going to be a wonderful experience for you 👍

[@jeffking4176]

At that rate, you may be watching for years.🤣 But it will be time well spent. 📻🙂

[@stuartriefe1740]

I discovered THG while recovering from a surgery, and I think he had at least 500 at the time. I doggedly made it my goal to get caught up, and I did. It took several months.

[@matthewsecord7641]

Enjoy. This cat is fantastic.

[@bladder1010]

History Guy is not only an excellent historian, but also an exciting narrator. So excellent!

[@cantfindmykeys]

You must enjoy the rapid fire caffeine fueled style of narration. Me, not so much. The topic is enough to make me feel tense without that.

[@cantfindmykeys]

​@@rogerrendzak8055 lol, the short bus. But Nooo 😨please I really appreciate a soothing voice without the histrionics and in-your-face salvo, especially when the topic is stressful or disturbing. I guess I'm not desensitized because I killed my TV in 2001. If I hear the news by accident on someone's TV it practically gives me a Pokemon seizure. No joke! I'm allergic to TV now.

[@SusanWojcickiTheBolshevik]

@@cantfindmykeys Lol, I usually listen to him at 1.5-2x speed depending on if it’s the weekend or not. 1.5 if I have time, 2 if I’m busy.

[@cantfindmykeys]

@@SusanWojcickiTheBolshevik lol, that's enough to give me a full blown anxiety attack. I do listen to some things on utube at 1.5 because the narration is wayyyy toooo slowwww. Very annoying. So, yeah, I spike it up a notch or else I lose interest completely. But this guy? No way. He's already a hyperspaz/

[@SusanWojcickiTheBolshevik]

@@cantfindmykeys I’ve been doing it for years. You have to get used to it or be forced to waste more of your time on videos. It’s like speed reading. Eventually you get good.

[@RetiredSailor60]

My father was a private pilot for 61 years. He survived one crash in 1960 in his first plane, a Stinson. Broke both legs, an arm, and both wrists. Got back in the saddle once he healed up. Bought a 1947 Cessna 140.

[@DeconvertedMan]

neat!

[@Erin-Thor]

Was your father The Kernel?

[@RetiredSailor60]

@@Erin-Thor LOL. I've heard that asked all my life. Lol. Wish I was related to that family.

[@Erin-Thor]

@@RetiredSailor60 my uncle flew for Delta for a few decades. He had some interesting stories.

[@davidjose9808]

Loved my 85hp 1947 Cessna 140! 500hrs in it. Enjoyed parking it next to biz jets and other GA aircraft. One Air Force T-38 jet trainer flew up alongside near San Antonio (with his flaps and gear down to slow down enough) to give me a salute! Fun stuff

[@sharonwhiteley6510]

Crashes of importance, forgotten by many, and totally unknown by more, narrated in the manner that only the HISTORY GUY is able to do. There are more close calls, midair maintenance issues and problems caused by weather than people realize. The old maxim: Been there/done that, is enough for our family to say: glad our flying days are over. GOD has gotten us through some rather frightening flights through our lives which we praise Him for years afterwards. THANKS HISTORY GUY.

[@blueskies8834]

Flt 243 the rest of the story. The accident aircraft had a sister ship B737 at Aloha. It was the next aircraft off the assembly line. It had flown in the same environment with many cycles. They thought they had better give it a close inspection. After the inspection it was deemed unrepairable and never flew again.

[@imagereader_9]

Every time I see the photo of the Aloha 737 I am amazed that if simply didn't jackknife and disintegrate in the air, or when it landed. Amazing job by crew.

[@m.streicher8286]

Cpt McCormick dying in an automobile accident bothers me so much. The universe has a sense of humor.

[@dianayount2122]

right?

[@rhuephus]

sort of like General George Patton ... survived at least two wars .. and was killed by a runaway cart ..

[@RicktheCrofter]

I read Rickenbacker’s autobiography when I was a teenager. When he went down in the Pacific he was still recovering from injuries he received in the crash of one of his airliners. Injured and trapped in the wreckage he helped direct the survivors to make contact with rescuers.

[@rpbajb]

I read that book as a kid also. The thing I remember about it was Rickenbacker catching the seagull that landed on his head in the raft. It horrified me as a child that they then ate it raw.

[@tumslucks9781]

@@rpbajb Let's hope they plucked it first.🕊️🍽️

[@stephenhilliard68]

And got a spot in the A.A. Big Book

[@ripwednesdayadams]

It’s terrible how many people were floating around in life rafts or less in the Pacific Ocean during WWII. At least Rickenbacker’s story had a mostly happy ending unlike a lot of other people.

[@dukebacher1216]

At 50:49 begins some of the most passionate storytelling I've seen. Bravo, THG! I was on the edge of my seat, literally!

[@kevinkinney5445]

Ha ha Me too!

[@georgemallory797]

What is crazy is that my great grandmother was born the year BEFORE Eddie Rickenbacker. We didn't bury her until 1988. She drove a car until 1982. THAT is history that deserves to be remembered, too.

[@kellyhill1265]

My grandma was born in 1901 and died in 2003 it floors me to think of all the history she saw in her lifetime. And when I look at how old she was at the time of significant historical events that really trips me out. She was 3 wen the wright brothers first flew. She was a teenager when the titanic sunk. She was 18 at the end of ww1 . She was 42 at the beginning of ww2. 62 when Kennedy was assassinated. 68 when man walked on the moon,something that she vehemently thanks didn’t happen she thinks that was a lie until her death she never believed we walked on the moon. But she lived during the most significant events in human history she saw this world go from horse and buggy to automobiles,she saw man wanting to fly , man achieving flight,and man going into space. She saw two world wars she was born only 40years after slavery ended. When she was a child men were still alive that had fought in the civil war.she never had a drivers license or drove a car. She had 3 kids by 1932.married in 1919 was a widow by 1971and lived another 33 years after her husband died. She saw an amazing amount of history and I wish I had asked her so much more than I did. I wish I would have talked to her about so much more but she wasn’t the type to open up or comment on a lot. But she was adamant that in no way shape or form did we ever go to the moon. I don’t know if it just struck her as an impossibility in her mind or didn’t understand the technology but she didn’t believe it. And she didn’t believe it from day one . She wouldn’t comment on it other than to say I don’t believe they did that. Helen Glindeman 1901-2003

[@kellyhill1265]

@@rogerrendzak8055 no from the time of the very first broadcast from the moon she didn’t believe it. She wasn’t real vocal about it she just always said that she realizes that we have come a long way but that she didn’t believe we were capable of it. It’s not like she went around beating a drum. She didn’t outwardly disagree during conversations that revolves around it. She mainly just kept her belief to herself but she didn’t believe it was true. And also there was at the time of the landings a large amount of people that didn’t believe it. It didn’t start with the conspiracy theories,a lot of people especially in other countries that thought it was an impossible task. You don’t see a lot of interviews of the time with people on the street from Great Britain asking how they feel about us walking in the moon . And that’s because it’s said at the time around 50 percent of Great Britain didn’t believe it. She never gave any detail as to why she didn’t believe it other than just saying she had string reservations on whether it was true or not.

[@iwaswrongabouteveryhthing]

@Kelly Hill interesting comments

[@nikburton9264]

I read a book about the Rickenbacher incident. It was written by one of the cockpit crew titled "We thought we heard the angels sing". I wish I still had it.

[@JEBavido]

Great book! I still have a cheap paperback copy that is slowly disintegrating.

[@wyliehudson8396]

Oh damn update!!!! I wish I had one to sell you! Yes tons came up! At prices that made me inhale and forget to exhale! Again, shop wise shop variety offers of hardback and paperback condition etc! I saw offers from reasonable to HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS!!!!!

[@mattshaffer5935]

Aircraft mechanic here. Love your treatment of aviation stories so much! Flying home from Boston to Seattle in a day and a half so I’ll save this one for Seattle 😉

[@dannyjones3840]

I've seen all these episodes, but what a treat to have them rolled into an hour of some of the best narration out there!

[@michaelmorrison6540]

I have been involved in aviation since the late 1970s and have been employed as an aircraft systems instructor at a major airline for the past 24 years. I often incorporate historical events in my teaching. Lessons learned from the past contribute greatly to the safer design, construction, maintenance, and operation of aircraft in the world today... a practical application of history. I have also learned much from my students (airline pilots) as the described situations that they have encountered during their careers. Note to Lance: I too am a proud South Dakotan... live in Rapid City.

[@neilperry2224]

I saw a film of the DC10 / TRI-STAR with Chuck Heston, and John Boy from the Waltons, I believe it landed in South Dakota but I might be wrong.

[@agairinc]

Being a 3rd generation professional pilot, I’m very impressed with your research and accuracy on the aviation videos.

[@DebuggedRobot]

Here's the timestamps in case anyone looking for one thing in particular. History Guy, itd be nice if you added the time stamps as chapters. 0:00 - American Airlines Flight 96 10:26 - Aloha Airlines Flight 243 22:42 - Eddie Rickenbacker's Raft 32:53 - 1945 Empire State Building B-25 Crash 44:24 - 1993 King's Lynn Piper PA-31 Crash

[@em1osmurf]

it would be better if it was 5 to 10 minute snippets of history.

[@stevecosmolove1045]

@@em1osmurf what does that have to do with the tine stamps? plenty of other short videos on this guy's channel, for example most of the channel

[@DebuggedRobot]

@@stevecosmolove1045 yeah I agree I love the longer video when the detail is needed. I love all the history guy's stuff :)

[@csn6234]

25:53 "supercharged turbo engines" 🤣🤣

[@dougwickstrom9870]

@@csn6234 Those were a real thing, but not on B-17s.

[@brentjenkinsdesigns]

Short snippets of forgotten history .. lol. That being said. Nice long episode. I enjoyed every minute!

[@jeffabernathy8305]

If you want short don’t watch the best of compilations. Come on

[@davidjose9808]

…in such a fashion that makes each story come alive with amazing clarity and comprehension. The viewer is engaged and enthralled by THG’s masterful telling of history…an art of communication that is lacking in contemporary academia and popular media. Bravo, THG!

[@SusanWojcickiTheBolshevik]

It’s a shame about the Empire State Building crash. And to think what Betty went through, my god. I’m glad she made it through such a horror.

[@robertheinkel6225]

The DC-10 had a very steep learning curve with several accidents early on.

[@michaelfuller1365]

Excellent presentation, historical documentation, and crisp smooth delivery makes this one of the BEST HISTORY channels on KZbin! Being a veteran of the USAF, Medic, and retired History teacher, I can truly respect and appreciate what defines the dynamics of teamwork, First Responders of all walks of life, and sheer determination of survival. My father received orders for an accompanied tour to Ramstein AFB, USAFE, West Germany in 1975. (My father was replacing an active duty USAF Senior Enlisted Airman who tragically lost his life with 4 other Airmen. Accident report stated that the main rotor separated at an altitude of 1,500 feet. This Air Force version of the Huey was surveying potential Surgical/ Hospitalization sites in case of Soviet Attack.) Another incident occurred earlier when the main rotor detached at about 20-30 feet altitude from a similar aircraft as well. (Prayers to the families who lost loved ones that day🙏🏻

[@JEBavido]

The pilot of Rickenbacker’s flight, Bill Cherry, was later caught up in the troubles of a flood in the Ft. Worth, Texas area where he resided, and there’s an account in the Star Telegram of the actions he took. He saved the day once again. Amazing man who had an amazing life.

[@evanrandall1675]

Hats off again and again to the NTSB go teams who rush to the sites of these tragedies to learn everything that can be learned and try to prevent it in the future. Th hey do vital work and are their own elite detective

[@abitoffcenter383]

I've been hoping for a long format of The History Guy. Going to REALLY enjoy this. Thank You So Much!!!

[@haywoodyoudome]

Your woman's been looking for something longer too.

[@telcobilly]

@@haywoodyoudome go back to your 5th grade class troll

[@adenkyramud5005]

Your enthusiasm when telling these stories is truly unrivaled. It's inspiring. I wish to one day be able to tell stories with even just a tenth of your energy and ability. God bless you and your family!

[@cantfindmykeys]

Enthusiasm? or too much caffeine? So hyper I couldn't get more than 15 minutes into it.

[@davidjose9808]

Outstanding rendering of proper aviation terminology and technical aspects of these accidents. Rivals official post-accident reports by NTSB, and air-worthiness directives issued by the FAA. The History Guy has covered an amazing range of topics

[@chloehennessey6813]

If I see a crack in the plane I’m boarding? I am 100% speaking up about it. How could you not? It’s not a ship. It’s a plane that pressurizes and flies 35,000 feet above the very hard Earth. 😩😩😩

[@tango6nf477]

The DC10 was a great aircraft, smooth, quiet and roomy. However, I once flew from Manchester (UK) to New York on one and as we taxied along the runway and began to accelerate for take-off it was aborted and we returned to the the airport where we had to disembark. The reason given was an unexpected problem. Two hours later we boarded the aircraft again and took off without a problem. After we levelled off the captain came on the intercom and made his apologies about the delay saying, " only we discovered we could not secure the cargo bay door but don't worry its been taken off and put back on again and its fine now". Every bump, squeak and tiniest turbulence on that flight had we passengers crossing fingers and no doubt muttering a few prayers. Best flight I've ever had too..

[@mangos2888]

DC-10 was so negatively consequential to aviation that I can never be a fan.

[@-jeff-]

There's some irony in one of Eddie Rickenbacker's most heroic moments being on the high seas.

[@drats1279]

Strapping oneself into a bi-wing plane with paper covering the wings and fuselage, no parachute, and Germans trying to kill you. was far more heroic than anything he did a sea.

[@bjw4859]

That was impressive, I remember seeing that last one on some crash scene investigators show, but that was more detailed, to save all of your passengers has to make you a special person, well done.

[@DTavona]

Great series of stories! I'd heard part of Rickenbacker's downing into the ocean and recovery years ago, including the seagull capture in a book about WW1 pilots on both sides of the war, but not the whole particulars. Except for the early loss of the already weakened sergeant, the fact that the others were both recovered despite separating and yet managed to survive is thoroughly remarkable. I could well imagine Adelaide storming into the Pentagon, demanding that they continued the SAR (Search And Rescue) efforts for her husband. Lucky for Eddie AND the Army, they listened or the casualty count would have been higher than the passenger list. The other three stories, including the Aloha flight, were equally astounding and worthy of remembering. Thanks for sharing. Slainté

[@rogermiller2159]

Thank you for this compilation, told in a positive perspective. When I saw the header I was going to pass on it but I saw that you were telling the stories. Well done

[@orboakin8074]

This is the first video of yours in which I have heard you utter a swear word😂 Love your content, sir. Objective discourse of history and fun presentation.

[@robertadams2857]

I’ve seen all the episodes like others here. It’s great to have them all in one show. Required viewing for everybody. Thank you..

[@ryabow]

16:29 Jane Sato-Tomita wasn't entirely unconscious. a passenger reported squeezing her hand every few seconds and getting weak squeezes in return.

[@alanmoffat4454]

STILL MORE GOOD STORY TELLING OF HISTORY AND AVENTS MUCH APPRECIATED.

[@Catquick1957]

Cap't Eddie gathering them for prayer was what pulled them through. GOD bless you all, gentlemen!

[@paulreilly3904]

Of course it did mate. And was the Easter bunny involved as well?

[@sexynelson100]

the more we get older.. the more we enjoy history.. .....many thanks for your great work

[@robertroth287]

You did an excellent job in telling these stories. Thank you.

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

The Aloha Airlines accident taught manufacturers and operators a lot about metal fatigue that was unknown. Pressurized aircraft and long term use was something new. The fuselage expands and contracts like a balloon with each cycle.

[@MrRod4000]

The Comet disasters should have delivered the message re metal fatigue that the airplane industry needed. Sad, so sad that it did not.

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

@@MrRod4000 that was more of design flaw resulting structural failure. Flaw = windows with corners, too thin of external skin resolution = windows with rounded corners and slightly thicker skin. I did complate the issue with the Comet but discarded it. The reason for discarding the Comet comparison, all the failures were with low cycle airframes. I also discarded it due to the design of the window. The design of the windows resulted in all the loads being carried by the corners which were 90° corners.

[@themittonmethod1243]

Agreed, the thinking at the time did not include the realization that it was as much the stress of the landing cycles as the pressurization that was the fatigue issue. looking at this from 40 years later, many tend to forget that Aloha was "only" about 40 years into modern commercial avaiation, and that viewing from hindsight makes it easy to criticize! cheers!

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

@@themittonmethod1243 the first pressurized passenger plane was a bubbling stratoliner. I think that was the name. It used the wing form and the tail plane from the model 299/b17 with a new pressurized fuselage. So that place is it about 1941. From that point forward until after World War II it was the only pressurized commercial aircraft flying. The follow-on aircraft from the various manufacturers never lasted very long in service before there was something new bigger better faster. So we didn't really understand what the pressurization was doing to aircraft. It wasn't until jet airliners came along that we started seeing aircraft that were going to be flying for 20 30 40 years. That's when the metal fatigue from pressurizing and depressurizing reared it's ugly head. It was totally unexpected to occur the way that it did. I do believe they expected some issues otherwise it wouldn't have had those specialized straps to control ruptures in the metal. That being said I don't think anyone realize just how forceful a explosive decompression due to metal fatigue could be. I mean you can't put every airplane you design into a giant bathtub and pressurize and depressurize until something breaks. That's how they found the problem with the comment windows. They took common without the wings and tail surfaces and built a pool to put it in and then they proceeded to pressurize and depressurize until it blew out. You wouldn't think something is simple as a corner versus a rounded shape would have a dramatic effect on metal fatigue. As I understand it the corner caused all the forces that were being exerted on those windows to be concentrated at the corners. It's amazing what we have to learn the hard way. Worst case scenario would be the shuttles that crashed and Apollo 1. Apollo 1 being the least intelligent idea that was implemented. Spacecraft full of electronics and electrical power pumped full of pure oxygen. Add to that doors that opened inward and materials throughout the capsule that no one even thought of how flammable they might be. It's really frightening the things that we do routinely and then suddenly something upsets the apple cart and people either don't react properly or there isn't a damn thing they can do about it. But that is our high-tech world. I've spent about 35 years in my working career dealing with mainframes, desktop units, networking equipment, handheld devices and God knows what else. It's amazing how bad things can be designed and no one finds it until it gets out in the wild. I remember a card reader on a fuel pump, crashing every time someone's used a card with the chip in it. You see the card reader wasn't designed anticipating that they would put chips in a credit card. It was touching something in the card reader and crashing the system. Yeah that's the real world. Another thing I ran into was a server rack system that was in a environmentally controlled cabinet basically it had a window air conditioner type setup. Well you know how those air conditioners have a drain to trip condensation. Someone routed the drain to pour into the cabinet. We had equipment failures left and right that was way above the norm and I went to my manager and said we need to do a site survey. No response. I put it in writing no response finally one of the hard work manufacturers demanded the site survey. The company I was contracted with didn't show up to the site survey. What they discovered is the servers that were crashing in the equipment was in that was failing was in 4-in of water. Yeah to say I was pissed that no one from a company I was contracted with showed up for the site survey is to put a mildly. I then in writing sent a message to the manager, questioning how technicians can go out to a site work on equipment and never notice it's standing in water. This cost the company I was contracted with tens of thousands of dollars. Between the technicians going on site and fixing things and the damaged equipment. Just freaking nuts.

[@themittonmethod1243]

@@JohnRodriguesPhotographer thank you for your considerate reply and examples! you said it far better than i could have, but that was precisely the point my comment was trying to get across! cheers from Canada!

[@georgefspicka5483]

A great collection of stories. Thank you :)

[@weibherrman]

Great idea! Would love to see more types of these compilation videos!

[@m1t2a1]

There are episodes of Mayday about many of these. One of my friends was in two episodes, because it's filmed in Canada, eh. An ATC for a cargo plane and the only passenger has a hammer, and the refueler that gets metric conversion wrong for the Gimli Glider. I honestly thought plane designers had metal fatigue sorted after the Comet.

[@markhuebner7580]

Very awesome. I have never seen so many aircraft accidents covered in 1 video and so well covered in such detail, thanks!

[@nycdweller]

My Dad worked at the Empire State Building as an elevator mechanic years ago. He took me on a tour where the bomber hit & where the elevator crashed in the basement!

[@GeoffInfield]

Even before the Rickenbarcker Raft story I was blown away but what I didn't know about him... he started a car company? He BOUGHT Indy? He was a vice president of GM? He started Eastern Airlines?!?!?!! I thought he was 'just' a WWI ace 😦

[@peterkruse788]

Enjoying your shows ! I take you with me always. Thanks for the crash explanation on the empire crash , that’s amazing

[@christersundin773]

This was very interesting! And I'm impressed by the technical details that you explain here!

[@uglyfrog7263]

Outstanding program!

[@marybarry2230]

First time finding your channel! I thoroughly enjoy it and look forward to more historical stories from you!

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

Welcome aboard! There are about 800 more…

[@gordonpeden6234]

Great stuff, well researched and well told. Riveting.

[@terrallputnam7979]

This is why pilots are necessary in airliners. They earn their money when everything goes sideways. There have been many instances where the pilots saved a plane and passengers where there was no procedure written to manage such a crazy event. My dad was a pilot for over 35 years amassing over 18,000 hours of flight time in all types of General Aviation aircraft. Over his years, he flew congressmen, senators, music stars like Rosemary Clooney, and Pat Boone. He flew Former president, Jimmy Carter to several Habitat for Humanity events, and CNN news crews all over the country. He prevented crashes many times and no one ever recognized him for his many saves.

[@rebeccawoolfolk5377]

I love the "DC-10 COCKPIT" label on the instrument panel. If you forget where you are, you have a reminder.

[@jpetes9046]

That was for the purposes of the photo. lol

[@BiggHogg870]

And so the troubled history of the D-10 begins not even a year off the assembly line 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@davidmurphy8190]

Sadly, the faulty cargo doors on DC-10s were subcontracted to General Dynamics.

[@tedmitchell226]

@@davidmurphy8190 Hopefully it wasn't General Dynamics who handled the 747 cargo doors, that would be a double whammy

[@tommacbride3654]

Fantastic story telling!! Cheers!

[@charlesbrown5505]

Thanks for all the history you share! I Particularly like this one since I fly small GA Cessnas with a friend of mine who is the pilot but I fly in the right hand seat and have hundreds of hours! Always... more knowledge...is always helpful!🙏🏽🇺🇸🇺🇦

[@xvsj5833]

Excellent research and detailed story on these specific’s ❤️ “THG” Thank you for sharing

[@wangbot47]

This is a good video, you should do a compilation like this for other subjects, like "an hour of The History Guy discusses lesser-known ships with interesting stories" or "an hour of The History Guy discussing incompetent Generals"

[@veronicapedemonte2934]

Excellent!

[@retiredteacher724]

What a ride! I could bearly stay seated as you told these stories especially the one whose propeller had gone through the nose! Stories told with such vigor and intensity, such emotion and demonstration are stunning!!! Wonderful! Wonderful! Well done and thanks for a wild ride!

[@cantfindmykeys]

Is the subject matter not exciting enough for you that you need to have a hyper high speed style of narration? Doesn't hearing these terrifying accounts inspire enough anxiety? I read these comments thinking.. is everyone but me an adrenaline junkie? It's so nice to listen to a calm, informative voice without all the overblown theatrical histrionics.

[@sarge420]

Fantastic history. Rickenbaucher was a true hero. -Ret USAF

[@ripwednesdayadams]

There are so many amazing survival stories.

[@montydendron1]

I really enjoyed that! This guy sure puts some energy in his presentation. 10/10

[@maryrafuse3851]

Being from Nova Scotia Canada 🇨🇦 Swiss Air 111 stands out in my mind. It was so needless, an example of the unqualified retrofitting the wiring of an aircraft and faulty FAA approved materials. May the souls of those who died on the UN shuttle ✈️ rest in peace, and may light perpetually shine upon them.

[@beedonn9260]

Hey history guy I'll probably watch this same episode probably 4 or 5 times, and I get it's excited about it as you do. But it's some point I kind of worry about how excited and how involved you put yourself into something that doesn't need to be so volatile. Alright needless to say it love the energy you put into it oh, I guess that's what makes it more exciting. Love what you do love the history girl or history wife as well and be nice to see a little bit more of her but love you guys I enjoy your channel I was a history major myself

[@jennaolbermann7663]

My late father was in Manhattan when the plane hit the Empire State Building, about a block away and heard it hit. He told his parents about it when I returned home and they didn’t believe him until the newspaper headline came out.

[@pontiacfan76]

You know what happens when you assume? I am really shocked no one thought to inspect these planes to be sure of the assumptions. It's a shame it takes a tragedy to change safety protocols.

[@rocketman48]

great videos history guy.well done Bill.

[@kevinkinney5445]

The pilot in the Piper crash landing deserves a Hero for Life award. Simply Amazing! As for Rickenbacker, WOW, That man should've had some kind of Legacy taught to all schoolchildren. I'm 62, and this was the first time I heard His story. Such a lifetime of achievements really needs to be honored. Put Him on a new denomination of currency... An Eleven Dollar Bill... or something! Name a new National Holiday for the strength of the Human Spirit , or The poster boy of Capitalism. Much respect to His heir's. What a wonderful example of living a full life. Thank you, Sir for Being.

[@whoohaaXL]

THANK YOU! Everyone always says that flying is safer than driving but they forget to take into account, volume of people moved per trip. You have just validated this for me and I am so grateful that I can show people this video that don't believe it. Keep it up history guy, we love this stuff!

[@cantfindmykeys]

Every horrible thing you can imagine except for crashing into smithereens.. I have been through. Skidding off the runway, landing in a cornfield, landing gear stuck, circling airport until almost out of fuel. Got bit by a parrot in first class, dropping freefall in air pockets after taking off into a tropical storm. And many more fun times. Flying sucks.

[@131dyana]

Thank you.

[@hanseikhof870]

Excellent coverage of these extraordinary events.THG, please receive my congratulations for clarity, wealth of information and succinct delivery, while still being engaging and absolutely entertaining. Cheers

[@MausMasher54]

Most Excellent, I have had my share of near plane issues, both military and civilian, very interesting all had happy endings....

[@DOLRED]

I learned of the Empire State Building accident from Reader's Digest. One day I found a bunch of old Reader Digest copies in an unused locker at work (This being 1975). Within one "Book" was the detailed story of the collision complete with information on the elevator incident you described. 911 made me think of this 1945 story as well. I am guessing but think the RD copy was a 1957 release. Also, there is a restaurant chain named "94th Aero Squadron." Their eateries are normally near airports. I thought they were out of business, but nope, still active today--but with fewer places. There was one near where I lived in 1980 and I had been there. Their places are themed with aircraft items and makes for an interesting eating experience.

[@kougerat5388]

Superb compilation, thanks THG.

[@stangboy88]

I love these best of videos! I end up watching like 8 videos a night anyway, so it comes in handy.

[@derekcolvin9944]

In the 1970s my father did a lot of air travel and he refused to fly on the DC-10, due to all the mishaps which occurred during that time. He called it a "piece of s*** with wings".

[@neverlearnitall]

I remember when the Hawaiian Airlines incident occurred! In fact there was a movie made about it! I was horrified that something like that happened, and amazed there wasn't more loss of life! It was sad about the one flight attendant!😔

[@bobswan6196]

Well done for pronouncing Birmingham the English way!

[@Soundbrigade]

Love the airplane incident videos. However if you ever would like to make a cowork, engage Petter, the Mentor Pilot or Kelsey of 74Gear. Both are experts in giving the most minute details like what pilots are actually thinking in certain situations. Writing this, not to put you down, but I just love you way of presenting the histories that deserve to be remembered and think a co-operation would greatly multiply that. 👍👍👍👍

[@PJay-wy5fx]

And another tip to THG: maybe not shout at your viewers? It’s probably an American thing that is not understood in other parts of the world, idk. But until things calm down a bit, I’ll likely stick to my trusted, factual, calm aviation incident channels that are more centered around content than ego.

[@Soundbrigade]

@@PJay-wy5fx I am pretty fond of Lance's videos, taking on small parts of our history that is unknown. However, when there are others out there more specialized in a certian field of interest, a co-operation would, as I firstly wrote, give so much more.

[@natehill8069]

[long story short]: AF-447, an Airbus which crashed between Brazil and France has a system called "Alternate Law" where it does controls differently under certain circumstances. The pitots froze over at night during a violent storm and the autopilot plopped control back in the pilots laps, who were confused as to what was wrong. They were pulling on the stick when they actually needed to push on it, and they got it really out of shape. So the computer said "OK, I got no idea what your trying to do" and shut off the "your screwing this up" alarm. Then one of the pilots tried to do the correct thing (push). As it got back to something like a normal attitude, the computer said "now we're talking" and turned the alarm back on in preparation to turn it off once they had pushed enough. But, naturally when the alarm came on, the pilot stopped pushing and the alarm went back off. An alarm should NEVER sound when you do the right thing and stop when you do the wrong thing.

[@rickbarker6699]

Fantastic episode. Thanks

[@BrainTaz]

Thanks!

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

Thank you!

[@gprich82]

You Tube has won the internet. A Reese's peanut butter cup level synergy of my two favorite series... Mayday Air Disasters and The History Guy. Brilliant!!!

[@johnc.7076]

This video is AWESOME, I'm an aviation enthusiast and I have heard of most of the accidents mentioned. But I also learned about a few that I have NEVER see before this compilation. I feel fortunate to came across this video, keep it up Mr. History Guy !!!

[@Ashfielder]

Another light hearted video to wash down my lunch.

[@change_your_oil_regularly4287]

2:11 look at the room in that bird. They'd have 2+ more seats across there today.

[@Spacekriek]

8:17 ... Captain McCormick to ground control: have you got anything to stop my coffin ? :D

[@THECompressorGuru]

I very much enjoyed this episode. nice compilation of events.

[@goddam9925]

Big thumbs up for this one thank you !!

[@CRUZER1800]

Outstanding episode!! Thank You.... Russ

[@vaderbaby]

I enjoyed todays video. I love all things aviation & was pleased to see this.

[@garyfrancis6193]

Great stories.

[@billjamison2877]

You Sir, are a National Treasure! Bravo to you!

[@andyharman3022]

I grew up in the vicinity of Columbus, Ohio, and was aware of Eddie Rickenbacker. There was Rickenbacker Air Force base on the south side of town. When he died in 1973, a local TV station ran the movie "A Tribute To Captain Eddie". His ordeal on the Pacific Ocean was the central focus of the plot. It was a good movie, starring Fred MacMurray as Captain Eddie. I also read Rickenbacker's autobiography. He was in another plane crash in his life, in which he was seriously injured. That could be another subject for The History Guy to cover.

[@larrybomber83]

That was a good choice of aircraft accidents. i was siting on the edge of my chair for each one. Thanks for the history lesson