The three‑handed altimeter misread cost them ten thousand feet and nine lives
A test flight crew trusts a three‑handed altimeter as dense fog hides the ground - did their instrument misread cost them ten thousand feet?The three‑handed altimeter misread cost them ten thousand feet and nine livesIn this episode, we follow the December 24, 1958 airworthiness test of a Bristol Britannia that descended into Dorset under dense fog. The episode traces the flight, the crew, the instrument at the center of the inquiry, and the unanswered procedural questions that kept investigators focused on systems rather than people.Date: December 24, 1958Aircraft: Bristol Britannia…
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