From bomb hoaxes to forensic investigations, here are 5 crime podcasts involving planes.
1. The Great Qantas Hoax
A bomb is set to explode at 20,000 feet in the air inside a Qantas Boeing 707, unless a ransom of $500,000 is paid. In this podcast, hear the story of the 1971 Qantas bomb hoax through conversations with the passengers on board.
In Part 2, Captain of the A380 Qantas flight, James Nixon, talks with Investigator Adam Shand about how today’s pilots handle bomb threats and why flying is the second safest mode of transport.
2. Flight MH17
In 2014, flight MH17 was shot down, and 298 people died. Professor David Ranson was one of the forensic experts sent to the Ukraine to assist in the forensic management of the shooting down of MH17. In this podcast episode, he speaks with host Kathryn Fox about his role in the investigation.
3. The Unbelievable Survival Tale of Juliane Koepcke
Juliane Koepcke was the sole survivor of a plane crash in 1971. After the plane went down, she continued to survive in the Amazon rainforest among hundreds and hundreds of predators. It took 11 days for her to be rescued and when you hear what Julianne faced within those 11 days, you will be a changed human. Listen to this episode of the Morbid podcast: Episode 419: The Unbelievable Survival Tale of Juliane Koepcke
4. The Sydney Airport Murder
In 2009, group of bikies converged on Sydney airport. Within minutes, one was dead and others injured. It was an incident that set off one of the world’s most intense and effective gang operations, and lead to a plethora of law changes and high profile convictions.
Deborah Wallace, who became known across Australia as ‘The Gangbuster’, spoke to host Brent Saunders about it:
5. D.B. Cooper
Thanksgiving Eve, 1971. An average looking man in a suit, a tie, and an overcoat pays for a one-way ticket at the Northwest Orient counter for flight 305 to Seattle. While on board that flight, he hands the stewardess a note indicating that he had a bomb in his briefcase. This now infamous story ends in Cooper jumping out of the back of a plane, never to be seen again.
Listen to this episode of the Generation Why podcast: D.B. Cooper – 109
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