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The strobe beacon lit off-course - would they reach the runway?
A pulsing strobe appears in the fog by the runway as a Convair descends - did they make it to the runway in time?
The strobe beacon lit off-course - would they reach the runway?
In this episode, we follow the final minutes of Linjeflyg Flight 267 as the crew descends into heavy fog toward Ängelholm-Helsingborg, guided by a light that should not have been there. What decisions, procedures, and infrastructure mismatches set the aircraft on a dangerous path, and how did a single unauthorized beacon alter the approach?
Event: Linjeflyg Flight 267
Date: November 20, 1964
Aircraft: Convair CV-340…
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