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Black Box Files

by Black Box Files

Every flight has a story. Some end in tragedy, while others leave behind questions that may never be fully answered. Black Box Files explores real aviation disasters, mysterious disappearances, near misses, and the investigations that revealed what went wrong. Through immersive and respectful storytelling, each episode reconstructs the crucial decisions, technical failures, and human factors behind some of history’s most unforgettable flights—and the lessons that changed aviation forever.

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Swissair 111: The Fire They Couldn’t See

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. On September 2, 1998, Swissair Flight 111 was flying from New York to Geneva when the crew noticed a strange s

Sep 17
39 min

Japan Airlines Flight 123: 32 Minutes Without Control

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. On August 12, 1985, Japan Airlines Flight 123 departed Tokyo for what should have been a short domestic flight

Sep 10
43 min

Air France Flight 447: What Happened Over the Atlantic?

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. On June 1, 2009, Air France Flight 447 disappeared over the Atlantic while flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris

Sep 2
35 min

Tenerife 1977: The Deadliest Aviation Disaster in History

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. On March 27, 1977, KLM Flight 4805 and Pan Am Flight 1736 collided on a fog-covered runway at Los Rodeos Airpo

Aug 29
33 min