The DEADLY Secret That Ripped This Plane APART! | Dan-Air Boeing 707

Get an exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/pilot It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ----------------------------------------------------- On the 14th of May 1977, a Dan-Air Boeing 707 freighter was on a routine approach into Lusaka, Zambia, when something almost no crew in history has ever experienced happened. Suddenly the aircraft tore apart. There was no warning, no system failure, and nothing the pilots could have done. So what happened? Let's find out. ----------------------------------------------------- If you want to support the work I do on the channel, join my Patreon crew and get awesome perks and help me move the channel forward! 👉🏻 https://www.patreon.com/mentourpilot 737 Course: 👉🏻 Visit https://www.virtual737course.com to learn how to fly a 737 like Petter in our virtual 737 SIM course Make sure to use code "mentournow" for 20% off! ✈️ Our Connections: 👉🏻 Exclusive Mentour Merch: https://mentourpilot-shop.fourthwall.com/ 👉🏻 Our other channel: youtube.com/@MentourNow 👉🏻 Our Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@MentourPodcast 👉🏻 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/mentourpilot 👉🏻 BOSE Aviation: https://boseaviation-emea.aero/headsets Social: 👉🏻 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MentourPilot 👉🏻 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mentour_pilot 👉🏻 Twitter: https://twitter.com/MenTourPilot 👉🏻 Discord server: https://discord.gg/JntGWdn Below you will find the links to videos and sources used in this episode. SOURCES ----------------------------------------------------- Final Report: AAIB https://asn.flightsafety.org/reports/1977/19770514_B703_G-BEBP.pdf Aircraft Used: B707-320C by Microsoft/Aeroplane Heaven https://www.flightsimulator.com/marketplace/ 707-100: Jerrold Webber https://www.flightaware.com/photos/view/1102355-efac160b5755e96774ff0bdcd08379f22f1bc7a4/staffpicksmonth/size/xga 707-200: Jon Proctor https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18379891#/media/File:Boeing_707-227,_Braniff_International_Airways_JP6839061.jpg 707-300: Ralf Manteufel https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_707 707-400: Ralf Manteufel https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Condor_Boeing_707-400_Manteufel.jpg BMPD: ialta.aero https://ialta.aero/the-boeing-maintenance-planning-document-mpd ""Shrinking the Earth"" | Boeing Age of Aerospace, Ep. 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1gI6VFnoBM Dan Air 707: stevefowler747 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977_Dan-Air_Boeing_707_crash Dan Air 707: UNKNOWN https://www.tasmanchester.com/danman DH Comet: Tony Hisgett https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Comet#/media/File:De_Havilland_Comet_RAF_Museum_Cosford.jpg Comet Crash 1: Ministry of Information official photographer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BOAC_Flight_115 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BOAC_Flight_115 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ4ld9wHYjo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8DTrLN8uMA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTMXvTgaF4w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U17minbHjwc&t=602s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH9ly7LaypQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDMxx3dn020 https://www.onestopndt.com/application-notes/metal-fatigue-the-basics https://fatigue-life.com/fatigue-physics/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatigue_%28material%29 https://avweb.com/aviation-news/faa-moving-washington-headquarters/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0ODcEQIryE 3D Visualisations by @BawnExplain #Mentourpilot #pilot #aircraft