Frozen In Time - The Missing Plane Which Took 26 Years To Find

SAETA Flight 232 took off from Ecuador's Mariscal Sucre Airport with 59 souls on board for a short hop internal flight to the city of Cuenca. It never arrived. Seemingly having vanished into thin air, anxious relatives waited for news of their loved ones. It would turn out to be a very long wait indeed.....
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[@Supernaut2000]

Nice of you to list the names of all who perished in that terrible crash. Your video is more dedicated to them and their memories than a forbidden zone and a cairn of rocks.

[@gonavy1]

If someone did rob the passengers then that's just plain sick.

[@senianns9522]

Air Lauda crash Lop Buri Thailand. The dead were found partially naked. The baggage? Shameful indeed.

[@zm321]

@@senianns9522 The clothes might not have been robbed at all though, in many plane crashes clothing has been torn off bodies by the forces of de-pressureisation and explosion.

[@ciprian7243]

Unfortunatelly it is a much more frequent occurence. There were cases where plane parts were also looted, to the extent of authorities offering rewards for the return of black boxes to help solve crash cases.

[@joycedudzinski9415]

If you're at a plane crash where you see like beige bags just laying on the parking lot or on cars, that's actually human remains just pulverized because of the of the impact. Of course none of them would be wearing any clothes because they got blown off.

[@zm321]

@@ciprian7243 Sadly this supposedly happened at Lockerbie within hours of the debris coming down, if the UK press is to be believed anyway..

[@pop5678eye]

Fun fact: due to the bulging of the equator the peak of Mount Chimborazo is the farthest point on the surface of the Earth from its geometric center.

[@steveshea6148]

Whoa daddy

[@steveshea6148]

Fun fact, Ecuador means Equator

[@Patmofar]

I found that out from watching Itchy Boots KZbin channel following her solo travels around the world on her motorbike. A fantastic channel (2.3 million subscribers can't be wrong). Noraly is a simply wonderful person, she has a degree in geology and is full of fascinating facts about all sorts of subjects. She travels completely alone and has dealt with many tricky situations including Mexican drug cartel road blocks and the police and customs officers of most of the countries in Africa. She has rode through Iran, all the 'Stans and Russia during her many, many adventures. If she could have gotten a visa for Afghanistan she would have traveled there too but the Taliban would not give her one because she is a woman. Nothing fazes her.

[@sandrahuntington1602]

Highest, not furthest

[@elliottprice6084]

A sad story that is as strange as it was tragic. RIP to all the victims of the crash, and condolences to their families

[@batgoat28]

Wait a minute... I want to know more about this "War on squirrels". 2:45

[@jasonbouvette1077]

I was just going to say that! 😂

[@madtrucker0983]

Me too 😅

[@JAMESWUERTELE]

That’s what I was looking at 😂

[@madtrucker0983]

Apparently they were carrying the plague and needed too be delt with.

[@KenwayJoel]

Legend has it, it took thousands of lives, and made no meaningful improvement to the problem.

[@spankyharland9845]

dang mountains, they keep getting in the way of normal flights.

[@foreverpinkf.7603]

Real strange story. Thank you for sharing. I have a strong suspicion that the first military people who found the wreck were lining their own pockets.

[@davidstevens-251]

My suspicion for robbing the victims of their ID's is that the plane was targeted and accidently shot down by the miltary who did not want it made known, and removing valuables would make it seem as opportunists robbed the dead.

[@annnee6818]

​@@davidstevens-251 Or not and they were just filched by locals who didn't have enough themselves. But everything HAS to be a conspiracy these days because peoples brains have been absolutely broken by the internet

[@JJW77]

@@davidstevens-251 Good detective work. I agreed with your theory.

[@WilliamMurphy-uv9pm]

@@JJW77 Please get help for yourself and those whose comments began the conspiracy theories. Not every simple thief has the capability to shoot down a passenger aircraft from the ground. Think about how you might try to do it. Risks and costs versus limited rewards.

[@user-wv3dg4fr8e]

@@WilliamMurphy-uv9pmhe literally said it could have been accidental

[@dantheman5745]

Terribly sad for all of those unfortunate people. I paused the video at the end to read each of the names. Not sure why, but it just felt like a good thing to do. I can't even imagine.

[@projektkobra2247]

I did too.

[@mihailc6402]

Yeah, we just couldn't do the otherwise. Showing our respect to these people, both humane and spiritual. Ancient Egyptians used to say that when the name of a person is pronounced, it keeps them alive

[@projektkobra2247]

@@mihailc6402 - I was thinking that about the Egyptians as well...

[@lyedavide]

It's extremely curious as to why the military leader didn't want the wreckage's discovery made public. Perhaps there was someone or something on the aircraft that was of a highly guarded secret. The fact that, according to the witnesses, the military had already been there and that the bodies had been stripped of identifications seems to suggest this. A very interesting and intriguing incident. Thanks for another great video!

[@Ciborium]

Or maybe they didn't want the wreckage officially found and thus investigated and thus expose him being complicit in looting the victims

[@MrTruckerf]

@@Ciborium You nailed it.

[@jeanettelang1746]

Maybe someone close did the looting

[@Mercmad]

It was a group of Squirrels who had been moved out of las Angeles. They needed all the stolen I D's they could find.

[@johnmartinelli5511]

Because they stole valuables from DEAD bodies......one quilty so all guilty!!😂😂😂 GOOD PEOPLE ILL TELL YOU 😂😂😂😂

[@CarolineBearoline]

Thank you for telling us the story. It's one I've never heard. The federal governmental malfeasance is shocking, but not surprising

[@bbltix]

At which point is the US government mentioned in this?

[@christopher9727]

Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today Holy Spirit Can give you peace guidance and purpose and the Lord will John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus

[@CarolineBearoline]

as an American, I naturally equate the executive branch (president / commander in chief of armed forces) as federal. I'm not familiar with the way Ecuador is set up

[@johnjephcote7636]

I would not describe the Viscount as "An old-fashioned propeller 'plane". It was a ground-breaking turbo-prop a/c that sold (for a British 'plane) extremely well. I remember them and they were everywhere and they lasted very well until replaced by pure jets.

[@fredcarr3550]

In the late 60's, it was said that the Vicount was about the safest aircraft flying at the time. Perhaps, there was magnetic interference with the compases of the two aircraft that resulted in them being off course? In any case, it seems that misdeeds took place with the first aircraft and its passengers.

[@stum8374]

What do you mean as BRITISH PLANE !!!!!!

[@TheCatLady65]

I remember flying on the Viscount as a child in the 60s. Operated by South African Airways.

[@paulgregg722]

@@stum8374It was Built in Weybridge Surrey, in England. British.

[@madlenellul3430]

Yes I flew in one in the 60’s. Actually my first real flight. I was told to sit in the middle of the aircraft over the wings by my friends !… “You’ll get a smoother flight “…. After 60+ years I think I’m still vibrating from that experience… ☹️🇦🇺🥰

[@starry53]

So, the plane may have recovered for 26 years, but no cause of the crash and when they've been looted. Not only that, the president doesn't seem to like to tell the news is head scratching.

[@alexandergutfeldt1144]

Assuming, of course, the president was told!

[@garyacker7388]

I agree with you

[@georgehaeh4856]

This was in the days before GPS. In South America in the 70s, navigation aids were mostly NDBs. The pilots may have been flying a heading until they picked up the NDB signal maybe 50 miles out. They would then determine a heading with wind correction that would take them to the NDB. I suspect that the wind aloft was strong enough to blow them off course to Chimborazo while they were in cloud and couldn't see.

[@steveshea6148]

High mountains and planes are an inherently problematic mix

[@Heathcoatman]

I noticed when they showed the flight path that they were flying in a valley between two tall ranges. With the nav equipment from back then this was a disaster just waiting to happen. An eventuality. Beware of the clouds, some of them have rocks in them.

[@Knight6831]

SAETA Flight 232 was still at cruise altitude of 18,000 feet as aircraft wreckage being found at 18,044 feet means the SAETA 232 never changed height as wreckage at 17,420 feet is probably the result of glacial movement or debris falling from the point of impact Looking at the map of the area, the flight must have strayed off course after reported its position at 8:27am and they crashed at 8:35am meaning with the 9 minutes between the position report and impact they got off course and never noticed

[@melina001a]

I think there was some form of pilot error, or they got lost in fog or bad weather and accidently flew into the mountain.

[@Knight6831]

Yeah as they were 44 miles off course

[@digger5521]

Funny how two planes crashed in similar ways, maybe an electromagnetic anomaly ?

[@istudios225]

Their departure was delayed because of rain and bad weather. I think we can assume that there were storm clouds all over the region and that was a key element in cause of the crash. The pilot may have attempted to fly around significant cloud cover and crashed before he could get back on track.

[@winkieblink7625]

I’ve never read about these two Ecuadorian plane crashes. Thank you.

[@vintage6346]

My neighbor and her husband put their three minor children on this short flight. The grandparents were waiting to receive them at the other airport. Such a terrible tragedy.

[@KinuGrove]

😢 heartbreaking

[@mohammadameenzulueta5820]

My condolence to them.

[@psalm2forliberty577]

The LORD called them home ! When we get that call, it's not optional. Nonetheless, we can take comfort knowing that "to be absent from the body, is to be present with the LORD". 3 years grieving over my "wise queen", wife of 32 years has taught me this. May ALL the victims rest in peace, in Jesus name Amen 🙏💪

[@senses70]

Great short documentary as I’d never heard of this disaster. Thanks RE for remembering the victims of this tragedy and their long suffering families. May they rest in peace.

[@yakacm]

The Viscount may have had propellors, but it was turbo prop and pressurised. I've flown in one, the massive long journey of 30 minutes, from Liverpool to the Isle of Man.

[@jeffreyoneill6439]

I flew to Canada from England in 1956. From Glasgow to Goose Bay Labrador. A rough ride indeed in December two days before Christmas. I praise the pilots who flew these through the dark and the snow, and got me here safely all those years ago.

[@johnjephcote7636]

It was a very reliable and safe aircraft. there were some accidents but it sold so well all over the world.

[@RebuildingScotland]

In the 70s I regularly used to fly from Wick to Edinburgh via Aberdeen. It was operated by BEA. The Viscount was a great little airliner.

[@TheCatLady65]

I flew on a Viscount from Johannesburg to Cape Town in the 60s. The weather was really bad I remember.

[@californiadreaming9216]

​@@jeffreyoneill6439hello thanks for your comment. Glasgow Scotland to Goose Bay Labrador? Interesting. Viscounts had a range of around 1400 miles. Glasgow to Goose Bay is around 2200 miles. Perchance did your flight in 1956 stop in Iceland to refuel? Not trolling, just curious, because as a Canadian, transoceanic flight over North Atlantic in smaller aircraft is, for me, an interesting topic.

[@kojikicklighter371]

Looted by the the original military discovery troop. Maybe there was a gold treasure.

[@gerardriordan1458]

There should be an investigation on the military expeditions there.

[@istudios225]

@@gerardriordan1458 Investigations never happen in corrupt countries.

[@proto57]

The thought of all those frozen corpses still up there, some still dressed, strapped in their seats, is eerie and disturbing. Or did they at least bury them in shallow graves under snow or gravel? I was thinking of Utzi, the frozen guy in Europe. Maybe these people will be studied the same way in thousands of years...

[@TheCatLady65]

I doubt that humans will still be around in a hundred years, never mind thousands 🤪

[@kevinbarry71]

I have a suggestion for a video. In 1980, a Holland America ship, with a name I cannot remember because it's Dutch, Several hundred miles off the cost of Alaska caught fire and burned to the waterline. It was full of mostly elderly American tourists; the Coast Guard would never have reached it in time. The reason everybody didn't die was there was an Exxon tanker in the vicinity which rescued the passengers. As an American who is a child at a time I don't believe anybody remembers this incident. The investigation was held in the Netherlands; and amazingly, the cruise line was not found to be in anyway at fault

[@GiordanDiodato]

Prinsendam?

[@kevinbarry71]

@@GiordanDiodato that's it

[@kevinbarry71]

@@JagdgeschwaderX in 1980 boomers were a lot younger. Pay attention

[@JagdgeschwaderX]

@@kevinbarry71 It didn't sink hard enough

[@jamesdamron2065]

​@@JagdgeschwaderX boomers are the kids after ww2, people that were kids in the 80s are Gen X!!,😂 people sound stupid when they try & make fun of a generation,,but are to lazy to do a little homework I guess??😂

[@delta_4209]

Thank you for this video im a airplane crash and investigation addict and this is one ive never seen or heard about pretty crazy and sad even after being found none of the families could claim ir put to rest the ones they lost!

[@switchedon6530]

Strange how there was wreckage found at both crashes and human remains along with personal possession on the mountain side. And yet at the crash site of the Pentagon zero above 🤔

[@stevenlittell1071]

What about shanksville pa just a smoking hole in the ground

[@michaelkimber6203]

Viscounts were still flying to the Isle of Man in the mid '80s. I believe it was also popular in the US being the 1st turbo prop airliner in the world able to travel higher and faster than it's US counterparts. What a tragic story. RIP

[@danconner7561]

Another fascinating story. Well done, once again.

[@corb5654]

This channel deserves many more subs!!!

[@stuartf2946]

Great as ever Mr Raven.

[@BeachTypeZaku]

It's exceptionally strange they left the bodies up there. No effort was made to reclaim them so the families could bury them. And still no answer as to Why these planes, second hand but very much safe to fly, crashed in the first place. It was broad daylight, they had good maps, radar, and there's no way they just dove into a mountain. Why wasn't there an investigation? Maybe a mechanical malfunction? It would have to be pretty severe to bring down a large aircraft like this. With the way Galo acted, and didn't tell the public, the lack of any real investigation, has me thinking there's something rotten in the state of Ecuador.

[@MajorT0m]

Rotten how you mean?

[@BeachTypeZaku]

@@MajorT0m As in "Somebody is hiding Something." The whole story gives the hunch these officials knew more than they were letting on.

[@bobsyouruncle1574]

@@BeachTypeZaku At least one other video that I've seen about this incident delves deeper into the whole "military went up there" part. Seems to have been deliberately kept a secret by the state.

[@BeachTypeZaku]

@@bobsyouruncle1574 exactly! Wouldn't surprise me a bit that they were doing something shady up there on that mountain. One thing I just thought about, who was on those planes? Did somebody profit from those planes going down?

[@empireoflizards]

Perhaps it was a political hit-job. Plane sabotaged?

[@jessicamilestone4026]

Thank you this great video. A terrible tragedy. 😢

[@tonyarichards5430]

I must say again that your voice is captivating. Thank you good sir.

[@krevo6c]

Once again a great video.

[@grapeshot]

I just seen a video about the airliner out of New Zealand that smacked into a mountain in Antarctica the wreckage can still be seen.

[@andrewdillon7837]

DC-10 wreckage , they falsely blamed the pilot , but had changed the flight route to go right over Mt Erebus ,,

[@aliquotidian]

The problem being, of course, that they did not go over Mt Erebus...

[@kyleJohn1997]

New Zealand Flight 901

[@davidmotter5140]

Very difficult place to recover wreckage from most of the human remains have been removed it was a sightseing trip they stopped doing it

[@carrier411]

Erebus disaster. What did you think? Cover up? I’m from NZ. People still talk about it today. Another dodgy flight and events afterwards

[@HandyMan657]

Hey #290! Thanks for another well done episode, Raven. Take care, mate.

[@Baked1ne]

Imagine coming across this plane and seeing all the bodies still strapped in, FREAKY

[@ralphsmith4215]

Great video!

[@anjummirza1452]

Excellent information and narration...

[@davenally8672]

Squirrels have hijacked this chat. We are at war.

[@TheSilmarillian]

Would seem so , free squirrels ...

[@peppermann]

Wonderfully narrated as always 👍👏

[@sgtmattkind]

great video

[@ronaldpainting5614]

How sad that people would rob the dead.

[@stephenlittle7534]

Just came across this. Good for youtube. Very important to keep in the knowledge of what happened. My they R. I. P.

[@marks_sparks1]

Great video once again. Another Vickers Viscount crash mystery is the Tusker Rock Disaster off South-East Ireland in 1968. Many speculations as to what caused the Aer Lingus crash in clear calm weather.

[@finlandball1939]

You should do a video of the NLM City Hopper 431 disaster in the Netherlands. It’s a short distance passenger plane that essentially flew into the upper workings of an ongoing tornado. Would be very interesting to hear about from you since there’s barely any other videos covering the topic!

[@TheJaymon1962]

Very well done

[@boosterhuiz2779]

Let this be a warning to anyone who think it; the authorities, no matter where they are are not your friend and not on your side!

[@fitnessfreak7851]

At first I was thinking this was the missing airplane that is involved in the mysterious final message “STENDEC” just before the crash.

[@andrefiset3569]

STENDEC

[@fitnessfreak7851]

@@andrefiset3569 Thank you for the correction.

[@dantheman5745]

I thought the same thing, but remembered the "STENDEC" one was from the late 40's and was Santiago-bound. This one may not have unexpectedly encountered the jet stream, but it sounds like they may have had the same visibility problems and ended up crashing the same way as a result, right into the side of a mountain.

[@sudarshanpoondi5651]

Stendec is an even more bizarre story considering the impact of the avalanche and the glacier

[@WingWarnings]

Great document

[@PaulHockey-yu8fe]

Do we ponder that it had a secret military cargo being shipped on a domestic flight so actual movements were not to be noticed ?

[@dennis2376]

Thank you.

[@DoomsJ]

Fascinating!

[@ThePsiclone]

2:45 Finally, someone doing something about those bloody squirrels!

[@VTPSTTU]

I expected the story to end with a finding that the plane had been shot at by the military and had crashed as a result. The military then wanted to cover up what happened.

[@MrTruckerf]

No, they didn't shoot it down. But they did loot it when they went to examine the wreckage.

[@misled1982]

flight 232 and 11 are also flight number other airlines had accidents too,

[@kitbaker8521]

“…old fashioned propellor plane…”. Lots of propellers still flying all over the world. The Vickers Viscount airplane is what was, “old fashioned”.

[@cleot151]

Two similar planes with two pilot errors? Sounds more like mechanical failures on pre-owned aircraft, maybe maintenance issues.

[@MrOlgrumpy]

They appear to have hit the mountain at reported cruising altitude,that points to navigation error flying them into the rock filled clouds.

[@patrickverona387]

Thank you for sharing this. I have never heard about this flight before and you did an excellent presentation. God bless to all of the people who perished and their families. I hope the part about the government knowing the location and not telling anyone isn’t true. I also hope the rumor of the bodies being robbed isn’t true as well and if it is. There is a special place in hell for those who did that. Again a great presentation.

[@curtisdaniel9294]

The word "corruption " comes to my mind.

[@christopher9727]

.... Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus

[@RupertHair]

Plans for war on squirrels slowed?!?

[@foreverpinkf.7603]

Didn´t know that squirrels are dangerous creatures, except from carrying fleas.

[@skutchBlobaum]

They already own nothing and are happy.

[@DarkSitesChannel]

​@@foreverpinkf.7603 depends they are a invasive species in a lot of countries. Particularly Grey Squirrels or Pallis Squirrels in Europe.

[@amandahugankiss4110]

@@foreverpinkf.7603 in the magical land of california the squirrel is know to cause cancer, birth defects and straight, white people.

[@allybally0021]

Squirrel cartels taking nuts and snacks over borders to squirrel addicts.

[@noelmcauliffe]

Apparently the squirrels were hiding in the trees and taking down army drones with caches of various nuts

[@Ciborium]

Using those Assault Acorns as used against police in Florida.

[@MrOlgrumpy]

Viscounts were also widely used in Australia.

[@stuartewoldt1513]

Being that it crashed and no fire makes me think it ran out of fuel or possibly a leak in the fuel lines.

[@theflyingfool]

Ha! I well remember flying in a Viscount when I was a small boy. I was up front and boy, was it noisy!

[@virginiawilkinson5038]

Wow😮

[@mikevolante7663]

Very similar fate happened to a converted Lancaster bomber. Flying to Chile, it dissappeared, only to emerged many year's later, as it was spit out of a glazier. All was well till it descended into the mountain. It was flying in the jet stream, thus miscalculated it had cleared the Andes.

[@gregobern6084]

Hans from Chile took off in a four engine aircraft with all four engines running, arriving and departing various countries with two or three engines still running, three to depart, a minimum of two required for safety or to save gas.

[@mohammadameenzulueta5820]

I hate the idea that no one really bothered about the people and crew of the plane, just because it was found 26 years later.

[@Law0086]

2:45 I'm definitely looking up this so-called "war on squirrels."

[@lifesahobby]

Cheers

[@losmosquitos1108]

That is so typical for some parts of our planet: human beings finding bodies but except robbing and stripping them of any value there won‘t be any talk about it…. So shameful.

[@jessstone7486]

What a bizarre story!!!

[@dougknight1720]

Interesting but sad

[@danlowe8684]

Given that it was a South American based airline, I'm thinking that it may have run out of fuel. I'm not a pilot but isn't 60 miles in 21 minutes rather slow? Got lost and burned through the fuel? And wouldn't this make sense given that there didn't appear to be a fire?

[@donofon1014]

Crashed in 1976 ... took 26 years to find. That would be 2002. So this is an Update ????

[@dantheman5745]

If it crashed in Aug. 1976 and was found in, say, Feb. 2003, that would be 26+ years later.

[@GregPrice-ep2dk]

If this is the same case I remember hearing about before, the theory is that there was sensitive/contraband cargo onboard that had to be removed.

[@SopwithTheCamel]

The Vickers Viscount was a hot rod. And two hours in one must have been 800 plus miles.

[@AttorneyBCollins]

That propeller shown looks like it hadn't been spinning. Enough impact to sever the prop from the engine, but the blades were straight.

[@samsquires5193]

We just had a drunk driver plow into a nail salon on LongIsland NY.4 dead 9 injured! 1 victim was a off duty cop.

[@Vtarngpb]

Viscounts are actually turboprops 😉

[@Derpy1969]

Truthfully, we probably stopped looking after 3 months, so it wasn’t 26 years in a row.

[@Malbeefance]

The cause is always "pilot error" even when the cause is not "pilot error".

[@DesertVox]

Something very unsettling about this, and there is no closure yet because of the way this is being suppressed.

[@christopherbyrd5818]

What a bizarre story

[@kerrykelaher2607]

" i cant believe they left the bodies there ?"

[@pop5678eye]

So when you remove the valuables of the dead victims of a plane crash it's grave robbery but when you do it on a ship wreck under the sea... it's 'finders keepers...'

[@kennethrodgers3065]

Good story well told ! .. We .. & the passengers' loved ones .. may take some consolation ... these passengers seemed not to suffer, going directly into the hands of merciful God. Nature is ever dangerous, as well as beautiful. Thanks for showing us the names of (& monument to) priceless real people. Aviation must place human safety & wellness highly above any other consideration !

[@harmless-kun]

2:52 *Hold on.* War against Squirrels? How did we missed that?

[@smedleyx]

I don't know ... if anyone, I suspect the villager(s) looted the site, I doubt their military would (a) know where to look & (b) were in the mood to initiate a search that was already strenuous for mountaineers

[@the_phaistos_disk_solution]

Interesting.

[@aeyb701]

Trans-Canada Airlines (later Air Canada) had the largest fleet next to the UK.

[@AlecSylvester]

❤

[@raysolorzano8563]

Its very sad that the first priority of the military was to find valuable good rather than to find possible survivors!

[@theresadimaggio7241]

God bless the victims and family

[@thardie]

Did you get permission from the copyright holders?

[@disconnected22]

So THAT’S how “viscount” is pronounced.....🤔 Strange for me to point out, I’ve just never heard the word said aloud.

[@richardderosset6960]

Don't squirrel out of the squirrel story !

[@user-zx6oj7uz8w]

Very strange to say the least.

[@DreadArkive]

Forget the squirrels. This plane crash was nuts.

[@georgejetson3702]

The narrator sounds like Boycie from Only Fools and Horses -- played by the actor John Challis.

[@Knight6831]

The distance between Chimborazo Volcano and Ambato is 44 miles

[@henryrodgers7386]

2:47 that's one hell of a newspaper, isn't it... missing airplanes and evil plague squirrels. Definitely the '70s.