Emergency Call - Season 1 Episode 4 The Plane Crash in Sri Lanka
2024-03-03
48 minutes.
Season - Episode
1
Season 1 Jan 13, 2024
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1 - 1Dísarfell Jan 13, 2024 -
1 - 2Stígandi Jan 21, 2024 -
1 - 3Triton Jan 28, 2024 -
1 - 4The Plane Crash in Sri Lanka Feb 04, 2024 -
1 - 5Krísuvíkurberg Feb 11, 2024 -
1 - 6The Sinking of Suðurlandið Feb 18, 2024 -
1 - 7The Wreck of Gjafar Feb 25, 2024 -
1 - 8Fire on Goðafoss Mar 03, 2024
Overview
In the latest episode of "Útkall" (Emergency Call), the fourth largest aviation disaster in history is discussed, when Leifur Eiríksson, a DC-8 aircraft of Loftleiðir, crashed in the darkness and rain in a forest near Colombo, Sri Lanka, in November 1978. There were 262 people on board, including 13 Icelanders – all employees of Loftleiðir. Five of them survived. The flight was transporting Indonesian pilgrims from Mecca to their homeland. The episodes are produced by Heiðar Aðalbjörnsson.
Year 2024
Studio
Director Heiðar Aðalbjörnsson
Popularity 0.3917
Language Icelandic