The Most Stupid & Weird Aviation Disasters Ever

Описание: From pilots letting their kids fly passenger jets to an entire air force that clocks out at 5pm, aviation history is full of disasters so absurd they barely seem real but they are. In this episode of Under the Scope, we break down 17 of the most stupid, bizarre, and unbelievable aviation incidents ever recorded, spanning commercial airlines, cargo flights, and military operations across six decades.
No sugar-coating. No excuses. Just the facts and they speak for themselves.
🛫 Cases covered:

SAHA Airlines 707 — landed at the wrong airport
Trans-Colorado 2286 — cocaine-fueled descent
Birgenair 301 — wasps grounded a 757
LAC Colombia 028 — a prank that killed 22
Eastern Airlines 401 — death by lightbulb
Filair L-410 — a crocodile brought down a plane
Aeroflot 3352 — the controller who napped
Aeroflot 593 — kids at the controls
Aeroflot 6502 — the blind landing bet
Ethiopian 702 — Switzerland clocked out
Comair 5191 — the other runway was right there
Air Canada 143 — the Gimli Glider
Pinnacle 3701 — joyride to 41,000 feet
Northwest 188 — both pilots on their laptops
MiG-23 Ghost Flight — an unmanned jet crossed Europe
F-11F Tiger — a pilot shot himself down
F-106 Cornfield Bomber — the plane landed itself

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music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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