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Best actor in a leading role: Hoot Gibson
The documentary The Plane That Fell From The Sky was unique in that many of the passengers and crew participated in the filming. Having the actual people involved in the story participate in the recreation is rarely used. One recent film that used the technique to great effect was the
The scene of the crime
The investigation into TWA 841 was very much like a botched criminal investigation. The chief investigator never saw the damaged airplane, nor did he ever visit the field where the parts from TWA 841 were found. Is that important? Looking at the big picture probably not, but they could have spent a
TWA 841 guided tour
I’ll admit it, I’ve been obsessed recently with Google Earth. As I learn more about the program the more I want to take advantage of it. One feature I especially like is the ability to use Google Earth to help tell a story. In this short video I take the
Parts found
In my post searching for missing parts, I talked about how the NTSB put out word that they were looking for parts from TWA 841 and that they eventually found many of the missing parts in a farmer’s field in Saginaw, Michigan. Well, they didn’t have Google Earth back in
The flight engineer controversy
In my previous post, Did anybody see what happened? I mentioned the fact that the Rakowskys were sitting in first class. I also talked briefly about the controversy surrounding Gary Banks, the flight engineer, and whether or not he had left the cockpit. The reason why this was such an important subject
Did anybody see what happened?
In my previous post, The story of the CVR and the man with blinders, I talked about how the crew was excluded from the investigation. Three expert witnesses and no one wants to talk to them. But the crew weren’t the only witnesses. There were also 80 passengers and 4 cabin