About this episode

Earl Moorhouse shares his experiences as a survivor of the first Boeing 747 disaster.

This is a moving interview with Earl Moorhouse, crash survivor and author. ‘Wake Up, It’s A Crash – The Survivors’ Stories’ is his account of the world’s first Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet disaster, in November 1974. For full show notes, visit: www.xtended.co.uk

People in this episode

Guest: Earl Moorhouse

Topics covered

• aviation disaster
• survivor stories
• Boeing 747
• interview
• crash survival

Keywords

• Earl Moorhouse
• Boeing 747
• aviation
• crash
• survivor
• interview
• November 1974

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Wake Up, It’s A Crash – The Survivors’ Stories

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