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The darkened navigational beacons hid the mountains and cost them their lives
Carole Lombard boards a night flight from Las Vegas with navigational beacons switched off; the mountains ahead are invisible and time is running out.
The darkened navigational beacons hid the mountains and cost them their lives
In this episode, we follow the final hours before a scheduled flight from Las Vegas to Los Angeles when safety measures left the crew without beacon guidance. The story traces decisions, personal histories, and the concrete choices that put twenty-two people aboard TWA Flight 3 on a collision course with the Spring Mountains - but did they have any warning?
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