The Crash of Mourn 79

A cluster of airplane accidents in Mt. Spokane State Park between 1946 and 1967 killed 59 people. The circumstances that caused the accidents, as well as the story of the deadliest of the accidents, the crash of the KC-135 Mourn 79, deserve to be remembered.
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[@urthetshirtguy]

Being retired Air Force, I really appreciate the way you cared for this story and the moment of silence at the end as the names scrolled up. Well Done Sir!

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

Thank you for your service!

[@GaryMCurran]

I am thankful for the reverence in the story and the added bit about that pilot's son and burial.

[@urthetshirtguy]

In full agreement with you, I to am thankful for the honoring provided by his son, the Air Force, and The History Guy.

[@robertheinkel6225]

I spent the last 13 years of my career assigned to the tankers. Being a crew chief was a lot of fun and work at the same time. 63-8883 was my last aircraft, last seen assigned to Japan. Ironically it was being crewed by one of my former students.

[@sharonmullins1957]

It made me cry.

[@nutnfancy]

As a retired 21 year Lt Col USAF pilot (of the KC135, all models), I really appreciated this information and video. I had known about Mourn 79 but I never heard the details of the accident so clearly. Well done!

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

Thank you for your service!

[@susiearviso3032]

Thank you for your service.

[@corycollier]

Yes, thank you for your service.

[@susiearviso3032]

nutnfancy, I had one son in the AF (5 yrs.) and three other sons in the Army, in the middle east at the same time up to 8 years. My husband served, my father served and my Grandfather was in the Navy. Do you also have a military family?

[@guitaristxcore]

Thank you for your service. However, negative one thanks for those unreasonably long videos. :p

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

It was called to my attention that the name of Russell William Read, the only civilian to perish in the crash, is cut off on the listing at the end. Mr Read was a consultant with General Motors and was from Shelbyville, Indiana. He was 32 years old at the time of the accident.

[@catjudo1]

Thank you for including Mr. Read. You are a true man of class and dignity to see that he is included.

[@greywuffzfavrr6038]

I grew up in Shelbyville IN, thank you for this story. (edit 12/13/2018) Just realized that the day of the crash was also my birthday, I was 5 years old.

[@JohnIsett]

Perhaps you could repeat the list of names in the video description.

[@skuzlebut82]

Would you do a video on a KC-135 crashing in to a neighborhood in Wichita, Kansas. We have a memorial here, at the crash site. And McConnell Air Force Base, here in Wichita, is pretty much the home of the KC-135.

[@thefpvlife7785]

Your hat collection is superb young man.

[@avnrulz8587]

Thanks for pointing out the differences between the KC-135 and the 707.

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

LOL I fudged on that before and pretty much everyone caught it, so I was more careful this time.

[@mikecowen6507]

The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered *Much* better(!), but still one key omission: the 720, which has the same fuselage diameter as the KC-135. Boeing's early *growing* pains of the Jet Age...

[@dphorgan]

Ya. He had to to avoid all the Autistic screeching...

[@scotthaskin1509]

@@mikecowen6507 Incorrect, the 720 and 707 had the same barrel, the 720 was shorter not narrower.

[@PatrickLipsinic]

Funny coincidence, I liked this comment and I was the 135th like. I used to work on 135's myself.

[@jadefalcon001]

Well done, and with dignity and sensitivity to the nature of the tragedy. You, sir, should be in history classes all over the nation.

[@BB-oj9uy]

The History Guy IS in my classroom!

[@rogerhonacki5610]

The aircraft shown in the video at 8:24 is not a KC-135, it’s a C-17 cargo plane. I was an engineer on this program.

[@lisamcdonald2877]

If only history was still valued. Now, schools are required to prioritize STEM courses, and I wonder if all those future programmers will be historically and culturally illiterate.

[@NordicDan]

I spent ten years at Fairchild AFB as a KC-135 crew chief and still live in Spokane, so this one really grabbed my attention. Good work.

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

Thank you for your service!

[@danielquick7541]

I always feel bad up-voting these sad stories. But it is history that deserves to be remembered.

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

Agreed....

[@writerconsidered]

Why? The up vote means you liked the video. It doesn't mean you like the incident. Contrary it means you respect the facts. By extension you approve of the memorial at the end.

[@dontroutman8232]

Likewise

[@susiearviso3032]

Yes. I agree.

[@katemaloney4296]

That is how I console myself.

[@sarjim4381]

I was the search and rescue coordinator for my county sheriff's department. It was in an area with lots of 2000 to 3000 foot peaks, but a few of them got to 4500-5000 feet. Those were the ones the planes always crashed into, and the ones most remote and hardest to search. I don't know exactly how many plane crashes I worked in my 27 years. It must have been at least 25. Of that, one had any survivors. That one was a weird story, too long to go into here, but we had to take out a lot of remains from the other crashes. I've seen death in almost every form, but nothing compares to the violence done to a human body from a plane flying full speed into that rock in the clouds.

[@mabamabam]

I had a teacher who used to drive ambulance. He said that back in the day plane crashes and car crashes were much the same. Now people walk away from car crashes that would smoothie a pilot. Which makes me wonder about the relative safety of car travel vs light aircraft travel. Maybe they don't need crumple zones, explosive seatbelts, 16 airbags, and all that but would a 3 point belt and a drivers airbag make a difference?

[@sarjim4381]

johno, I don't think so. Most private aircraft already have three point belts, and all commercial aircraft use five point belts for the crew. Belts in aircraft are more for preventing turbulence injures than surviving a crash. Airbags have been looked at but there's really no room in most private aircraft for them. More seriously, there hasn't been a method found to prevent accidental deployment in turbulence. Accidental deployment when you're driving your car is bad, but you can usually pull over. There's no place pull over upstairs. All these kinds of safety measures are to help the pilot in a survivable crash. However, imagine what happens if you drive your car straight into a rock wall at between 150 mph and 500 mph. That kind of crash just isn't survivable no matter what kinds of safety measures the plane carries. The only safety measure that works are systems that prevent controlled flight into terrain.

[@mabamabam]

That's interesting to know. Another factor is that adding all these safety systems to cars has made them much heavier which in an aeroplane would mean faster take-off and landing speeds. I imagine it could end up being more dangerous. But you're right about the high speed stuff. Just like you will never survive a head on with a truck no matter how many airbags.

[@slateslavens]

There's an interesting technology afoot where an aircraft is fitted with a "whole plane" parachute. If something goes south, you deploy the chute and the plane lands with a much greater chance of survival. Of course, this won't help with terrain impacts, and it's limited to fairly small aircraft.

[@sarjim4381]

Already available. Check out the Cirrus Aircraft at cirrusaircraft.com/innovation/airframe-parachute/

[@HEDGE1011]

Thank you for your informative and sensitive coverage of this accident. I'm a former USAF pilot and had not personally know of this accident as I served long after it happened. I've been to Fairchild many times and truly love the area; now I'm a Captain for a major US airline and still try to fly to Spokane whenever the opportunity permits. I never forget I'm close to the mountains and I'd like to think that some of that awareness is due to my USAF training that made a particular point of terrain clearance in the area. These men did not die in vain; aviation is safer because of this tragedy. As an aside, I noted the footage you used of the KC-135 refueling the flight of four F-105s. I would suggest as a very worthy topic the Medal of Honor mission of Leo Thorsness. He was an amazingly capable pilot and leader and a very humble man. It was the most awestruck I've ever been in my professional career to meet him in person once. His valor on combat and as a POW are truly the stuff of legend. Thank you again for your compelling and thoughtful videos.

[@HEDGE1011]

As an introduction to the Thorsness MOH mission, I've attached a link that introduces the action (although the full scope of the event is even more amazing). The account begins at about the 30:00 mark of this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/apangaysrtlgg7M

[@WhiskyCardinalWes]

Thank you for the Honor Roll at the end of your videos.

[@johndifrancisco3642]

I was going to say the same. He is very respectful.

[@garyolivier792]

Ditto !!

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[@robertlevasseur6843]

Mr. History Guy, you are a gentleman. Your videos are articulate and respectful. You elevate KZbin to what it can be.

[@thomasnapoleone2242]

Thank you for keeping the memory of these men and women alive. A greater thanks is deserved for finding and listing the names of the fallen. They all deserve to be remembered.....

[@13bravoredleg18]

My father was a mid air refueler on a KC135 at Barksdale AFB in Louisiana during the 60s. My daughter was stationed at Fairchild AFB during the 90s. "AVIATION FUEL-WILL TRAVEL"

[@tommytfaa]

Wonderful video as a current ski patroller on Mount Spokane I get to ski B-29 often the mountain has a lot of history

[@southronjr1570]

A flight instructor once told me, when asked about flying through clouds, that the hardest one to get trough was cumulus granite, it seems no one has made it through one of those with a plane yet.

[@writerconsidered]

I almost missed it, than I doubled back and caught it. In real life I hope I keep missing it.

[@clayz1]

Accumulated granite?

[@writerconsidered]

no he means cumulus granite. Different cloud formations have different names. Cumulus is one such formation and another close by name is cumulonimbus. I thought I missed a cloud formation in his comment which I did but cumulus granite was never taught to us in high school.

[@msgtpauldfreed]

For those of you who don't get it, CFIT. Controlled Flight Into Terrain. You don't know what's coming for whatever reason until it's too late to recover. I know a C-130 crew that overtorqued all their engines in a flight into K2 in Uzbekistan. When they called in the overtorque (which required major inspections) the maintenance folks were P.O.d. I debriefed the crew. ATC had guided them in and they broke ceiling over a rocky field instead of the runway. They slammed the throttles forward and saved the plane and went around (with some choice words to ATC) and landed. After we found out why they overtorqued we didn't mind the inspections. Digging bodies and airplane parts out of a field would have been much less fun.

[@jacksutherland846]

That and Nimbus Neolithic!

[@robertpotthast9540]

What a heartbreaking story... I'm amazed that both approaches were printed on opposite sides of the same paper - certainly a recipe for disaster! Thanks again for another compelling history lesson!

[@simfaithguitar1]

Thank you for honoring those on that flight. It is history that deserves to be remembered.

[@darthcat6337]

And to all new visitors to The History Guy 5 to 10 min long episodes this is one of the saddest, yet rewarding ones as we learned from History and made changes so as to not repeat it. Thank You For this Episode

[@Dsdcain]

Another well made video. Thank you sir, for making such fantastic and educational content.

[@ddegn]

Agreed. Thank you The History Guy.

[@owentheslacker_216]

Couldn't say it better my self thanks man

[@ontogeny6474]

Indeed!

[@steverichardson7417]

Thank you for honoring my KC-135 Brothers and Sisters. An entertaining video for some, but a heartfelt tribute for those of us who served in the shadow of their legacy. MSgt Richardson KC-135 Maintainer 1996-2016

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

Thank you for your service!

[@robertheinkel6225]

KC-135 crew chief. 1977 to 1979 and 1980 to 1999. Grissom In, Malmstrom MT and MacDill FL. Good memories. My aircraft was 63-8883.

[@bobmoretti4893]

I could not have said it better. Thank you. ...-135 Crew Chief, Loring AFB, 1985-1989. 59-1507/58-0093.

[@MegaSnow121]

Thank you for an interesting video about a tragic flight I had never heard about. The story about Frank A. Johnson, the son of the pilot, brought tears to my eyes. What a touching story about a son's reverence and love for a father long gone in such a sad aircraft accident.

[@johnpaszek8915]

Thank you so much for this video! My uncle, Airman First Class Ervin Paszek was on this flight. We were able to play it for our dad, who is the only remaining sibling of Ervin’s. It really meant a lot.

[@flounder31]

Many have mentioned it, but I very much appreciate that you recount the names of the lost in these vids on tragedies. Not only the events, but moreso the people, are what deserve to be remembered.

[@pulaski1]

Nobody makes more respectful videos of tragic accidents. A fascinating story, and although out of respect I can't describe it as "enjoyable", it is certainly worthy of a thumbs-up.

[@cigibso]

As a former resident of the City of Spokane and a visitor of Mt. Spokane Park I found this little touchstone into the history of my old stomping grounds illuminating and educational. Mourn 79 does deserve to be remembered. And now I shall.

[@N2NDF]

Very nice respectful touch at the end. With the families accounts.

[@brandondouglass8287]

One of the best channels on KZbin. I can't get enough. Thanks for all of the interesting content.

[@lowellleland]

Thank you. I remember, as a child growing up north of Spokane, the plane accident. My father, after some time passed, took us on a family drive. Your video reminded me of the scene, clipped trees darkened by fire. Big moments for such a small boy at the time.

[@roswellarmyairfield9472]

My father, as a fairly new KC-135 aircraft commander, with four years experience in the plane, was also flying his KC-135 that morning out of Fairchild AFB with the 92nd ARS. He was shooting "touch and goes", repeatedly flying the same approach used by Mourn 79. My mother and I heard about the crash on the radio just before lunchtime and were wondering.... until my father called up a little later and said he would be home that afternoon.... and that he was OK.... but for the Grace of God..... Rest In Peace Mourn 79.... I will always remember....

[@georgemartin1436]

Although nobody likes YOOTUBE commercials, I am happy to see them, because I know "The History Guy" is getting some financial reward for his excellent content.

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

Thank you!

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[@bliztix2]

george martin although mr history guy never plugs it, he has a patreon too!

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I think the ads are great too! Gotta pay for those Great history lessons! There's no Free Lunch!

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@@silasmarner7586 same i cant stand ads ,ad blocker and ad block plus lol

[@slateslavens]

This hits close to home. I've lived in the area on and off for decades and had no idea. I too hunt in the mountains around Mt. Spokane. Thank you for the local education. As an Army vet, son of a Navy vet, and grandson of a WWII Army vet, thank you for honoring our fallen. Les Berg

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

Thank you for your service!

[@gregbrockway4452]

This is only the second video of yours that I've watched and you're already up in my top five. Not sure what I'm more impressed with, the amazing amount of information you convey in such a short time or the reverence shown when dealing with a subject such as this. Kudos good sir, please keep up this excellent work.

[@wrightflyer7855]

Thank you for producing this video! I flew on a couple KC-135As when I was in the Air force (1968-1972). I remembered this incident at the time but you gave much more detail than I could ever recall, which is just one of the many reasons you are the best, History Guy. BTW, large military aircraft are incredibly noisy inside.

[@araeagle3829]

Fantastic video as always! Thank you for your efforts.

[@innerviews897]

wow the story of the ceremony at the end of the runway burying remains symbolically bringing the flight home almost teared me up

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

Me too.

[@jonmcgee6987]

My parents were stationed at Fairchild in the early 80's and again in the early 90's. Some of my earliest memories and best stories come from time i got to spend on base. These events i never heard about. I thank you so kindly for providing some history of past events at Fairchild AFB.

[@You.Never.know.]

Your channel is amazing in the way that you bring so much history, to people that other wise would have missed it. AND IS TRULY A CHANNEL TO BE REMEMBERED. for all your history needs.

[@timmyturner6818]

Hey, just wanted to say that I love your videos and the way you lay out the information about the topic and relevant information along with it. I grew up watching the history channel and other educational channels. Your videos remind me of my summers that I would stay up till 3am watching tv shows about past events with the volume just high enough for me to hear but not too high as to wake up my family. There’s nothing better to learn from than the past itself. Keep up the awesome work.

[@kennethfears4260]

Thank you recognizing the crew of this aircraft at the ending of your presentation. History Guy, you have a big heart.

[@alexmontgomery255]

I worked on KC-135’s during my time in the Air Force. Thank you for honoring the victims. So very sad.

[@csonkaperdido]

You have a great talent for telling a tragic story, yet being utterly respectful and including personal details, like the story about his son "bringing the aircraft home". Thank you for your channel, it should be policy all across America for every high school student to watch one of your videos every week. Or every day. I thank you again for your respect for the lost, yet giving enough detail to always explain, in layman's terms, what exactly happened.

[@777cmm777]

Thanks, History Guy. I've lived in Spokane for about 5 years, and I never heard about these events. I really appreciate your channel.

[@BikeRider1956]

As a Retired Boom Operator and former Ops Group Superintendent of the Schoolhouse for Boomers, Flt Engineers and Loadmasters at Altus AFB OK, I am thoroughly impressed by the factual information of the beginnings of the KC-135 and the fateful flight of Mourn 79.....the irony of this Call Sign DOES NOT escape me!. I wasn't familiar with this KC-135 Accident. Fantastic Job Sir!

[@maxsmodels]

Classic cumulo-granite. That is why EGWPS (Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System) was developed at great expense.

[@phyllisjonson7501]

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[@UpcycleElectronics]

Wow that ending credit role was some powerful stuff. Keep doing that please. It really brings home the idea that this was more than a story/good story telling. -Jake

[@johnthemachine]

Some of the very best content on youtube. Love your work!

[@robertvalderaz7329]

You do a fantastic job of reporting the history of various topics. Thank You. Please keep them coming .

[@RobertWoodman]

Thanks for yet another excellent history lesson. I learn quite a bit from you, and I'm very glad of it.

[@dianeswift]

I was very moved by the Russians who sacrificed themselves preventing a reactor meltdown and your memorializing their lives. I think you should maintain that degree of intentional sacrifice as your standard. PS. I also love your work.

[@andyrichardsvideovlogs8835]

Very good. It is important to remember that an air force, any air force, isn't all the glamour of fighters or bombers. The "everyday" tasks of training and logistics and the sadly inevitable mishaps are so often overlooked. Thank you for remembering them. Per Ardua Ad Astra

[@bennybenitez2461]

As a former aviation post crash surveyor for the London Syndicate I.e. Lloyd’s of London right you are all aviation accidents are a chain of events. Brilliant presentation most enjoyable and informative.

[@dannythompson4126]

You truly lived up to your motto of "history that deserves to be remembered" by scrolling the names of each victim at the end. Well done.

[@txsnoman77]

I absolutely love your videos. Your method of presenting history and video style is the best out there. Thank you so much for this and all your videos. I find myself telling people at work what I learned all the time from watching and learning from your channel.

[@leonswan6733]

I was stationed at Fairchild AFB 1998-2000 it was cool. I miss those days.

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

Thank you for your service!

[@leonswan6733]

Thanks , I used to be a jet engine mechanic on the KC-135 R GE F108 / CFM56-2 turbofan engines. I think Fairchild is the second largest KC-135 base in the Air Force.

[@robertheinkel6225]

I only made it to Fairchild as an Umpire for the Air Rodeo, in the early 90s. Looked like a good base.

[@Legotruck82]

Love your energy for your subject matter. You can see that you really care about each of these topics you do a video on. Thanks for making the videos. Oh, and wear whatever tie/clothes you want, don't listen to people trying to tell you to change who you are or what you prefer.

[@nathanlief]

Just an amazing video! I love how you tend to listen to your audience. You do these videos so well they are very well put together and explained to a definite expedient point. These videos are so refreshing for someone wanting to watch multiple videos before going to bed wanting to learn history.

[@nathanlief]

The way you present yourself and enunciate as well as how well you project yourself and your engaging demeanor is extremely attention grabbing. You speak very clearly and to the point, which makes following your every word even though spoken rapidly easy to follow. You provide very en-depth videos in a very short period of time which is something you do not normally see with history buffs. I am use to very drawn out discussions in a very droning voice which I have an issue keeping attention to the original thought.

[@marktwain368]

Excellent research and presentation, as always! Thanks, History Guy!!

[@Carstuff111]

Sir, it is rare that something on KZbin brings tears to my eyes, but some of your videos do, and I thank you for that.

[@johnmcmorris1170]

This was certainly worth being remembered. Glad you posted the names. Each one has a story, a family and a place in history.

[@steveholmes8257]

Really well done episode- thank you!

[@dirtydave2691]

Your videos are fantastic. As a U.S. History Major and just plain history nut you have managed to recall incidents I never was aware of. Thank you.

[@johnnydeville5701]

Thank you for sharing this video. Another amazing video to help people remember and learn. Very nice to see the names of the crash victims. RIP our brave service men and women.

[@987jasy]

I've just discovered your channel today and it is, by far, very educational and informative. Thank you for such a wonderful series of videos and may it long continue

[@haydenwyllie4456]

Thank you for the time and effort you put into these videos. I find them very interesting.

[@methree9800]

Thank you, History Guy, for sharing this bit of history about my home and informing me about these events. Fairchild Air Force Base is still going strong, as is Spokane International Airport and Felts Field. Lots of air traffic, thankfully much safer now that the urban spread is greater. With respect and gratitude from Spokane, Washington!

[@Mnrusty1]

Outstanding presentation. Thank you very much for the exceptionally well researched and detailed description of this accident cluster. As a private pilot I found your video particularly interesting and well articulated. Bravo!

[@christopherj5780]

You handle touchy topics very well. All Vets. ..thank you

[@Hawaiian80882]

Thankyou for sharing this story, it's history that deserves to be remembered, but it's also about love tragically lost

[@mroy88]

Thank you for your great narration. No stupid puns or jokes like every other video on KZbin. Excellent channel.

[@Cj-gd1db]

Love this channel you do such a great job telling these stories. New videos from you always make my day.

[@michaeldougfir9807]

This is to add an AMEN to the one who wrote in to commend your dignity and sensitivity in handling these tragic stories. I am reminded of my cousin Diane, one of the few pilots in our family. Her "cremains" are scattered at the end of a small airport runway. It was a moving and memorable service... Oddly, she was actually killed by a horse before age 40. We miss her; and husband G stays in touch with the family.

[@dryan8377]

You sir have done one hell of a job on this. Fantastic job and many kudos.

[@petervandoren8245]

Hi. I have been following your channel for awhile, and had actually just stumbled upon the cluster of accidents on Mt. Spokane, last week reading old newspaper clippings. It was great to see you channel hit on the cluster so soon after my chance encounter. For other local history: I know the author of "Warning Unheeded: Twin Tragedies at Fairchild Air Force Base".. It's an Excellent Read and goes in more detail of the 1994 B52 crash as well as the shooting that occured on base just a short time previous. The Author, Andy Brown is the retired MP that took down the shooter... If you are interested, I can get you in touch with him as a source for a future video. For everyone I highly recommend the book. It was is a very gripping and quick read.. Well worth the cost of the book.

[@strongsadventures]

Always great videos. Thank you.

[@IntrepidFraidyCat]

Those poor people...it must have been horrific. Wonderful video...made with the right tone and as always...great integrity. 👍❤️🤗 BUNGA! BUNGA!

[@antoniovillanueva308]

You do great work. I have a really good memory for historical events and I was in my late teens when this occurred but I have no memory of the event. Thanks!

[@rherman9085]

So many call you a class act. Then so many more that that and nod there heads in agreement. You really do a service here for those seeking knowledge. You really cover your bases (for a 10 minute lesson). The integrity & care with which these are produced is what keeps so many of us coming back. What is the History Guy going to do next? Who knows, it sure will be interesting though. I am just amazed at the history you bring to life that otherwise, I would never know about. Thank you!

[@sanewfield1]

This one made me cry. Love history. Even the sad parts. Thank you

[@alfbeef5880]

Rest in peace everybody who lost their lives along that mountain range..

[@kevingee4294]

amen

[@jerryhayes2351]

Like Carole Lombard in '42. Killed her and her mother. 33 years old. "Navigational Error". Mountain Peak wins. A damn shame.

[@williameudy6615]

You did a great job telling this story.

[@dontroutman8232]

Both my father, and brother-in-law flew the KC-135, the latter out off Fairchild AFB for a good stretch of his career. Thank goodness they got that flight path snafu mostly ironed out now. Your history videos are outstanding.

[@kevingee4294]

Thank you for another great job on such a tragedy the deserves to be remembered. Congratulations on 90,000 subscriptions only a couple of months ago you were at 25,000 Way to go

[@vapsa56]

I enjoy your history lessons. Agreed, history deserves to be remembered.

[@dward8146]

A bittersweet tribute. Well done.

[@localbod]

Thanks for posting. Very informative and thorough. It's always great to learn some more history. I have subscribed.

[@chadweinstein2179]

In this (characteristically) excellent story, you mentioned the 1994 crash of a B-52, designated Czar 52. That tragic incident has been documented as an example of human and cultural/leadership factors leading to the disaster. It is also an emotionally laden tale and, I believe, another bit of “history that deserves to be remembered.” Please consider telling that story, and accept my thanks for the excellent work that you do.

[@fkerpants]

This is one of the best channels on KZbin, bar none. The subject matter is interesting, well-researched and educational. You're a great teacher and it shows. So, thanks for the fantastic content. If you're looking for suggestions for future videos, there are two stories that I would love to know more about. The first, you made brief mention of when you spoke of the B52 crash at Fairchild in 1994. It's an amazing story that demonstrates how unchallenged, dangerous behavior by a pilot can be deadly. The deference to the pilot's rank and experience that contributed to that crash is reminiscent of the Tenerife disaster in 1976 - which would also make a fascinating video. There is also another story from 1987 when an A7 Corsair flew into the Indianapolis Ramada after the engine died on the pilot. It's not as well known, but still interesting, nonetheless. Anyway, great channel! Thanks for the videos!

[@leslienordman8718]

Excellent. Thank you for this.

[@cat637d]

Thank you for this compassionate story.

[@hshs5756]

Among pilots this weather condition, fog in the mountains, is known as "Ponderosa Clouds" -- clouds that have ponderosa pines in them.

[@flybyairplane3528]

Hs Hs in 2004 was the only time I flew into SEATAC, COULD only see the mountain tops , even landing was quite foggy, then took Frontair DH-6 to Calgary AB

[@sunsetarts]

Meanwhile, on the Eastern side of the country, my grandfather used to always say, "In Vermont, the clouds have rocks in them." Two most notable are, Mount Mansfield and Camels Hump.

[@badmattam]

Great channel. Keep up the good work.

[@Kaenei]

Superb video and channel. Great work.

[@chiefpontiac1800]

Another well done documentary Sir!

[@newnamesameperson397]

I love your channel. You remind me of my third grade history teacher. He would always go off on tangents about history and it was always entertaining to listen too.

[@htos1av]

Love the aviation history videos! Excellent work! Recommended for young people.

[@johnkelley9877]

A very good and fitting tribute to the men of Mourn 79. Thank you for this episode.

[@jasongomez5344]

Great videos man!

[@robertgift]

Well done video! Thank you.