Episode 268: Pacific Southwest Flight 182

Disaster Area by Disaster Area

Aug 26, 202659:15Society & Culture

It was a beautiful Monday morning in San Diego on September 25, 1978 - sunny and hot with not a cloud in the sky. There was no reason whatsoever to think the day would be ruined by anything, but especially not by two pla...

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