Today’s podcast, which I published earlier in the day before I got a chance to do a blogpost about it, is about the Hartford circus fire of 1944. This fire remains one of the largest fires in terms of casualties (between 165 and 185 killed, and about 700 injured) in the history of the United […]
Author Archives: walterh
Dec
23
2013
An Odd Finding
So I just happened to do a Google search for “retired flight numbers” and one of the first things that came up was American Airlines Flight 1, which operates daily between JFK and LAX. Historically, airlines will retire flight numbers after a crash. But in this case, even though there was a crash of an […]
Dec
20
2013
Heed the warning!
So this morning’s podcast somehow reminded me of the time an A380 wing clipped a CRJ 700 by the tail, flipping the entire plane almost a full 90 degrees. Remember when they tell you not to take off your seatbelt until the captain turns off the light at the end of each flight? I’m hoping […]
Dec
20
2013
The O’Hare Runway Incursion of December 20th, 1972
Today’s podcast is on a catastrophe that’s relatively unknown in the realm of airline crashes and catastrophes, but the effects as a result of the investigation into the crash is something that we can see, and live with to this day. As a matter of fact, you basically pay honor or tribute to all those […]
Nov
10
2013
Memorial to UTA Flight 722
Another airline crash that was unknown to me, until a recent Snopes email was sent out to discuss a memorial that was built to honor the victims of that flight. If you want to know more, details are over here on the Snopes webpage. But the picture below is what struck me most about the […]
Nov
06
2013
Spirit Airlines Airbus
So I totally missed this, but apparently a Spirit Airlines Airbus had an engine explode on takeoff at DFW. Need to do some research. But in the meantime, here is an image that was just shared on Reddit.
Oct
18
2013
National Airlines Flight #83, and Philadelphia’s Forgotten Hero
A few minutes ago, I published the latest podcast, this one about National Airlines Flight #83, a crash of a Douglas DC-4 at Philadelphia Airport from January, 1951. Curiously, this is the article that spurred the podcast itself! As usual, you can download the podcast from this link, find us in iTunes at this link, […]
Aug
10
2013
The UpStairs Lounge Arson Attack
This morning I published the latest podcast on the subject of The UpStairs Lounge arson attack, an horrific attack against gay people in the history of the United States. As usual, you can download the podcast at this link, find us on iTunes, or listen online in the embedded player below. Sources for the podcast […]
Jun
13
2013
The Great Chicago Fire
While I haven’t had a chance to do a podcast lately (real life has kept me busy!), I have had a chance to listen to other podcasters here and there. And it’s no secret that I love the ones from Discovery Channel, especially Stuff You Missed In History Class and Stuff You Should Know. Well on […]
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