Pilot Heroically Breaks Rules to Save Boeing 747 & Athens from Disaster!

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The story of Olympic airways flight 411 is one of the most fascinating and nail biting stories I have ever covered on this channel. A fully loaded Boeing 747, suffering a crippling engine failure during departure, almost crashing into downtown Athens. Enjoy!
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Below you will find the links to videos and sources used in this episode. Enjoy checking them out!
Sources
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Website Article: PEOPLE NEWS
peoplenews.gr/?p=8186
Wikipedia Article: Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic...
Captain Interview: AdsPast 2
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Aristotle Onassis: Nationaal Archief
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristot...
Alexander Onassis: UNKNOWN
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexand...
Olympic 747: M.Ortle via Flickr
simpleflying.com/olympic-air-...
Peristeri Stadium: footballticketnet.com
www.footballticketnet.com/gre...
Interamerican Building: Andrzej Otrębski
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Engine: Mgw89
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_...
KC-135A taking off with water injection to its J-57 engines: USAF
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_i...
U.S. Air Force B-52G: SSgt. Phil Schmitten
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum...
Boeing 747-200 model by Felis-747
X-plane LGAV Athens scenery by Moraitis Vangelis
Livery by Aahz
CHAPTERS
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00:00 - Intro
00:55 - Flight history
01:42 - The aerodrome
02:04 - A unique area
03:05 - Crew / flight information
04:20 - Water injection system
08:24 - What went wrong?
08:55 - Takeoff roll
10:34 - Skimming the rooftops
14:49 - Critical speeds
15:26 - Ground effect
17:44 - Resolution
20:28 - Disclaimer
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