I concur, Michael - these men would clearly love to be able to fly again, Calloway took that from them - he failed massively because he did not realize these three had strength than he thought. However, I believe that Our Lord Jesus gave the heroic trio extra to get back to Memphis. Yes, that plane was put through paces it was not meant to do, a Holy Hand guided them, guarded the crew, kept Calloway restrained. I pray they have overcome the resulting after effects of those horrific injuries. God will be with them always.
These pilots are real legends. Haven't heard this kind of flying in the history of mankind. These guys needs a statue in my opinion. Imagine how many lives they saved on the ground.
search for attempted plane bombing in Brasilia on RU-vid, you'll find something like that where the pilot saved everyone from an attempted terrorist act similar to what years later It would happen in New York. Fortunately in the case of Brazil, the pilot managed to avoid making the plane rotate through 360°, which is incredible for the dimensions of the plane that carried more than 100 people
This is the most incredible flying I have ever seen outside a military aircraft. This pilot has skills, and this plane was built to last. This is hands down my favorite episode ever.
Was thinking the same thing myself. Absolutely touching episode and sad to see they where never able to fly there plane again but happy they are alive and with there family so that's the most important part. Absolute heros they are, very well skilled and may god watch over them 🙏
The flight crew are absolutely BADASS! These guys overcame extreme adversity, to not just save the plane, but to a much higher importance...to save each other's lives!! As a retired Combat veteran, I hold much respect for these three aviation professionals!
I think this is the best episode of Mayday they ever produced. An incredible story, full of harrowing danger, yet no one dies so there’s a real sense of victory to the ending of the story. The reenactment was very well done, and you really feel like you’re there with the pilots in their desperate battle for survival. These pilots were true heroes, and deserved every bit of that gold metal for heroism. One can’t help but feel deeply for the pilots having their careers ended through this. It’s so heartbreaking, Dave Saunders’ sad words at the end: “I miss it very much.” 😢
Flying is something special, it's in your blood, an exclusive club, and while they're happy to be alive, to no longer be able to fly was a huge blow, I've no doubt.
Probably one of the most brutal episodes and events out of the entire Mayday series. Hats off to the 3 pilots that were able to restrain the co-worker and land the plane even after sustaining major injuries.
@@sharoncassell9358 The ties may be breakaways - but even if they had been able to tie his hands, someone that enraged would have been easily able to break out of it.
I knew the daughter of the the head mechanic at FedEx. Years later she knew EXACTLY what plane I was asking her about. Her father talked about it a lot. Apparently it took over a million dollars of repairs to get it air worthy again. They ended up converting it to a 2 seater (no flight engineer required). The counter weights in the tail had broken off in the tail, damaging the aircraft skin. Rivets popped off too. Plus there was blood EVERYWHERE. Ceiling, floor, under the floor, walls, in instruments (soaked thru), and it contaminated everything. Yep. Plane still flies too. The crew that fought back are beyond amazing, and saved many lives that day. FedEx basically gave them tenure and jobs on the ground for life. They can’t fly due to the head trauma (one can fly a Cessna), but they are teachers and trainers. After 9/11, the attacker is NEVER getting out of jail. Even Obama refused his pardon request.
The fact that Tucker pushed a DC-10, one of the most defective and accident prone aircraft of all time to near supersonic speeds to the point of the plane nearly ripping apart and saving the plane at the last minute is honestly the coolest thing I’ve ever seen a pilot do in any plane, other than Sully’s amazing landing on the Hudson. (I do wanna state that the DC-10 isn’t the worst plane ever. It’s a good machine that has proven its worth! But it has a very infamous history that sadly will always be stuck with it. Even after it has redeemed itself more than once like in this video.)
@@GiordanDiodato mate, I think you need to watch the video and read the description, as it literally says it’s was a DC-10. Plus, while the 747 has had its fair share of cool stories, it is not the subject of this video.
@@Cyber_Horse_Studios87 my personal choice were the Gimli glide and the late pilots of the JAL airlines 123 who tried their best to save their plane without any tail these guys are definitely new additions to the list of coolest pilots for me
I've watched so many documentaries about this incident and it still fascinates me every time. It could honestly be a blockbuster film with no adjustments to the story.
This man not only attempted to take their lives, and possibly others on the ground, he took their livelihoods, and their passion. Most pilots don’t just retire when they meet the age requirements, they instruct, teach within their companies, or some go back to corporate. This isn’t just a career for them, it is their passion. I feel for them
Sad that those pilots couldn't get re-certified to fly, since they enjoyed it so much. They truly deserved the award they received for heroism (highest award that can be given to a civilian aviator). Also, that airplane is a hero in this story, too...it was definitely put through the wringer and came out on the other end like a champ (and as of September 2021, is still in service for FedEx, according to Wikipedia).
The pilots survived but suffered life changing injuries, including brain injuries. Do you really want someone with brain damage flying a passenger jet? Don't make it seem like it was the incident itself that blackballed them from piloting again.
This really makes sad reading for sure. Very sad that the crew were not re-certified to fly due to injuries sustained. They are still heroes and hope the company looks after them very well.
The plane came very close to Mach 1 breaking the sound barrier. Flying this DC 10 like a fighter jet took an incredible amount of skill. Kudos to the crew!
No they couldnt, the dc 10 is a subsonic plane. If it got closer to the mach 1 the wings will break off the plane. It was amazing they didn't break off in 0.87 mach. Sub sonic planes can't go supersonic they just cant handle the stress
@@starrynights467 i might have overdramatized it a little bit. But the plane will come a part. It simply can't handle the stress near mach 1. You can take flight Lauda Air Flight 004 accident. Its a good exmple to what happens to a subsonic plane when it gets near mach 1.
I feel so bad for these brave men who were robbed of their careers.🤕 It’s amazing that they were able to fight as much as they did with their injuries.
My heart broke when he said at the end "I miss it very much" Rot in prison Calloway. You wanted to leave your family financially we off by leaving three other families in the same mess
It's even more heartbreaking when you realize in the beginning he said "You never know when you are going to get another chance" when asked if he wanted to fly the plane.
Man it’s good that the pilot had combat training as well. Had that been the original crew the would have been a different ending. A life saving coincidence.
Yes, the flight the attacker wanted to be on, had a woman pilot, so I'd give the crew "no chance." You needed 2 strong heavy men to subdue the man, and still it could have went the other way.
@@grantp4022 not just 2 men. They had to rotate to get 3rd guy in to subdue him. He was a navy man top of his shape and trained in martial arts. He probably would have won if the pilot didn't start doing acrobatics.
They need to change the security rules involving the flight crew. No more free rides at the last minute, and especially, not in the cockpit. They need to be subjected to proper security checks as well. And double checks for maximum safety of the filght crew.
Taking someone else life along with oneself is way beyond selfishness. Nothing he did solved any of his problems. Just made them worse. And ruined 3 other men’s lives.
I had never heard of this incident. These three men are absolutely incredible. Their determination to survive this situation is incredible and definitely what saved them all.
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@@patriciaramsey5294 exactly. Instead of leaving his family well off like he though he was going to do he left them to deal with the shame and embarrassment. I truly hope his children have nothing to do with him
That selfish person destroyed the careers of three brave, amazing men. And he diminished their health for the rest of their lives. I’m glad he got life with no chance of parole. He could’ve murdered hundreds of people on the ground. I hope fedex changed their policy about allowing employees to hitch rides. And I hope they now use secure cockpit doors. The reason the carnage on 9-11-01 happened is because airlines and plane manufacturers fought for decades against installing secure cockpit doors citing cost. Compare the minuscule amount of money it would have cost to install secure cockpit doors to the $7 trillion we’ve spent on wars, a million people killed, the elimination of many freedoms we once had and the trillions in loses in the economy. Corporate greed caused the 9-11 attacks. If the planes that were used as weapons had secure cockpit doors there wouldn’t have been a 9/11 attack. And sadly, not one executive in aircraft manufacturing or the airlines went to jail for their reckless disregard for safety or human life. I worked for Boeing prior to 9/11 and I constantly implored they install secure cockpit doors to no avail. They chose money over human life and country. It’s sad that on the upcoming 20th anniversary of that day that no one will mention the true reason why the attacks were so easily accomplished. No one in government or the media will mention the gross negligence of not having secure cockpit doors. SD0903212158SL
What a story! Even after being hurt by the attacker they thought twice about hitting him back. I would had put my thumbs through his eyes with no remorse so they are better men than me. Respect for these pilots; this is one of the things you can be proud of for life.
I was on the edge of my seat 💺 lol. I stopped the show for a few minutes to take my blood pressure medication 💊. It seriously had me feeling like I was there in the plane ✈️
@@kevinmalone3210 actually those pallets are latched to the floor on sturdy rails with metallic hooks (at least two per pallet, depending on ULD footprint), and those nets are also designed to hold up to 3G forces, or more. I did load master courses and practiced and later went into maintenance. For me is astonishing the 140 degrees roll, which in a modern Airbus is impossible due to the way the airplane is designed to filter these type of movements.
Those pallets are secured on a rail system with a number of hooks. They absolutely will not shift when secured properly. If they shift, or if they're rearranged (as happened in another crash, where the weight and balance weren't redone) it'll have devastating impact on weight and balance, possibly putting it at an irrecoverable, uncontrolled nose up or nose down.
This is actually an amazing real life event. The doco itself better than a movie, but this story deserved to be made into a bloody good movie. It is sad the three fellas cannot fly anymore, but important thing is that they fought back and managed save everybody in the process. I would imagine they were generously compensated for what they managed to avoid and achieved through their amazing feat of courage. Only sad thing is that they cannot do what they love anymore, but I'm sure there is much more to life than being able to fly a plane.
It would never get made into a movie..it doesn't fit the leftist narrative..if the attacker were White and the pilots black, everyone would know about this, statues would be made etc
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It's durable in some cases and super fragile in others. Flight 232's DC-10 crashed because of a microscopic defect invisible to the naked eye in the aircraft aluminum. And yet here, the hydraulics just dgaf. That inconsistency is the reason DC-10s aren't used for passengers anymore.
@@slook7094 Re: United flight 232 - The microscopic defect was in one of the fan blades of the General Electric powerplant (engine) at the time of manufacture and grew over time with use. The powerplant was manufactured separately by GE and had nothing to do with the manufacture of the airframe by McDonnell Douglas. More rigorous inspections by United AL might have detected it.
@@sandiegodreamhome Actually, the defect was in the fan disk which is the central hub that the blades are attached to. It is a forging made out of Titanium and quite large for a Titanium piece. If the defect had just been in one blade the aircraft probably would have survived the failure without too much problem.
Wow this was well done. My heart rate is still going like crazy. I don’t know how this ended up in my feed but sure happy it did. New subscriber with notifications set to all. God bless that crew. I hope FedEx is taking care of them. They earned much more than workmen’s compensation. Saved the airplane, cargo and who knows how much more. Great episode. Thanks.
And the cargo was likely worth several $Million dollars as FedEx would ship a lot of High Tech equipment back and forth to San Jose. And this was during a time when we still manufactured tech equipment in the states.
DC-10: A very problematic plane with over 50 accidents and incidents on record. Also DC-10: Oh you need me to act like a fighter jet? I got you boss. Bless this flight crew and that plane.
Flight 232 is the reason the DC-10 is no longer used for passenger flights. It's almost entirely used for cargo instead. The fact that the hydraulics held up under this kind of stress is incredible.
@@slook7094 Not really. It was the fact that the aviation market was moving towards more capable and fuel-efficient twinjets, helped by the advancements in engineering and technology. The DC-10, along with the other original widebody airliners, still served in the 90s and early 2000s, but are getting older and are gradually phased out. Northwest Airlines was the last time the DC-10 served as a passenger airliner in any major airlines back in 2007, and Biman Bangladesh was the last scheduled passenger flight operated by the DC-10, flown last February of 2014. Although the DC-10s reputation is less than impressive, its role as a passenger airliner ended due to changing circumstances in the aviation industry. Just my two cents.
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True story... I was jumpseating on FEDEX 10 years ago, and it was first time on a DC10 (MD10), so I asked the captain if I could ride up front for a better view of the action. He said "We will discuss it later..." When I get out to the jet 30 minutes later, the FO meets me at the door and says "Captain wants you outside of the flight deck..." then he quietly mentioned "He knew the guys Auburn Calloway attacked." I didn't need the explanation, but completely understood. When the van arrived at the ops terminal in Memphis I kindly thanked the captain and headed for the next leg!
The initial call to air traffic control is on another YT vid. He was beyond calm and collected. They asked if the situation was under control and he replied "sorta". Except for being breathless, he sounded like it was just another day.
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Me after watching the first minute: "Wow, FedEx really does everything possible to deliver your packages." Me after finishing the whole video: These men are absolute heroes. 👍
@@imabebebebe2496 Probably not. They are all secured with straps and netting. Had the cargo become dislodged it would have been an additional problem for the flight. Load masters don't screw around.
It is hard to fathom how evil someone can be…taking advantage of trust and good will. What a pig. Just a monster. Wow, he was a a martial arts expert. He misused every talent and opportunity he had to be a good person, and didn’t care about anyone. He sure picked the wrong guys! Super human feats by these heros.
I've read Dave Hirschman's book about this and I'd like to add that one of the real, unsung heroes of this was the captain of the previous day's flight. Calloway tried to get him to write the times down so that it appeared they were in their duty hours, but the captain refused, and wrote them down exactly as they were. Calloway was going to be the engineer on that flight, with the captain being mid-sized and a petite woman first officer. They would have been much easier to take down.
@@Vespyr_ And by virtue of not being on the plane, Dave, Jim, and Andy would have still flown for a while, but with whom? FedEx would have likely taken million-dollar losses afterwards and then gone into bankruptcy.
Why would anyone even think to ask for a pardon after this? Blows my mind. I'm so glad these men had military experience and pushed through their injuries, even caring about the survival of the hijacker. I would NOT have been so kind.
The hijacker is just insane. He had to change his will, and 'conviniently' jumpseat on the flight that crashed? Even if he did successfully crash the plane, this would have never worked. The insurance would have definitly been declined.
@@surfside75 You don't know insurance companies do you? They will fight it tooth and nail until they are forced to pay any questionable insurance claim.
Fantastic story! What inner resolve and strength those 3 men had shown. Thankfully, the other crew exceeded their flying time by ONE MINUTE!! Or surely he would have overpowered them and successfully crashed the aircraft. Amazing!! PS: too many commercials in this one, though!
It is incredible how much strength & conviction all four men had. To see Cromwell's anger be so powerful as to fend off three other men was terrifying. All four having to end their flying careers was such a waste of skill & experience, too. I am proud of how the crew managed to keep control of the plane afterall, possibly saving others.
In the last 2weeks I have been binging on flight videos. To the point that I started to worry that my depression was taking me down a rabbit hole. It turns out that I am not the only one .Anyway these stories can be horrific,sad and yet uplifting. You appreciated everyday life and realize that things are not as bad as I make me feel. This particular story has got to be the most riveting and white knuckled video I have ever seen. Thank you for letting folks know about this story .God Bless all.
@@lisamac8503 Sorry but this thing isn't a human, at all. You are right though, it was wrong to insult animals since they do have more intelligence than this thing does; so instead, I'll refer to it as an insect.
It's so crazy because I can relate to Jim Tucker a little bit. I always wanted to be a naval aviator and be a commercial pilot after I retired from the Navy. However, I had a brain aneurysm when I was in middle school, and a year after the surgery, I started having seizures. I was automatically disqualified. I was heartbroken. Jim had an amazing career, and it ended in such a horrific way. I can't even imagine how heartbroken he was. In an instant, our lives can change. *(My grandfather used to be an airforce pilot for the USSR lol. He flew Mig-17, and after he retired, he flew TU-154. In my opinion, pilots are true heroes.)* Good luck to anyone who's trying to become a pilot. I hope you'll have a wonderful time being an aviator!
These men were totally amazing! Their will to live was awesome! The fourth hero that day was that DC 10! None would have made it had the aircraft not withstood the beating it took. What a story!
So on point! I too was thinking that their will to live was the main weapon.Though the jump seater's will to die was strong too ...terrifyin, how human mind/emotions work 😖😖😖
They could make a movie out if it, but the perp will be made into a white guy, with one or more members of the crew being black, Chinese, or what have you, as long as it's another minority.
I once heard of a black male who hit a white guy in the head with a hammer in the motor pool. I was in a mechanized unit. I could never hit someone in the head with a hammer under normal circumstances.
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This made me cry out of sorrow and pride. What men they are. Rare breed. Lastly my father was that breed of man. I miss him and worship him to the end of time
What an amazing story of these pilots and their heroism. They are legends and probably saved a lot of lives as no one knows where that guy would have flown that plane.
That was the best crazy flying fight to the death I think is better than any movie ever will be. Great job to the good guys for making it, those are some awful injuries. Nothing but respect.
If a real Hollywood movie was made about this, it could be pretty good. They would just change the race of the perp, make him white, with one of the crew being black for political correctness.
60 seconds of flight time 24 hours prior determined the entire outcome of this. Had the original crew not exceed that limit, he would have been able to do it. What the aftermath of it would have been, we’ll thankfully never know. But that just shows how close we come on a daily baisis
i'm learning from youtube videos that when people in reality are shot - they don't just fall down - and when you clobber someone - they don't just topple over - tv and movies were lying to us all these years
@@DanielMartinez-iw7pl - good point - but it's possible to perform such actions without adrenaline - bullet impacts are focused and so won't necessarily have the force to knock someone off their feet - i recall the story of the Indian soldier Subedar Yadav (Kargil War - India vs Pakistan - 1999) - who survived a number of bullet wounds (some claim over a dozen but it is not known for sure) as he neutralized Pakistani bunker by himself - (yeah - that wasn't an good example - it was almost certainly adrenaline induced)
@@johneyon5257 There's a police officer in a Chicago suburb somewhere who told his story about why he carries 140 rounds on the job now. He was in a shootout with somebody and ended up hitting the guy with something like sixteen shots (as well as being shot several times and gravely wounded himself). Something like eight of the wounds he inflicted on the other guy were supposed to have been fatal, but they both made it to the hospital. One medical crew stabilized the officer while another tried to save the guy he shot. They kept on transfusing blood into the guy and the ER doc said, "We might as well stop. It's all just ending up on the floor anyway. Why did that cop have to shoot him so many times?" If I had been there, I would have demanded that that ER doc see me out in the hallway, and he and I would have had a very voluble, mostly one-sided "conversation," and I may have even used not a few four-letter words (which, normally, is not a way I'm prone to express myself), and I would have said, "Because that's how many times it took for him to stay alive when the other guy was shooting at HIM, you Dumb@$$!"
The plane holding up way past what's it's design limits is to me the most impressive part of this story. The crew were amazing. But if that plane wasn't 100% perfect. It wouldn't matter how well the crew did.
Incredible piloting skill, the pilots were able to fly a commercial plane almost like a fighter jet while having otherwise fatal head injury. And also the plane didn't break apart mid flight...
Incredible story. I knew about it but never had imagined in such horror . Outstanding pilots and legendary Douglas aircraft strength. I flew DC3’s and sixes and can vouch for their indestructible build. I”ll never forget this story . Kudos to the crew !
Their harrowing flight for survival was around 30 minutes and my heart pounded for them for 49:16 minutes. 😱 God bless them for their heroism!!! (I need a break, now.)
I remember when this happened but this episode is so stunning in retelling their story. I knew it was bad, but not this brutal, nor do I remember hearing anything on the news about how incredibly skilled these men are
@@twistedyogert DC-8 was the first ever passenger plane to reach supersonic speed. So there is nothing unusual in DC10's ability to reach supersonic speed
I think Mayday should do special printings of their episodes autographed by survivors and hero's for charity ... these guys and the gimley guys I want on my wall
I was a high school senior in april 94 in Memphis, Tn. I remember reading about this. 2 years later in april of 96 I started working at FedEx in the world hub in Memphis. These 3 guys are heros. A horrible disaster was averted because of them and who knows how many people in the hub would have died if they hadn't regained control of the DC-10 and landed safely.
These Pilots are heroes.Inspite of extreme injuries they suffered from that insane man they still were able to subdued him. Thank God . May God bless them forever and their family
The rest of the guys could not get up the slippery slide….because it’s slippery by design (due to talcum powder) so it can allow for quick escapes. They ended up stabbing the slide flat and getting ladders. That one guy was smaller and nimbler so was able to be pulled up by the injured pilot.
You forgot: Fireman who brought his own ladder. Modern teams would have been waiting on the top of mobile stairs as it was driven to the aircraft the second it stopped. Only then would the F-16 or F-22 be called off.
@@kj4ilk did you see the video? He would not get back home, he would suicide himself in a way that seemed like an accident so his family could get 2million dollars of life insurance.
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I just love hearing these pilots talk that have so much experience and are so intelligent in their field. Just like Sully that landed his plane in the Hudson. To me...he is a hero and I won't fly unless he is in the seat :)
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There are a few of us, who whether because of injury or disease, have had our wings clipped; pinioned if you will. Our first love was flight. But we have our priorities straight. We always have. Our CFI's hammered it into our heads from the beginning that if there is any chance that you will be unable to control the airplane safely then you must not fly. Some of us take that so seriously that we apply that to our lives on the ground, and decide that if there is any chance that you will not be able to control a car safely then you must not drive. I know right where these pilots are coming from because I am in the same shoes. I did not have to go through the same horror that they did, and I am in awe of them for having been able to overcome an existential threat. I also feel for them because due to the damage multiple sclerosis has done to my brain (leaving me with a seizure condition), I also will never be at the controls again. It is hard to know that you can never fly (or drive) again, especially when it is so much a part of your DNA. Colloway took much more from them than blood. He took their way of life.
This is the most horrifying yet inspirational story I can ever remember seeing. This crew went way above the call of duty, and it took a lot of courage. I'm glad they are ok. But I feel badly that they can't fly anymore.
This is the 2nd time I have watched this episode, I am in awe of those pilots. It's always amazing to me what the human body can endure in a life & death situation. It really saddens me that they got their wings taken away. That evil person deserves everything he gets from that point forward. I understand life throws crap at us but these guys didn't do anything to him. Unbelievable!!! Lastly, thank you for sharing this story while it's sad & horrifying it's also remarkable how they took control of that monster and how they used the plane as their weapon!! WOW!!!
@@1000BT according to Wikipedia: As of January 2022, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 aircraft involved, N306FE, remains in service as an upgraded MD-10 without the flight engineer position as a matter of fact, it's flying right now to sacramento (src: flightaware)
I can’t help but think that they’re keeping N306FE in the air as long as possible as a🖕to Calloway. Doesn’t hurt that it seems to be the Spiders Georg of DC-10s. As I type this, it’s about an hour away from landing in Memphis, ahead of schedule.
One thing I don't understand, the flight crew asked for "Armed Intervention" and yet the first person up was a fire fighter without any weapon or handcuffs 🤔🤷 I was expecting an anti hijacking squad to storm the plane once it stopped.
you need pay attention. the controller confirmed that the situation was under control. now, do you understand what they mean by the situation is under control ...
@@iwatchwithnoads7480 My hypothesis is that that's how it is back then. Security is more laxed. People don't get screened. There's no cockpit door. In fact, there was an event back then where police officer at NY would surrender their guns so the criminal holding hostage doesn't hurt the hostage or what not (under the criminal's order). Basically, they learned from these mistakes and here we are today.
@@bjvu9460 What an ignorant comment. Does the statement, "Someone is trying to hijack the plane" mean anything to you? The pilots asked for Armed intervention. Pay attention 🤷
The crew are heroes, no doubt. But a shout out to the DC-10 is in order. A plane that received a lot of bad press in the 80s but took everything a desperate crew had to dish out in order to survive. Well done, crew and equipment.
I don't know if they took literary license, or if it might have been picked up on the CVR, but if the hijacker would have said "you're hurting me" (37:48), I would have grabbed the hammer and bashed his head in, then ask if that felt better.
I honestly was surprised that at no time did they really try to disable the attacker. I'm nowhere near that nice. I would have very intentionally broken both hands. They got lucky that they were able to keep him down, considering that all three crewmen were severely injured, and at any time one of the ones holding him could have lost control of him.
OMG!!! I thought I seen every episode of the show this was probably the most dramatic episode yet, how come I never heard of this before I’m fucking 40 years old? THOSE 3 PILOTS ARE MY HEROES
Absolutely excellent: every aspect, the dramatization, the pacing, the narration - and that it a documentary of a real event ! - sensitively presented; some of the best video I’ve seen in years, good on ya.
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