The weather bulletin that never reached them: did they climb out in time?
A seasoned Pan Am crew climbs out of New Orleans into gusty skies unaware a wind shear bulletin never reached them - did they make it in time?The weather bulletin that never reached them: did they climb out in time?In this episode, we follow the minutes before and after Pan Am Flight 759's departure from New Orleans on July 9, 1982, focusing on what the crew knew, what they were not told, and the procedural gap that may have mattered. The episode asks whether a missing weather alert changed everything.Date: July 9, 1982Flight: Pan Am Flight 759 (Clipper Defiance, N4737)Aircraft: Boeing…
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