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The microburst struck the approach - did they make it?
A seasoned TriStar on final approach into a storm at Dallas/Fort Worth encounters an invisible explosive downdraft - did they make it in time?
The microburst struck the approach - did they make it?
In this episode, we follow Flight 191’s final minutes as a veteran crew, functioning instruments, and a working radar face a thunderstorm phenomenon that no 1985 cockpit could detect. The episode traces what the pilots knew, what radios reported, and the gaps in information that became decisive.
Flight: Delta Flight 191
Date: August 2, 1985
Aircraft: Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
Location: Dallas/Fort…
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