Week 22: The Disappearance of Maurice Wilson

About this episode

This episode discusses the unusual story of Maurice Wilson's attempt to reach Mount Everest by flying.

This week in history we’ve got French heroes burning and Byzantine cities falling, we’ve got the birthdays of singers and spies and activists - that’s all actually just one person - and we’ve got the tale of the man who decided to reach the top of Mount Everest… by flying there in a plane. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Riley Knight

Topics covered

• disappearance
• Mount Everest
• history
• French heroes
• Byzantine Empire
• birthdays
• aviation

Keywords

• Maurice Wilson
• Mount Everest
• history
• aviation
• French heroes
• Byzantine cities
• birthdays

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Acast

Places: Mount Everest

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