S3 Ep34 Tim Apter and Elle Oosthuizen on "Helderberg"

About this episode

The episode discusses the documentary 'Helderberg' about the tragic crash of South African Airways Flight 295.

On November 28, 1987, South African Airways Flight 295, a Boeing 747-200 named Helderberg, was en route from Taiwan, to Johannesburg with a scheduled stop in Mauritius. Shortly after midnight, the aircraft reported smoke in the cockpit to Mauritian air traffic control. Communication was lost shortly thereafter, and the plane crashed into the Indian Ocean, killing all 159 passengers and crew on board. Helderberg is a locally produced 3-part documentary, and this week on ACP, Gino had the...

People in this episode

Host: Gino Shelile

Guests: Tim Apter, Elle Oosthuizen

Topics covered

• aviation disaster
• documentary
• South African history
• film review
• air safety

Keywords

• Helderberg
• South African Airways
• aviation
• documentary
• crash
• Tim Apter
• Elle Oosthuizen
• Gino Shelile
• air safety
• 1987

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: South African Airways

Books & works: Helderberg

Places: Indian Ocean, Taiwan, Johannesburg, Mauritius

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