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Final Boarding Call · Yesterday · 49 min

Varig Flight 254

On a clear evening in the Brazilian Amazon, a routine forty-minute hop between two small airports turns into hours of confusion, radio silence, and a jet with a shrinking fuel supply over some of the most remote rainforest on Earth. Join Alice and Zach for the story of the people aboard Varig Flight 254 — the ones flying it, and the ones who had to save themselves after it went down. Sources Final Report on the Accident to Boeing 737-241 PP-VMK — CENIPA "Survivors Airlifted From Brazil Crash Site; Pilot, Teen-Ager Hailed" — Los Angeles Times (wire services) "How Did A Decimal Point Doom Varig Flight 254?" — Mentour Pilot "The Mystery of Flight 254 — 700 Miles Off Their Course" — Mayday: Air Disaster Find FINAL BOARDING CALL online: Website: finalboardingcallpodcast.com Email: finalboardingcallpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @FinalBoardingCallPod Facebook: Final Boarding Call Credits: Final Boarding Call is hosted by Alice Stern and Zach Stemas, researched and written by Alice Stern, produced and edited by Alice Stern and Zach Stemas.

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On a clear evening in the Brazilian Amazon, a routine forty-minute hop between two small airports turns into hours of confusion, radio silence, and a jet with a shrinking fuel supply over some of the most remote rainforest on Earth. Join Alice and Zach for the story of the people aboard Varig Flight 254 — the ones flying it, and the ones who had to save themselves after it went down.

Sources

  • Final Report on the Accident to Boeing 737-241 PP-VMK — CENIPA
  • "Survivors Airlifted From Brazil Crash Site; Pilot, Teen-Ager Hailed" — Los Angeles Times (wire services)
  • "How Did A Decimal Point Doom Varig Flight 254?" — Mentour Pilot
  • "The Mystery of Flight 254 — 700 Miles Off Their Course" — Mayday: Air Disaster

Find FINAL BOARDING CALL online:

  • Website: finalboardingcallpodcast.com
  • Email: finalboardingcallpodcast@gmail.com
  • Instagram: @FinalBoardingCallPod
  • Facebook: Final Boarding Call

Credits: Final Boarding Call is hosted by Alice Stern and Zach Stemas, researched and written by Alice Stern, produced and edited by Alice Stern and Zach Stemas.

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