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Podcast: Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson
Episode: Volcanic Ash Shut Down All Of British Airways Flight 009’s Engines - But It Still Landed Safely
Description: Today in 1982, British Airways Flight 009 made a successful landing in Jakarta, Indonesia, after ash from a nearby volcano had shut down all of the plane’s engines. Plus: today in 2022, six new high school graduates in Port Jefferson, New York had to quickly duck out of the commencement ceremonies to go fight a fire.
When volcanic ash stopped a Jumbo at 37,000ft (BBC)
These high school seniors raced away from graduation to fight a fire (Washington Post)
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