Above the Waves: A Deep Dive into the Heroic Acts of Flight 961
HELLO AND WELCOME TO MY BLOG! Hello, flyers and aviation enthusiasts! Welcome back to our high-flying blog, where the skies are limitless and the stories are as compelling as the journeys themselves. Today we're delving into a tale that is both heart-stopping and a testament to the resilience of the human spirit - the story of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961. Sequence showing the ditching of the aircraft; this was recorded by a South African tourist. Photo by Wikipedia. As we embark on this exploration, it's important that we do so with the utmost sincerity and respect for those who experienced this harrowing event. The incident occurred on 23 November 1996, when Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961, a Boeing 767-200ER, became the centre of an extraordinary story that unfolded over the Indian Ocean. ET-AIZ, the aircraft involved, pictured six months before the crash Photo by Aero Icarus on Wikipedia. Picture this: a routine flight from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to Nairobi, Kenya, with pass