On October 24, 1965 fellFlight 171 of India Air-India nearbyfrom Mont Blanc in Franceabsent. All 48 people on board died. The machine, a Boeing 707 calledKanchenjung, it was on its way to Bombaim (now Mumbai) to London with scale in Beirut and Geneva. But what should have been a routine stage has become one of the scariest and previously inexplicable disasters in aviation history.
The last moments
As the machine approached Geneva, air traffic control instructed the pilot to start falling. However, the plane came out of the route and went straight to Mont Blanc Massif. Eyewitnesses reported astrange sound, which remembered an opaque blow or a metal crack shortly before the machine disappears from the radar.
Researchers reveal disturbing information
Initial studies have indicatedA MAL -ENDED IN NAVIGATIONthere . The pilots were allegedly sent by outdated climate and route information, and some suspected that theAltitude SettingsPossibly wrong, so the team believed flying louder than it really was.
But the mystery deepened in two terrifying details:
The noise: Several residents of the region reported that they were just before the impactstrange soundEar – Not the typical roar of a chick engine or an explosion, but something unknown and mechanical.
Chance: In an almost amazing twist, 16 years before, 1950,same placeAnother flight from Air India fell on Mont Blanc. All 48 passengers died – includingHOMI J. BHABHA, The main nuclear scientist of India. The frightening similarities between the two accidents still give rise to conspiracy theories.
Conspiracy theories and unanswered questions
Some suspect that flight 171 issabotagepossibly to prevent Indian scientific progress or political issues. The sudden loss of radio contact, bizarre sound and mysterious place fed on decades of speculation. Others suspect a possible mechanical defect orA malfunction of the instrumentsDuring the flightAlthough a clear cause can never be detected.
The legacy
So far, Air India’s Flight 171 accident is one of the biggest unresolved tragedies of aviation. The combination ofhuman failure, outdated technology and last mysterious momentsIt still employs the families of victims and aviation historians.
Was it a tragic accident – or was it more behind it? The strange noise before the impact may never be completely explained, but its echo still echoes over the Mont Blanc snow peaks.
