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June 24, 1982 - On a clear summer night, during a seemingly calm trip to Australia, the impossible happens to British Airways Flight 009. Smoke starts filling the cabin. The engines catch fire...
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- Mayday: Air Disaster
June 24, 1982 - During a calm flight to Australia, smoke starts filling the cabin of a passenger jet. At the same time, the flight crew witnesses a bizarre ...
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Recap. Create Subpage. On June 24, 1982, British Airways 9, a Boeing 747, took off from Kuala Lumpur for the next leg of an intercontinental flight from London to Auckland, aiming for their next stop in Perth. The crew saw Saint Elmo's fire effects (a rare and mysterious light phenomenon) before all four engines flamed out at the same time.
Apr 22, 2007 · Falling from the Sky: Directed by Mike Douglas. With Jonathan Aris, David Rosser, Adam Weiner, Darren Hynes. While en route from Malaysia to Australia, all four engines off a British Airways 747 fail. Now the crew must divert to Indonesia.
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Feb 24, 2013 · The aircraft flew into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung (approximately 180 kilometres (110 mi) south-east of Jakarta, Indonesia), resulting in the failure of...
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Apr 21, 2007 · Falling from the Sky (British Airways Flight 9) E2Apr 21, 200745mTV-14. Add Show to Watchlist. On 24 June 1982, British Airways Flight 9 experiences St. Elmo's fire en route from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Perth, Australia. A few minutes later, all four engines flame out.
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British Airways Flight 009, sometimes referred to by its callsign Speedbird 9 or as the Jakarta incident, [1] was a scheduled British Airways flight from London Heathrow to Auckland, with stops in Bombay, Kuala Lumpur, Perth, and Melbourne.
