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Operation Sandcastle and the Gulf War
47:34 - 53:18 (05:44)
The commissioning of Operation Sandcastle was suppressed after the Gulf War as it would have reminded people of the hostages taken in Kuwait. Despite Kuwaiti air traffic control warning planes not to land, 149 people still landed and ended up as hostages in Iraq.
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The hostages of British Airways Flight 149 received no help, were forgotten about and suffered long-term damage to their mental well-being after being briefly debriefed by spies.
47:34 - 49:09 (01:35)
Summary
The hostages of British Airways Flight 149 received no help, were forgotten about and suffered long-term damage to their mental well-being after being briefly debriefed by spies. The true reason for Margaret Thatcher's decision to land the plane remains unclear and Operation Sandcastle, which would have reminded people of what happened, was suppressed.
ChapterOperation Sandcastle and the Gulf War
Episode#359 - Stephen Davis - The Secrets Of British Airways Flight 149
PodcastModern Wisdom
Ian Dale discusses the strange case of a missing UN witness who was aboard a Bahrain-based UN flight that landed in Kuwait to evacuate some UN observers in the hours before the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990.
49:11 - 50:44 (01:32)
Summary
Ian Dale discusses the strange case of a missing UN witness who was aboard a Bahrain-based UN flight that landed in Kuwait to evacuate some UN observers in the hours before the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990.
ChapterOperation Sandcastle and the Gulf War
Episode#359 - Stephen Davis - The Secrets Of British Airways Flight 149
PodcastModern Wisdom
A discussion on the miscommunication that led to the Kuwait Airways Flight 149 hijacking by the Iraqi army in 1990, and the question of why Kuwaiti air traffic controllers turned away some planes and not others.
50:43 - 53:18 (02:34)
Summary
A discussion on the miscommunication that led to the Kuwait Airways Flight 149 hijacking by the Iraqi army in 1990, and the question of why Kuwaiti air traffic controllers turned away some planes and not others.