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FedEx flight 705...
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Positive rate...
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Gear up please.
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A routine trip
from Memphis, Tennessee
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to San Jose, California.
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Little do the crew know
they will soon have to defend
themselves
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against a determined attack
intended to kill them all.
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Flight 705 will never reach
its destination.
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We've had an attempt
to take over...
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Investigators will uncover
a meticulous plan
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and a desperate motive.
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3000.
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We're not getting any oxygen.
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We have the terrain alarm.
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We are in an emergency.
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It's April 1994.
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A FedEx cargo plane
is on its way to California.
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It's a perfect day for flying.
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- Altimeters.
- Nines and twos here.
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But behind the cockpit,
in the galley area
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a disaster is about to unfold.
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The pilots of FedEx flight 705
are seconds away
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from an unprecedented situation.
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God Almighty!
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Centre? Centre? Emergency!
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He's had an attempted
takeover?
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We need an ambulance and
uh we need armed intervention.
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April 7, 1994.
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Worldwide headquarters of
Federal Express
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in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Servicing 171 countries,
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the company delivers over
2 million packages per day,
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and works to a tight schedule.
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Flying conditions are perfect at
the Memphis airport.
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Fedex flight 705
to San Jose, California
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is preparing to depart with
a three-man crew.
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Has the afternoon
flight to San Jose got any
jump seaters on it?
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Not at all?
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42-year-old Auburn Calloway
is a flight engineer.
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He hopes to hitch a ride
on flight 705 for pressing
personal reasons.
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Thanks.
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Employees have the privilege
of free rides,
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they are known as
"jump seaters".
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39-year-old flight engineer,
Andy Peterson,
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is the first of the flight crew
to arrive on the plane.
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- Andy Peterson.
- Auburn Calloway.
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He is surprised to find
Auburn Calloway on board.
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My first thought was
well, scheduling has gotten...
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Has also called someone else out
for the flight
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and now we got two engineers.
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So, I said hey to him and then
asked him if he was,
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uh, gonna be riding out
to San Jose with us
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and he said he was, that he was
gonna ride the jump seat out.
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Peterson, a 5-year flyer
with FedEx,
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finds something unusual during
his preflight check.
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The breaker switch of
the cockpit voice recorder
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or CVR is in the off position.
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Puzzled, Peterson resets it.
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The CVR records all in-flight
voice communications.
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It is a crucial tool
for investigating air
disasters.
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No large commercial airliner is
allowed to fly without one.
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The cockpit voice, circuit
breaker, it had popped out
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which means the power's off
to the cockpit voice recorder.
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So, I had never seen that before
and I thought,
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well, that's kinda weird.
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49-year-old pilot
David Sanders
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and 42-year-old co-pilot
James Tucker
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are next to board
and prepare for departure.
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Do you mind if I hop a ride
with you guys to California?
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No, not at all.
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I don't see any problems today,
everything looks good.
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Do you play guitar?
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I play at it.
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He was very cool, calm,
collected,
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nothing indicating anything
was amiss.
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Actually noticed there was
a guitar case
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off to the right in front
of the 9g net.
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But I couldn't wait to get
in the cockpit and start going
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through cockpit checks
because we had a lot to do.
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But something was amiss.
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They didn't know it, but
Calloway had originally been
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scheduled to be the flight
engineer on this flight.
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However, he and his crew
had exceeded their flying hours
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by just one minute the previous
day, so they'd been replaced.
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But Calloway was determined to
make flight 705 no matter what.
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I think she'll fly.
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All the nuts and bolts
are there.
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When I came back out,
on the airplane
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and went back up to the cockpit,
I noticed that
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that circuit breaker
had popped out again.
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So, I reset it and decided that
I would see
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if it would stay in
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instead of calling maintenance
at that time.
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That I'd just wait to see
if it popped back out,
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that I would call maintenance
because that is a no-go item.
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If the CVR is turned off
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there will be no audio record
of the events aboard flight
705.
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Do you want to fly this
leg of the trip
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or do you prefer
the return trip?
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You never know when
you're gonna get another chance.
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I met Jim Tucker that
afternoon.
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Jim had been with the company
for 10 years,
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in fact, he was an instructor
in the DC10.
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Andy Peterson and I had had
a trip together,
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in fact, we flew to Paris
one time.
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The crew is flying together
for the first time.
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Both Tucker and Sanders
are ex-navy.
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Sanders has been
with FedEx for 20 years.
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James Tucker - who has a wife
and three children at home,
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has been with the company
for 10 years.
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None of the crew know Calloway
or his reasons
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for being on this flight.
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Express 0705 heavy
runway 27 cleared for take-off.
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Express 705 cleared
for take-off.
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Lights if you want them,
I mean clocks if you want them,
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lights are coming on,
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we'll get the vertical speed
wheel here in a minute.
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- How's the checklist look?
- All right.
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Before take off is complete.
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Your airplane.
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Set standard power, please,
before they change their mind.
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Power is set.
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80 knots.
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That checks?
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V1, rotate...
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Positive rate.
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Gear up, please.
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FedEx flight 705 is airborne
and westward bound.
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The weather to California
is clear
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and if all goes as planned,
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they'll be back home within
10 hours.
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But, back in the cargo area,
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Auburn Calloway is launching
a different plan,
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a plan he's been shaping
and reshaping for several days.
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Like the brilliant chess player
he is,
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Calloway has thought out
all his moves.
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Being bounced from the crew
of flight 705 today
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was an unexpected glitch,
but nothing he can't cope with.
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At his home that morning,
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Calloway already had to make
a small adjustment to his
plans.
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The flight bag he'd planned
to take with him on his journey
is in for repairs.
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So instead he packs
a guitar case.
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As a company employee
he is unlikely to be searched,
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and a guitar case seems
innocent enough.
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Here you have a man who
made some accomplishments
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that no other African-American
had ever made.
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Calloway graduated from
Stanford University in 1974.
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He became a top navy flier,
then a commercial pilot.
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But his five years at FedEx have
been as a flight engineer.
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He was highly intelligent,
a driven person,
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to accomplish goals.
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And had before him a...
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an opportunity of a tremendously
positive career.
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He was married and had children
and family
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and it just seemed as though
he was almost part of the, uh,
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true American dream
just about,
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the American family.
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Before leaving for
the airport,
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Calloway puts some important
documents on his bed.
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Among them,
his last will and testament.
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FedEx flight 705
is several minutes outside of
Memphis,
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still climbing and passing
through 5800 metres.
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Jim Tucker is hand-flying
the airplane,
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using control wheel
steering mode
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and enjoying the clear
afternoon skies.
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A couple of metres away sits
Auburn Calloway,
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behind him lie frustrated
expectations of a brilliant
career,
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and a marriage
that ended in tears.
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After take-off is complete.
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Calloway has
a terrifying plan.
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His guitar case is packed with
several hammers and a spear
gun.
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Out of sight of the crew,
he gets his weapons ready.
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To be successful Calloway
will have to act quickly.
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Speed and strength
will be critical.
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Calloway is a former navy pilot
and a martial arts expert,
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so speed and strength
come as part of the package.
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The, uh, original plan was
to take out his original crew,
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which would only have been
two individuals.
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One was a female.
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Much smaller than the crew
that he wound up facing
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on flight 705.
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No, I live in Fisherville.
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Fisherville, great spot.
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I had the cockpit door
locked open
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and I noticed that Calloway
was walking up into the cockpit.
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I just caught him out
of the corner of my eye and
basically saw his,
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you know, his arm coming up.
And I thought, well,
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he's just coming up to sit and
talk with us for a while.
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Excruciating pain,
blinding pain.
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Ah so much in fact that
I never lost consciousness
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but I lost useful consciousness
for at least 45 seconds.
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A blow to the head
will rattle the brain,
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it will shake it enough
that it,
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the electrical connections,
momentarily, are not working.
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And it could be anywhere
from a complete, irretrievable
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loss of consciousness
to simply a stun.
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Or to what he describes
as a period of time
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where he was somewhat aware
of what was going on
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but could not respond to it.
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I was slumped back like
this and he looked,
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I remember right in my eyes
as he passed over.
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It was almost kinda like
well the lights are on but
there's nobody home here.
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This guy is out of action so
I'll move on to the next person.
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The crew is in shock and
confused.
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What I saw was simply
a face and his eyes,
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and an object coming down at me.
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I didn't discern any emotion
or hate or anger,
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I just saw a threat and I didn't
really know what the threat was.
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It's so shocking and
for a crew member who is
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a pilot in uniform to attack
another pilot
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is unheard of
in the airline industry.
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Although terribly injured,
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Peterson and Tucker
are still alive.
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Get up, get him!
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Calloway hurriedly
retreats out of the cockpit.
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Unaware of each other's injuries
the crew starts to mobilize.
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Calloway has a back-up plan.
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The spear gun stashed outside
the cockpit is a deadly weapon.
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Sit down.
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Sit down!
Get back to your seats.
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This is a real gun and
I'll kill you!
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There was a loud ringing
in my ear and I was a little
unbalanced,
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but I saw the spear gun
and I thought, well,
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the only thing I can do is
try to grab it.
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So, I grabbed the spear.
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It sticks out of the spear gun
about, four inches or so.
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So, I grabbed it right
behind the barbs
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and tried to hang onto it
real tight.
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Tucker does something
that Calloway is not expecting.
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He pulls back the yoke and
puts the plane into a sudden
15-degree climb.
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It throws the struggling men out
of the cockpit
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into the galley behind.
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I had already figured out that
what I had in my hands
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was probably one of the best
weapons available
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and that was
the aircraft itself.
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Tucker has not been just
a navy pilot
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but a combat instructor
flying A-4s.
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His fighter pilot experience
would prove invaluable
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in the next few minutes.
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I was looking at this whole
situation
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as if it was an air combat
maneuvering situation.
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Get him!
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We're taught in the navy,
in the fighter community,
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as the first thing you want to
do is engage the bogey,
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engage the bad guy.
246
00:14:00,253 --> 00:14:02,703
You make him predictable
by engaging him
247
00:14:02,807 --> 00:14:06,052
and you use his predictability
then against him
248
00:14:06,293 --> 00:14:07,398
and then you kill the bogey.
249
00:14:09,262 --> 00:14:11,540
But the co-pilot doesn't
stop there.
250
00:14:11,643 --> 00:14:14,577
Tucker immediately rolls
the massive aircraft to the
left
251
00:14:14,681 --> 00:14:18,236
in an acrobatic maneuver to try
and disarm Calloway.
252
00:14:20,721 --> 00:14:22,827
The men roll along the smoke
curtain
253
00:14:22,931 --> 00:14:24,449
to the left side of the plane.
254
00:14:26,417 --> 00:14:29,075
I knew that I had to do
something very abrupt,
255
00:14:29,282 --> 00:14:31,146
very, very rough
256
00:14:31,249 --> 00:14:32,802
and something that he would not
be expecting.
257
00:14:43,641 --> 00:14:46,264
Tucker has no idea whether
rolling the plane
258
00:14:46,368 --> 00:14:48,335
is helping Sanders and
Peterson
259
00:14:48,439 --> 00:14:49,578
as they try to restrain
Calloway.
260
00:14:52,477 --> 00:14:55,964
The fight continues with
the men pinned to the left side
of the plane.
261
00:14:56,067 --> 00:14:59,277
The crew members are rapidly
losing blood and strength.
262
00:15:03,868 --> 00:15:07,354
Tucker continues to execute
the roll all the while trying
263
00:15:07,458 --> 00:15:10,530
to maintain a visual reference
outside the captain's window.
264
00:15:10,633 --> 00:15:12,808
Get him, get him, get him,
Andy, I got the airplane!
265
00:15:12,912 --> 00:15:14,810
So you roll the airplane
over on its back,
266
00:15:14,914 --> 00:15:17,364
and pull through completely
into vertical
267
00:15:17,468 --> 00:15:19,366
but at this particular point,
268
00:15:19,470 --> 00:15:21,955
you know, if I've rolled
the airplane over on its back
269
00:15:22,059 --> 00:15:24,440
I wouldn't really be able to see
what I was doing.
270
00:15:24,544 --> 00:15:26,477
This is not a bubble canopy that
you have over the top,
271
00:15:26,580 --> 00:15:27,927
you're actually looking out,
272
00:15:28,030 --> 00:15:30,239
it's got expansive windows
but nonetheless,
273
00:15:30,343 --> 00:15:31,861
you roll this airplane over
on its back
274
00:15:31,965 --> 00:15:34,450
you can't really see that much
of what you're doing,
275
00:15:34,554 --> 00:15:36,418
so I rolled it to about
a 140 degrees,
276
00:15:36,521 --> 00:15:38,351
where I could still see out
over the side
277
00:15:38,454 --> 00:15:40,663
as the airplane's nose
was starting to come through.
278
00:15:44,426 --> 00:15:47,360
Tucker rolls the quarter
million kilogram DC-10
279
00:15:47,463 --> 00:15:50,915
to 140 degrees,
almost on its back,
280
00:15:51,019 --> 00:15:54,643
commercial aircraft
are never meant to roll
more than 60 degrees.
281
00:15:59,510 --> 00:16:02,478
The men continue their fight
on the ceiling of the aircraft.
282
00:16:05,516 --> 00:16:07,759
Calloway wrenches the hammer
in his hand free
283
00:16:07,863 --> 00:16:09,623
and hits Sanders in the head.
284
00:16:11,039 --> 00:16:13,282
Tucker decides
to pull back on the yoke
285
00:16:13,386 --> 00:16:15,733
and put the plane into
a steep dive.
286
00:16:15,836 --> 00:16:17,700
A risky, but cunning move.
287
00:16:26,986 --> 00:16:28,884
The g-force of the dive pushes
the men back
288
00:16:28,988 --> 00:16:30,920
along the ceiling
to the smoke curtain.
289
00:16:34,131 --> 00:16:36,823
The plane is travelling at
a very dangerous speed.
290
00:16:36,926 --> 00:16:39,343
Tucker is making demands
of the aircraft
291
00:16:39,446 --> 00:16:41,414
for which it was not designed.
292
00:16:41,517 --> 00:16:43,830
DC-10s are never meant
to be flown past
293
00:16:43,933 --> 00:16:46,350
695 kilometres per hour.
294
00:16:46,453 --> 00:16:49,422
Tucker is over 800 kilometres
per hour,
295
00:16:49,525 --> 00:16:53,667
no DC-10 in history has
been flown so fast and
survived.
296
00:16:53,771 --> 00:16:56,222
The airspeed indicator
was maxed and it was all the way
297
00:16:56,463 --> 00:16:58,948
to what we call the barber pole,
it couldn't go any faster.
298
00:16:59,052 --> 00:17:00,778
But you could tell
that you were going very,
299
00:17:00,881 --> 00:17:02,745
you were quite a bit faster
because
300
00:17:02,849 --> 00:17:05,955
the things you don't normally
hear in a jet that size,
301
00:17:06,059 --> 00:17:09,994
and one is incredible amounts
of sound of wind
302
00:17:10,098 --> 00:17:11,720
coming across the cockpit.
303
00:17:13,101 --> 00:17:15,517
The plane approaches
supersonic speed.
304
00:17:15,620 --> 00:17:17,553
With the increased airspeed,
305
00:17:17,657 --> 00:17:20,729
the airflow over the stabilizer
becomes disrupted.
306
00:17:20,832 --> 00:17:23,111
The elevators begin to flutter
back and forth.
307
00:17:25,596 --> 00:17:27,529
If the flutter becomes more
pronounced,
308
00:17:27,632 --> 00:17:29,910
they may become inoperable and
Tucker will no longer
309
00:17:30,014 --> 00:17:32,499
have the means to pull
the plane out of the dive.
310
00:17:32,603 --> 00:17:34,743
If I didn't pull out soon,
311
00:17:34,846 --> 00:17:36,745
the airplane was probably
going to come apart
312
00:17:36,848 --> 00:17:41,474
because I was getting into
a phenomenon known as Mach tuck,
313
00:17:41,577 --> 00:17:44,753
where the airplane is pitching
over because the airspeed
is increasing so much,
314
00:17:44,856 --> 00:17:50,621
the wind flow over
the surfaces of the wings
315
00:17:50,724 --> 00:17:53,106
is doing things that
it's not even designed to do.
316
00:17:57,421 --> 00:17:59,699
The injury to the left side
of Tucker's brain
317
00:17:59,802 --> 00:18:03,185
is beginning to paralyze
functions on the right side
of his body.
318
00:18:05,705 --> 00:18:07,741
Tucker notices
something alarming.
319
00:18:07,845 --> 00:18:10,261
The plane is travelling
at this incredible speed
320
00:18:10,365 --> 00:18:12,091
because the throttle levers
have been left
321
00:18:12,194 --> 00:18:14,955
in their automatic climb setting
from take-off.
322
00:18:15,197 --> 00:18:17,648
The DC-10 is now
in a vertical dive
323
00:18:17,751 --> 00:18:20,271
with the engines
at nearly full power.
324
00:18:22,653 --> 00:18:26,105
Tucker must release his only
usable hand from the yoke
325
00:18:26,208 --> 00:18:28,279
to pull back on the throttles.
326
00:18:29,177 --> 00:18:31,110
With power reduced to idle,
327
00:18:31,213 --> 00:18:33,491
the DC-10 is still not out
of danger.
328
00:18:35,769 --> 00:18:37,116
Despite Tucker's maneuvers,
329
00:18:37,219 --> 00:18:39,359
Calloway is gaining
the upper hand.
330
00:18:42,190 --> 00:18:43,777
Calloway hit me with
the third blow
331
00:18:43,881 --> 00:18:46,332
which was on the top of my head,
332
00:18:46,435 --> 00:18:49,266
nearly rendered me unconscious,
I began to gray out.
333
00:18:49,369 --> 00:18:51,095
At that very same time,
334
00:18:51,199 --> 00:18:53,442
it occurred to me we might
lose this thing.
335
00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:55,720
As Tucker starts to pull
the plane
336
00:18:55,824 --> 00:18:57,170
carefully out of the dive,
337
00:18:57,274 --> 00:18:59,379
the elevator flutter
increases.
338
00:19:01,795 --> 00:19:05,558
Balance panels, counterweights
that help the pilots manipulate
the elevator,
339
00:19:05,661 --> 00:19:09,009
break free and begin to wrinkle
the skin of the stabilizer.
340
00:19:09,976 --> 00:19:13,013
Tucker fears that if he pulls
back too hard during the dive,
341
00:19:13,255 --> 00:19:14,877
all the surfaces on the tail
section
342
00:19:14,981 --> 00:19:16,776
would be in danger
of coming off.
343
00:19:21,850 --> 00:19:23,576
Sanders' strength is
nearly spent
344
00:19:23,679 --> 00:19:26,026
and Peterson's head is bleeding
profusely
345
00:19:26,234 --> 00:19:28,167
from his ruptured
temporal artery.
346
00:19:28,270 --> 00:19:30,755
Somehow, they manage to pin
their attacker down.
347
00:19:30,859 --> 00:19:34,621
The g-forces began
to be reduced
348
00:19:34,725 --> 00:19:38,038
as he began to level off
from pulling out of the dive,
349
00:19:38,280 --> 00:19:40,455
I saw the hammer
in Calloway's hand.
350
00:19:40,558 --> 00:19:44,873
I then reached for the hammer
with both my hands
351
00:19:44,976 --> 00:19:47,600
and pulled the hammer
out of his hand.
352
00:19:47,979 --> 00:19:50,465
Sanders believes
this is a turning point.
353
00:19:50,568 --> 00:19:51,983
Let go the spear.
354
00:19:54,641 --> 00:19:56,436
The plane is safe for
the moment.
355
00:20:03,271 --> 00:20:05,273
About a minute
after the attack begins,
356
00:20:05,376 --> 00:20:08,241
Tucker finally has a chance
to radio Memphis.
357
00:20:09,346 --> 00:20:11,417
Centre, centre, emergency.
358
00:20:16,491 --> 00:20:18,596
Air traffic controller
Kent Fleshman
359
00:20:18,700 --> 00:20:21,427
and his trainee receive Tucker's
emergency request.
360
00:20:21,530 --> 00:20:23,256
Aircraft with emergency,
say again.
361
00:20:23,360 --> 00:20:24,637
Centre--
362
00:20:24,740 --> 00:20:26,673
Aircraft with emergency,
say again.
363
00:20:26,777 --> 00:20:27,812
Listen to me.
364
00:20:27,916 --> 00:20:30,643
It's Express 705.
I've been wounded.
365
00:20:30,746 --> 00:20:33,197
We've had an attempt to take
over aboard the plane.
366
00:20:33,301 --> 00:20:36,407
Give me a vector please, back
to Memphis at this time. Hurry!
367
00:20:36,511 --> 00:20:39,686
Express 705, fly heading
0-9-5 direct Memphis.
368
00:20:39,790 --> 00:20:42,655
0-9-5, direct Memphis,
369
00:20:42,758 --> 00:20:46,521
get an ambulance and
alert the airport facility!
370
00:20:50,387 --> 00:20:52,423
Hey Memphis,
you still with me?
371
00:20:52,527 --> 00:20:55,978
Affirmative 705, descend
and maintain 10,000.
372
00:20:56,910 --> 00:21:00,431
Fleshman takes action
in case the hijacker has a gun.
373
00:21:00,535 --> 00:21:03,158
If he can get the plane below
3000 metres,
374
00:21:03,365 --> 00:21:05,574
a bullet hole in the fuselage
will not cause
375
00:21:05,678 --> 00:21:07,473
explosive decompression.
376
00:21:09,337 --> 00:21:11,891
Tucker hears the fight increase
in the galley.
377
00:21:11,994 --> 00:21:15,481
Again he uses his only weapon,
the aircraft.
378
00:21:19,830 --> 00:21:22,419
The maneuver throws the men onto
the side of the plane.
379
00:21:22,522 --> 00:21:23,765
Let go of the spear!
380
00:21:23,868 --> 00:21:26,768
Look just keep talking
to me, okay?
381
00:21:27,941 --> 00:21:29,909
Express 705 affirmative.
382
00:21:30,012 --> 00:21:33,257
If you need an ambulance, stand
by and we'll get that for you.
383
00:21:33,361 --> 00:21:35,328
Yeah, we need an ambulance
and uh,
384
00:21:35,432 --> 00:21:38,089
we need armed intervention
as well.
385
00:21:40,437 --> 00:21:42,473
Make sure and notify
the swat team.
386
00:21:42,577 --> 00:21:44,613
He's asking
for armed intervention.
387
00:21:44,717 --> 00:21:47,340
Fleshman recognizes
the term "armed intervention"
388
00:21:47,444 --> 00:21:49,756
as the most serious request
from a pilot.
389
00:21:49,860 --> 00:21:52,414
It means they want armed
officials to storm the plane
390
00:21:52,518 --> 00:21:53,829
upon landing.
391
00:21:56,176 --> 00:21:58,351
Memphis approach has to be
alerted.
392
00:22:02,528 --> 00:22:04,599
We have an emergency.
Express 705.
393
00:22:04,702 --> 00:22:06,877
He's had an attempted takeover
on the aircraft.
394
00:22:08,016 --> 00:22:09,776
He's had an attempted
takeover?
395
00:22:09,880 --> 00:22:12,503
Okay, radar contact.
396
00:22:12,607 --> 00:22:14,781
Put him 119.1.
397
00:22:15,575 --> 00:22:18,544
Paul Candolino, a 44-year-old
veteran controller
398
00:22:18,647 --> 00:22:21,201
now spots flight 705 on
his radar screen.
399
00:22:21,443 --> 00:22:23,342
But something is wrong.
400
00:22:23,445 --> 00:22:25,758
The plane is heading away
from the airport.
401
00:22:25,861 --> 00:22:28,726
It looks like the hijacker
has seized the plane.
402
00:22:32,903 --> 00:22:35,561
The crew of FedEx
flight 705 has been attacked
403
00:22:35,664 --> 00:22:38,115
by a co-worker and have declared
an emergency.
404
00:22:40,220 --> 00:22:43,569
Air traffic control watches
helplessly as they fly away
from the airport,
405
00:22:43,672 --> 00:22:47,504
while the fight for control of
the plane continues.
406
00:22:48,712 --> 00:22:51,818
Co-pilot, James Tucker
is pushing the DC-10,
407
00:22:51,922 --> 00:22:53,717
his best weapon to its limits.
408
00:22:56,133 --> 00:22:59,447
He now throws the wheel round
flipping the massive plane
409
00:22:59,550 --> 00:23:00,862
in the opposite direction.
410
00:23:03,105 --> 00:23:05,453
Tucker, drawing
on his military experience,
411
00:23:05,556 --> 00:23:08,490
reverses the roll keeping
his maneuvers unpredictable.
412
00:23:11,044 --> 00:23:12,908
Here I am all alone
in the cockpit,
413
00:23:13,012 --> 00:23:14,910
the fight is still going
on in the back,
414
00:23:15,014 --> 00:23:17,706
I don't know whose winning,
I don't know who's losing.
415
00:23:17,810 --> 00:23:22,470
That was about the only time I
really had time to be frightened
416
00:23:22,573 --> 00:23:24,575
and it was a very horrifying
situation at that point,
417
00:23:24,679 --> 00:23:28,441
thinking that quite possibly
Auburn was winning.
418
00:23:28,545 --> 00:23:31,962
Three and a half minutes
after the attack,
419
00:23:32,065 --> 00:23:33,722
though pinned and injured,
420
00:23:33,826 --> 00:23:36,380
Auburn Calloway will not
relinquish the spear.
421
00:23:38,693 --> 00:23:42,593
The anger was coming in then
and so when I hit him,
422
00:23:42,697 --> 00:23:45,734
it was with the intent to
disable him
423
00:23:45,838 --> 00:23:48,668
and eliminate his ability
to fight,
424
00:23:48,772 --> 00:23:52,707
Not kill but to injure
him sufficiently
425
00:23:52,810 --> 00:23:54,260
that he could fight no more.
426
00:23:54,363 --> 00:23:58,229
So when I swung the hammer,
it was with all the strength
that I had.
427
00:24:00,542 --> 00:24:03,269
Sanders and Peterson
momentarily subdue Calloway.
428
00:24:03,372 --> 00:24:05,374
Put it on autopilot and
come get here.
429
00:24:05,478 --> 00:24:08,308
The captain's yelling
at Tucker to come and help.
430
00:24:08,412 --> 00:24:10,587
But he's the one flying
the plane!
431
00:24:10,690 --> 00:24:14,625
Express 705, contact Memphis
approach on 119.1.
432
00:24:14,729 --> 00:24:16,627
They are aware
of your emergency.
433
00:24:16,731 --> 00:24:20,320
Request a single frequency
approach.
434
00:24:20,424 --> 00:24:22,322
A single frequency approach,
Roger,
435
00:24:22,426 --> 00:24:24,428
we'll pass that along,
119.1.
436
00:24:24,532 --> 00:24:26,637
- Put it on autopilot--
- Come on Jim.
437
00:24:26,741 --> 00:24:28,328
And get back here!
438
00:24:28,432 --> 00:24:30,676
You have to understand
that that's probably
439
00:24:30,779 --> 00:24:32,816
the strangest request
that I've ever had, you know,
440
00:24:32,919 --> 00:24:36,751
come my way because here
I am the only one up front
in the cockpit.
441
00:24:36,854 --> 00:24:39,616
And for me to go ahead,
get up and go to the back means
442
00:24:39,719 --> 00:24:42,653
that I've got to,
first of all, stand up
443
00:24:42,757 --> 00:24:46,277
which I didn't know
until the particular time
that I tried to stand up,
444
00:24:46,381 --> 00:24:48,141
it was very, very difficult
to do so.
445
00:24:48,245 --> 00:24:50,178
Jim Tucker
with a fractured skull
446
00:24:50,281 --> 00:24:52,491
and only one side
of his body functioning
447
00:24:52,594 --> 00:24:55,873
puts the plane on autopilot
and struggles out of his seat
to help.
448
00:24:55,977 --> 00:24:57,772
Wait a minute, I'm coming.
449
00:25:00,533 --> 00:25:04,123
But the plane's gyros
have not stabilized
sufficiently
450
00:25:04,226 --> 00:25:06,297
for the autopilot to take over.
451
00:25:07,229 --> 00:25:08,437
Okay.
452
00:25:11,268 --> 00:25:13,615
Now, no one's flying
the plane.
453
00:25:13,719 --> 00:25:15,859
705 heavy. How do you hear?
454
00:25:17,619 --> 00:25:21,692
Paul Candolino tries
to establish radio contact
with flight 705,
455
00:25:21,796 --> 00:25:23,694
but there is no response,
456
00:25:23,798 --> 00:25:26,835
their radar screens show
the aircraft turn to the north,
457
00:25:26,939 --> 00:25:29,217
then the west,
finally south-west,
458
00:25:29,320 --> 00:25:31,530
heading away from
the airport.
459
00:25:32,358 --> 00:25:34,394
There is only an eerie silence.
460
00:25:35,016 --> 00:25:37,777
Anything could be happening
on board the plane.
461
00:25:40,780 --> 00:25:42,817
So I stepped in the forward
cargo area.
462
00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:45,923
I was absolutely amazed at
what I was seeing.
463
00:25:46,027 --> 00:25:50,238
All three individuals
are completely covered in blood.
464
00:25:50,341 --> 00:25:53,724
Auburn Calloway on his back,
465
00:25:53,828 --> 00:25:56,693
there are papers everywhere
in the back,
466
00:25:56,796 --> 00:25:58,626
you can see
where the jump seats,
467
00:25:58,729 --> 00:26:01,525
which is just a normal
commercial airline seat,
468
00:26:01,629 --> 00:26:03,458
has had the covers torn off,
469
00:26:03,562 --> 00:26:05,736
there's bloody footprints
on the top of the ceiling,
470
00:26:05,840 --> 00:26:08,256
there are coats that have come
out of closets.
471
00:26:08,359 --> 00:26:11,466
Ah, it's total carnage
in the back.
472
00:26:12,501 --> 00:26:16,091
Sanders has disarmed Calloway
and handed the spear to Tucker.
473
00:26:16,333 --> 00:26:17,921
You move and I'll kill you.
474
00:26:18,024 --> 00:26:20,233
Keep him contained,
I'm gonna get the airplane.
475
00:26:20,337 --> 00:26:21,649
- Go get the airplane.
- I'm going.
476
00:26:21,752 --> 00:26:23,374
They decide that Sanders,
the captain,
477
00:26:23,478 --> 00:26:25,273
should fly the plane back
to Memphis.
478
00:26:25,376 --> 00:26:26,861
Here, take this!
479
00:26:26,964 --> 00:26:29,829
Tucker wants the weapons
as far away from Calloway as
possible
480
00:26:29,933 --> 00:26:33,108
and asks Sanders to take them
with him to the cockpit.
481
00:26:33,799 --> 00:26:35,939
In an emergency situation,
482
00:26:36,042 --> 00:26:38,735
it's expected that the captain
of the airplane
483
00:26:38,838 --> 00:26:40,771
will fly the airplane.
484
00:26:42,808 --> 00:26:45,914
I was in somewhat of a daze
because of the fight.
485
00:26:46,018 --> 00:26:48,779
And I wasn't sure of
the direction of the airplane.
486
00:26:49,746 --> 00:26:51,886
I wasn't sure of the condition
of the airplane.
487
00:26:52,369 --> 00:26:53,957
But it appeared to be
flying okay.
488
00:26:54,613 --> 00:26:58,375
I was bleeding excessively from
the top of my head,
489
00:26:58,478 --> 00:27:00,273
I couldn't see out of
my left eye.
490
00:27:00,377 --> 00:27:02,482
I thought the fight was over.
491
00:27:02,586 --> 00:27:05,762
I mean, I had hit Calloway
four times in the head
492
00:27:05,865 --> 00:27:08,903
with a 20-ounce framing hammer
as hard as I could swing it,
493
00:27:09,006 --> 00:27:11,802
he had stopped fighting
and he was bleeding
494
00:27:11,906 --> 00:27:13,735
and he looked like
he was severely injured.
495
00:27:15,875 --> 00:27:19,292
Tucker can't tell any more
whether his hand is gripping
the spear.
496
00:27:19,396 --> 00:27:22,744
The blows to his head
have caused a blood clot
on his brain,
497
00:27:22,848 --> 00:27:24,988
and have damaged
his sense of touch.
498
00:27:26,058 --> 00:27:29,406
Let me up. Let me up.
I won't fight anymore.
499
00:27:29,509 --> 00:27:31,339
Please, I can't breathe.
500
00:27:35,412 --> 00:27:37,828
Though several gashes have
been opened in his skull,
501
00:27:37,932 --> 00:27:40,037
Auburn Calloway cannot be
trusted.
502
00:27:40,141 --> 00:27:43,420
Both pilots know their strength
is quickly running out.
503
00:27:47,044 --> 00:27:49,288
Sanders safely back in
the driver's seat
504
00:27:49,391 --> 00:27:51,980
must get the plane on the ground
and fast.
505
00:27:52,084 --> 00:27:53,672
Memphis, can you hear me?
506
00:27:54,603 --> 00:27:56,778
Is this express 705 heavy?
507
00:27:56,882 --> 00:27:58,746
705 heavy, yes.
508
00:27:58,849 --> 00:28:02,025
705 heavy, Memphis Roger,
I do hear you.
509
00:28:02,128 --> 00:28:04,441
You can proceed direct
to Memphis if able,
510
00:28:04,544 --> 00:28:05,718
expect runway niner.
511
00:28:05,822 --> 00:28:07,686
The altimeter is 30.29.
512
00:28:09,066 --> 00:28:11,862
You understand we're declaring
an emergency,
513
00:28:11,966 --> 00:28:13,864
we need security to meet
the airplane.
514
00:28:13,968 --> 00:28:15,797
We'll stop it on the runway
if we can.
515
00:28:15,901 --> 00:28:17,661
Captain Sanders without
his glasses
516
00:28:17,765 --> 00:28:19,732
and with blood dripping
into his eyes,
517
00:28:19,836 --> 00:28:22,079
thinks that the plane is on
a course back to the airport.
518
00:28:22,839 --> 00:28:24,633
But it is still heading
south-west,
519
00:28:24,737 --> 00:28:28,776
away from Memphis at over
550 kilometres per hour.
520
00:28:29,086 --> 00:28:30,639
Roger.
521
00:28:30,916 --> 00:28:33,435
Express 705 heavy,
is the situation under control
522
00:28:33,539 --> 00:28:35,023
or is it still in progress?
523
00:28:35,127 --> 00:28:37,612
We appear to have it
under control.
524
00:28:39,752 --> 00:28:41,961
Candolino wants to
warn the pilot,
525
00:28:42,065 --> 00:28:44,723
but he's afraid the crew
may still be under attack
526
00:28:44,826 --> 00:28:47,001
and trying to mislead
the hijackers by flying
527
00:28:47,104 --> 00:28:48,416
in the wrong direction.
528
00:28:48,519 --> 00:28:51,384
Express 705 heavy, are you
able to turn toward the airport?
529
00:28:51,488 --> 00:28:53,110
Yeah, give me a vector.
530
00:28:53,214 --> 00:28:56,182
1-0-0 vector Memphis
531
00:28:57,494 --> 00:28:59,565
Sanders takes the plane off
autopilot
532
00:28:59,668 --> 00:29:01,947
and sets a course
back to the airport.
533
00:29:02,844 --> 00:29:04,743
We're turning
to the airport now.
534
00:29:04,846 --> 00:29:06,641
For now aboard the DC-10,
535
00:29:06,745 --> 00:29:08,919
the situation seems
under control.
536
00:29:09,023 --> 00:29:11,750
But a potential disaster
is only moments away.
537
00:29:14,545 --> 00:29:15,892
At the Memphis
airport,
538
00:29:15,995 --> 00:29:18,135
emergency personnel begin
to move into position.
539
00:29:18,239 --> 00:29:20,137
We need security to meet
the airplane,
540
00:29:20,241 --> 00:29:22,105
we'll stop on the runway
if we can.
541
00:29:23,071 --> 00:29:24,624
A FedEx cargo plane is about
to land
542
00:29:24,728 --> 00:29:28,421
after a would-be hijacker tried
to seize control.
543
00:29:28,525 --> 00:29:31,217
All members of the crew
are badly injured.
544
00:29:34,082 --> 00:29:37,534
Paramedic David Teague is one of
the first to get the call.
545
00:29:37,637 --> 00:29:40,054
They came over
the loudspeaker system
546
00:29:40,157 --> 00:29:42,953
from the, uh, air traffic
control centre.
547
00:29:43,057 --> 00:29:45,853
And I was new to the area,
548
00:29:45,956 --> 00:29:48,165
so I wasn't able to understand
them real well.
549
00:29:48,269 --> 00:29:52,100
But I got the words "hijacking"
and some other stuff
550
00:29:52,204 --> 00:29:55,897
and was advised that there had
been a hijacking on an airplane.
551
00:29:56,725 --> 00:29:58,969
And then dispatched us out
to the runway
552
00:29:59,073 --> 00:30:00,660
where the plane was going
to be landing.
553
00:30:02,628 --> 00:30:05,562
The airplane is heading for
the safety of Memphis airport.
554
00:30:05,665 --> 00:30:08,530
But that in itself presents
another scary possibility.
555
00:30:10,636 --> 00:30:12,983
The aircraft is more than
16,000 kilos
556
00:30:13,087 --> 00:30:14,813
over the recommended
landing weight
557
00:30:14,916 --> 00:30:18,540
with more than 38,000 kilos
of fuel still in its tanks.
558
00:30:20,749 --> 00:30:22,613
In most emergency landing
situations,
559
00:30:22,717 --> 00:30:26,169
there is time and opportunity
to dump any excess fuel.
560
00:30:26,272 --> 00:30:29,206
But Sanders knows the switches
and levers are too far away
561
00:30:29,310 --> 00:30:31,277
to access safely.
562
00:30:31,381 --> 00:30:34,349
Ah you'd have get up and
go back to the engineer's panel
563
00:30:34,453 --> 00:30:36,662
where the fuel dumping
switches are
564
00:30:36,765 --> 00:30:39,838
and set up the engineer's fuel
panel to dump fuel.
565
00:30:39,941 --> 00:30:43,876
So it's virtually impossible
for say the captain
566
00:30:43,980 --> 00:30:47,638
to dump fuel while he's
attempting to fly the airplane.
567
00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:54,680
In the galley Auburn Calloway
still hasn't given up the
fight.
568
00:30:55,543 --> 00:30:58,235
Calloway drags himself towards
the jump seats
569
00:30:58,339 --> 00:31:00,272
with Peterson and Tucker
on top of him.
570
00:31:02,239 --> 00:31:05,242
He hopes to gain enough leverage
to get back on his feet
571
00:31:05,346 --> 00:31:07,555
where he'll have an advantage.
572
00:31:07,658 --> 00:31:12,663
He was using his thumbs
to go ahead and try and push
my eyes out.
573
00:31:12,767 --> 00:31:15,666
Doing everything he possibly
could to break Andy and I down
as a team.
574
00:31:15,770 --> 00:31:18,048
You know we could handle him
together,
575
00:31:18,290 --> 00:31:20,188
but we certainly couldn't
handle him one-on-one.
576
00:31:20,292 --> 00:31:22,535
So certainly
a fight against the clock.
577
00:31:22,639 --> 00:31:25,745
Auburn's getting stronger,
we're getting weaker.
578
00:31:25,849 --> 00:31:28,369
I knew if he ever got back
in the cockpit, we were history.
579
00:31:28,472 --> 00:31:30,578
I just knew we had to keep him,
somehow,
580
00:31:30,681 --> 00:31:33,719
we had to keep him from
getting back in that cockpit.
581
00:31:36,308 --> 00:31:40,381
Approaching 7000 feet, the
fight at the back started again.
582
00:31:40,484 --> 00:31:43,556
And it was as violent
and as loud
583
00:31:43,660 --> 00:31:46,628
as when I was in the back in
the midst of the fight.
584
00:31:46,732 --> 00:31:50,425
It became so violent and loud
that approaching 7000 feet
585
00:31:50,529 --> 00:31:53,635
I decided that I was going
to level the airplane,
586
00:31:53,739 --> 00:31:55,879
turn on the autopilot,
587
00:31:55,983 --> 00:31:57,950
go to the back of the airplane
588
00:31:58,054 --> 00:32:00,263
and kill Calloway.
589
00:32:00,366 --> 00:32:03,093
It was so severe,
I thought that had to be done.
590
00:32:04,370 --> 00:32:07,339
The DC-10 is less
than 40 kilometres from
Memphis airport.
591
00:32:07,442 --> 00:32:09,272
Is he, is he under control?
592
00:32:09,375 --> 00:32:12,344
The sound of the struggle
worries Sanders.
593
00:32:12,447 --> 00:32:14,484
He decides this has to end.
594
00:32:14,967 --> 00:32:17,556
I released my seatbelt,
climbed out of my seat,
595
00:32:17,659 --> 00:32:21,491
head to the back of the airplane
and Jim Tucker said to me,
596
00:32:21,594 --> 00:32:24,528
"David, I think we have him
under control now."
597
00:32:24,632 --> 00:32:26,358
I said, "Are you sure?"
598
00:32:26,461 --> 00:32:27,738
Yeah, he is.
599
00:32:28,601 --> 00:32:30,810
I said, "I think we have him
under control."
600
00:32:32,191 --> 00:32:35,746
I went back to the seat,
climbed into the left seat of
the airplane,
601
00:32:35,850 --> 00:32:38,542
continued to descend on down
to the airport.
602
00:32:39,336 --> 00:32:40,613
Express 705 heavy.
603
00:32:40,717 --> 00:32:43,478
Verify the situation
is still under control.
604
00:32:44,721 --> 00:32:48,104
Yeah, we're...
Sort of under control.
605
00:32:48,725 --> 00:32:50,589
The wind is uh,
0-3-0.
606
00:32:50,692 --> 00:32:53,523
At five, cleared
to land runway niner.
607
00:32:57,941 --> 00:32:59,494
Cleared to land?
608
00:32:59,598 --> 00:33:02,946
Now, Sanders faces
yet another possible disaster.
609
00:33:03,050 --> 00:33:05,466
The delay caused by getting out
of his seat
610
00:33:05,569 --> 00:33:07,813
means he's way over the normal
approach speed.
611
00:33:07,916 --> 00:33:09,884
Too high and too fast.
612
00:33:09,988 --> 00:33:12,956
He will not be able
to slow the overweight plane
quickly enough
613
00:33:13,060 --> 00:33:15,338
to land on runway niner.
614
00:33:17,616 --> 00:33:19,859
I'm coming around
to three-six left.
615
00:33:23,518 --> 00:33:27,281
Runway 36 left is longer
at 2800 metres
616
00:33:27,384 --> 00:33:29,869
but it is perpendicular
to his flight path.
617
00:33:29,973 --> 00:33:32,596
To land there, he needs to make
a series of turns,
618
00:33:32,700 --> 00:33:36,497
reasonable maneuvers for
a fighter jet or a crop duster,
619
00:33:36,600 --> 00:33:39,465
but for an overloaded
DC-10 with an injured pilot,
620
00:33:39,569 --> 00:33:41,674
nearly impossible.
621
00:33:42,606 --> 00:33:45,023
First he must turn 90 degrees
to the right,
622
00:33:45,126 --> 00:33:47,473
fly parallel to the runway
and then execute
623
00:33:47,577 --> 00:33:49,889
a tight 180-degree turn.
624
00:33:51,995 --> 00:33:55,619
Okay, express 705 heavy,
runway 36 left,
625
00:33:55,723 --> 00:33:58,381
clear to land, clear visual
approach 36 left,
626
00:33:58,484 --> 00:34:03,696
the wind is 0-5-0 at 8.
627
00:34:05,077 --> 00:34:07,390
Sanders must ignore
the computer warnings
628
00:34:07,493 --> 00:34:09,840
and push the plane beyond normal
operating limits.
629
00:34:09,944 --> 00:34:12,050
The plane is nearly on
its side.
630
00:34:12,153 --> 00:34:14,776
All of a sudden, he just
turned it up on its wing tip.
631
00:34:14,880 --> 00:34:18,366
It looked like a fighter jet
and put in a real tight turn
632
00:34:18,470 --> 00:34:21,404
and then disappeared down behind
the terminal,
633
00:34:21,507 --> 00:34:23,475
when he got down low enough,
we couldn't see him.
634
00:34:23,578 --> 00:34:26,478
And, uh, at first,
635
00:34:26,581 --> 00:34:30,240
I thought he might have
crashed because there was some
construction going on
636
00:34:30,482 --> 00:34:32,760
on the airport at that time
637
00:34:32,863 --> 00:34:35,383
and there was some smoke coming
up south of the terminal,
638
00:34:35,487 --> 00:34:36,626
kind of where we were going.
639
00:34:38,524 --> 00:34:40,871
A hammer is lying in
the galley.
640
00:34:42,252 --> 00:34:43,978
The men struggle to reach it.
641
00:34:44,082 --> 00:34:46,981
This could be Calloway's
last chance to gain control.
642
00:34:48,879 --> 00:34:51,606
Sanders has turned 90 degrees
to the south
643
00:34:51,710 --> 00:34:55,093
flying the downwind leg parallel
to runway 3-6 left.
644
00:34:56,094 --> 00:34:58,751
The airplane was probably
at about
645
00:34:58,855 --> 00:35:01,513
300 feet above the ground
at that time.
646
00:35:01,616 --> 00:35:03,618
The throttles were at idle,
647
00:35:03,722 --> 00:35:06,863
they'd been at idle since
I left 7,000 feet.
648
00:35:06,966 --> 00:35:11,626
That's an extremely unusual
engine power setting to land
a big airplane,
649
00:35:11,730 --> 00:35:13,076
you always land,
650
00:35:13,180 --> 00:35:15,734
make the approach with power on,
a lot of power on.
651
00:35:15,837 --> 00:35:19,979
In this case it was at idle
because I wanted the airplane
to slow down
652
00:35:20,083 --> 00:35:24,087
so that we'd not exceed
the limits of the landing
gear and the flaps,
653
00:35:25,088 --> 00:35:29,196
so that we would touch down
at or below a 195 knots.
654
00:35:31,094 --> 00:35:33,890
With flaps extended
and landing gear down,
655
00:35:33,993 --> 00:35:35,995
Sanders is still coming in
too fast
656
00:35:36,099 --> 00:35:40,552
and he is being bombarded
by computerized auto-warning
alarms.
657
00:35:42,174 --> 00:35:44,521
The runway is 2800 metres long.
658
00:35:44,625 --> 00:35:47,697
A normal DC-10 needs only
1900 metres to stop,
659
00:35:47,800 --> 00:35:50,389
but flight 705 is too heavy.
660
00:35:50,493 --> 00:35:53,151
Even this runway may not
be long enough.
661
00:35:59,536 --> 00:36:02,850
Peterson manages for
the first time in the fight
to get hold of a hammer
662
00:36:02,953 --> 00:36:05,232
but is extremely weak
due to blood loss.
663
00:36:07,717 --> 00:36:10,306
You gotta hit him Andy,
you gotta hit him.
664
00:36:11,272 --> 00:36:13,757
I was on the flight pleading
with him I told him,
665
00:36:13,861 --> 00:36:15,483
I said, Andy, you know,
you got to hit him.
666
00:36:15,587 --> 00:36:17,727
You know, he's about ready,
you know to take us down.
667
00:36:17,830 --> 00:36:20,799
I guess I gave him kind
of a blank stare of, you know,
668
00:36:20,902 --> 00:36:22,525
"What are you talking about?"
669
00:36:22,628 --> 00:36:25,493
and he looked at me
real stern like a father
would look at his son,
670
00:36:25,597 --> 00:36:29,601
saying you've got to do this
and he said, "Hit him."
671
00:36:39,611 --> 00:36:41,785
The DC-10 is only metres
above the runway,
672
00:36:41,889 --> 00:36:45,410
travelling at 382 kilometres
per hour.
673
00:36:46,618 --> 00:36:49,068
Sanders can only hope
he won't explode the tires,
674
00:36:49,310 --> 00:36:50,932
or crash beyond the runway.
675
00:37:05,533 --> 00:37:08,605
Luckily, all 10 tires withstand
the landing impact.
676
00:37:08,709 --> 00:37:11,436
Captain David Sanders has landed
the plane
677
00:37:11,539 --> 00:37:13,817
with only 300 metres of
runway to spare.
678
00:37:14,404 --> 00:37:19,064
The crew of flight 705
is safely on the ground but
not out of danger.
679
00:37:27,728 --> 00:37:29,074
Blow the door.
680
00:37:35,322 --> 00:37:38,428
The chute is covered with kind
of a talcum powder,
681
00:37:38,532 --> 00:37:41,120
so it won't stick when
it needs to be deployed and,
682
00:37:41,328 --> 00:37:43,295
but it made it slick trying
to go up.
683
00:37:44,572 --> 00:37:50,026
The police and the firemen
tried to climb up the slide.
684
00:37:50,820 --> 00:37:54,375
One fireman made it almost
all the way to the top
685
00:37:54,479 --> 00:37:56,481
and I leaned out the door
of the airplane
686
00:37:56,584 --> 00:37:58,103
and pulled him on board.
687
00:37:58,345 --> 00:37:59,380
Who is the bad guy?
688
00:37:59,484 --> 00:38:00,968
That's the attacker.
689
00:38:01,071 --> 00:38:03,281
There was, there was blood
all over the floor,
690
00:38:03,384 --> 00:38:04,765
all over the ceiling,
691
00:38:04,868 --> 00:38:08,941
the seats in the little area
were just covered with blood.
692
00:38:09,045 --> 00:38:10,771
You got any handcuffs?
693
00:38:10,874 --> 00:38:12,497
- No.
- If not, you'd better get some
694
00:38:12,600 --> 00:38:14,775
'cause that son of a bitch
is still dangerous.
695
00:38:16,017 --> 00:38:18,710
I need handcuffs,
can you throw me some handcuffs?
696
00:38:20,090 --> 00:38:22,092
Teague is thrown a pair
of handcuffs.
697
00:38:28,133 --> 00:38:31,032
Stand here, in the middle
on the chain.
698
00:38:34,553 --> 00:38:37,591
Get your foot off!
You're hurting me!
699
00:38:41,974 --> 00:38:43,804
Sanders holds Calloway down
700
00:38:43,907 --> 00:38:46,738
as Teague examines Peterson
who barely has a pulse
701
00:38:46,841 --> 00:38:49,154
and is the first crew
member to leave the plane.
702
00:38:53,089 --> 00:38:56,403
Sanders is the last member
of the crew on board.
703
00:38:57,196 --> 00:38:58,681
Standing in the door of
the airplane ...
704
00:38:58,784 --> 00:39:00,476
I had a sense of euphoria
705
00:39:00,579 --> 00:39:02,754
I've never experienced
before or since.
706
00:39:03,755 --> 00:39:06,516
It was the sense
of we have been there
707
00:39:06,620 --> 00:39:08,656
and...
708
00:39:08,760 --> 00:39:11,003
And we came back and we won.
709
00:39:17,147 --> 00:39:19,771
Due to the strength
and courage of its crew
710
00:39:19,874 --> 00:39:22,705
a FedEx DC-10 has safely landed
back home.
711
00:39:23,809 --> 00:39:26,743
The three men have weathered
the attack of a co-worker.
712
00:39:26,847 --> 00:39:28,642
But they're badly injured.
713
00:39:29,884 --> 00:39:33,888
Co-pilot Jim Tucker
has bone chips driven
into his brain.
714
00:39:34,268 --> 00:39:36,822
Flight engineer
Andy Peterson's life
715
00:39:36,926 --> 00:39:38,997
is in danger
from massive blood loss.
716
00:39:39,100 --> 00:39:41,033
Both are in critical condition.
717
00:39:43,898 --> 00:39:47,419
The wounded men are rushed
to the regional medical centre
at Memphis.
718
00:39:47,523 --> 00:39:50,974
The pilot, Dave Sanders shares
an ambulance with Tucker.
719
00:39:51,596 --> 00:39:54,599
It is only during this ride
that he realizes the extent
720
00:39:54,702 --> 00:39:57,671
and severity of
his co-pilot's injuries.
721
00:39:57,774 --> 00:40:00,501
Tucker is taken to emergency
by stretcher,
722
00:40:00,605 --> 00:40:03,124
Sanders is helped but
can still walk.
723
00:40:08,682 --> 00:40:10,028
Restrained and under guard,
724
00:40:10,131 --> 00:40:13,549
Calloway is also taken
to the same emergency facility.
725
00:40:13,928 --> 00:40:16,068
But the important question
still remains.
726
00:40:16,172 --> 00:40:20,210
Why did Auburn Calloway
attack the crew of flight 705?
727
00:40:22,109 --> 00:40:24,422
The full story
is beginning to unfold.
728
00:40:24,525 --> 00:40:26,285
Divorced in 1990,
729
00:40:26,527 --> 00:40:28,943
Auburn Calloway still tries to
support his ex-wife
730
00:40:29,047 --> 00:40:30,497
and their two children
731
00:40:30,600 --> 00:40:32,637
and wants to secure
their financial future.
732
00:40:32,740 --> 00:40:34,466
He was very interested
in the welfare of his children,
733
00:40:34,570 --> 00:40:36,951
very interested that they not
734
00:40:37,055 --> 00:40:39,540
live the kind of childhood
he had lived.
735
00:40:40,645 --> 00:40:43,130
The evidence for a suicidal
mission against FedEx
736
00:40:43,233 --> 00:40:45,753
grows as investigators search
the aircraft
737
00:40:45,857 --> 00:40:48,307
and find a letter to Calloway's
estranged wife.
738
00:40:48,549 --> 00:40:50,758
Dear pat,
739
00:40:50,862 --> 00:40:53,727
I want you and the kids to know
that I lived for you.
740
00:40:54,244 --> 00:40:57,006
I thought of your welfare
every day,
741
00:40:57,109 --> 00:40:59,836
though, for example,
how can I guarantee
742
00:40:59,940 --> 00:41:03,322
having enough money
for Keelah and Burney's
Stanford education.
743
00:41:04,392 --> 00:41:07,706
He was obsessed with
his financial well-being.
744
00:41:07,810 --> 00:41:09,639
He was interested in
his children.
745
00:41:12,297 --> 00:41:14,437
I tend to believe he was
interested in his marriage.
746
00:41:14,541 --> 00:41:16,094
Now I know his marriage
was coming apart
747
00:41:16,197 --> 00:41:18,821
or had come apart, basically,
at the time of this incident.
748
00:41:18,924 --> 00:41:22,549
But I suspect he was also a
difficult man to be married to.
749
00:41:23,826 --> 00:41:25,897
By April 7, 1994,
750
00:41:26,000 --> 00:41:28,658
Calloway may be thinking
his career is over.
751
00:41:28,762 --> 00:41:31,178
Life had been one disappointment
after another.
752
00:41:31,281 --> 00:41:32,697
The failed marriage.
753
00:41:32,800 --> 00:41:34,975
The kids he can't afford to send
to university.
754
00:41:35,078 --> 00:41:37,909
The brilliant pilot who ends up
as an engineer on a cargo
plane.
755
00:41:38,012 --> 00:41:40,981
And now even that may be
about to go.
756
00:41:41,084 --> 00:41:43,949
The following day,
he is supposed to report
to a FedEx hearing
757
00:41:44,053 --> 00:41:46,607
about falsified information
he'd given the company.
758
00:41:46,711 --> 00:41:48,575
During our investigation,
759
00:41:48,678 --> 00:41:51,750
it appeared that he had
overestimated the number
760
00:41:51,854 --> 00:41:55,754
of hours of flight experience
that he had and,
761
00:41:55,858 --> 00:41:59,275
uh, that the company
was taking a look at this.
762
00:41:59,758 --> 00:42:02,623
Calloway may be afraid
he will be fired.
763
00:42:02,727 --> 00:42:06,213
At just 42, his professional
life could be finished.
764
00:42:06,800 --> 00:42:08,595
He comes up with a solution.
765
00:42:10,873 --> 00:42:12,702
The goal is...
766
00:42:13,358 --> 00:42:15,498
to leave my children
well off.
767
00:42:15,602 --> 00:42:18,846
The goal is to escape,
I guess, the pain of this life.
768
00:42:18,950 --> 00:42:21,539
Uh, I can't continue
to participate in this life
769
00:42:21,642 --> 00:42:23,368
and still leave them well off
770
00:42:23,610 --> 00:42:25,888
because I'm fixing to lose
my career,
771
00:42:25,991 --> 00:42:28,511
and I won't have the ability
to provide for them
772
00:42:28,615 --> 00:42:30,444
like I'd like to,
773
00:42:30,686 --> 00:42:33,689
but my life has value
if it's given in an accident.
774
00:42:36,139 --> 00:42:39,557
Calloway cashes
in all the funds he can
lay his hands on
775
00:42:39,660 --> 00:42:43,422
and sends a total of $54,000
to his ex-wife.
776
00:42:44,216 --> 00:42:48,151
But his life insurance is worth
about $2,5 million
777
00:42:48,255 --> 00:42:50,844
if he dies in a work-related
accident.
778
00:42:55,158 --> 00:42:59,024
I would much rather go
on a date, time, place
779
00:42:59,128 --> 00:43:01,371
and a method of my own choosing.
780
00:43:02,303 --> 00:43:04,582
I resolved quite some time ago
that the next time
781
00:43:04,685 --> 00:43:06,584
my security and
future is threatened
782
00:43:06,687 --> 00:43:10,173
or seriously jeopardized,
it's time,
783
00:43:10,449 --> 00:43:12,659
my time to go.
784
00:43:13,280 --> 00:43:15,489
Perhaps he believes
his family would receive
785
00:43:15,731 --> 00:43:18,181
the maximum insurance payout
if he crashed the plane
786
00:43:18,285 --> 00:43:20,356
in an apparent accident.
787
00:43:29,020 --> 00:43:31,125
If this was Calloway's idea,
788
00:43:31,229 --> 00:43:33,058
he was planning it perfectly.
789
00:43:33,162 --> 00:43:36,061
He was armed with unusual
weapons for a hijacking,
790
00:43:36,165 --> 00:43:38,132
hammers and a spear gun.
791
00:43:38,443 --> 00:43:41,860
After injuring the crew, he
could take control of the
plane.
792
00:43:42,343 --> 00:43:45,830
A bomb or gun could leave traces
at the scene of a crash.
793
00:43:45,933 --> 00:43:48,936
But if investigators
found a spear gun, or hammers,
794
00:43:49,040 --> 00:43:52,768
it would be very difficult
to tie them to an attack on
the crew.
795
00:43:56,875 --> 00:43:59,602
I believe it would have been
impossible
796
00:43:59,706 --> 00:44:01,915
to tell the difference in
the type of injuries
797
00:44:02,018 --> 00:44:04,331
that a hammer
would have made, uh,
798
00:44:04,434 --> 00:44:08,300
with the type of injuries
that you might sustain in
a large crash.
799
00:44:08,404 --> 00:44:12,650
Auburn had spent the week
leading up to this, uh, incident
800
00:44:12,753 --> 00:44:17,344
preparing to die and, basically,
get his affairs in order.
801
00:44:18,863 --> 00:44:21,762
Calloway even goes to a lawyer
to change his will
802
00:44:21,866 --> 00:44:23,695
before boarding the FedEx
flight.
803
00:44:25,766 --> 00:44:28,355
He left his will
and testament on his bed
804
00:44:28,458 --> 00:44:31,013
so that it would be
easily found.
805
00:44:34,257 --> 00:44:36,328
For any crash to look
like an accident,
806
00:44:36,432 --> 00:44:38,227
there is a key obstacle:
807
00:44:38,330 --> 00:44:40,505
the plane's cockpit voice
recorder.
808
00:44:41,057 --> 00:44:44,302
Switching off the CVR's power
would disable any recording.
809
00:44:45,475 --> 00:44:46,960
I think she'll fly.
810
00:44:47,063 --> 00:44:48,858
As long as the nuts and
bolts are there.
811
00:44:51,171 --> 00:44:53,380
If Peterson in his pre-flight
inspection
812
00:44:53,483 --> 00:44:56,245
discovers the thrown switch,
it would be a setback,
813
00:44:56,348 --> 00:44:58,799
but Calloway would know,
he simply has to fly
814
00:44:58,903 --> 00:45:00,698
the airplane for half an hour.
815
00:45:00,801 --> 00:45:03,148
That's the length of the tape's
recording time.
816
00:45:03,252 --> 00:45:07,428
After 30 minutes,
any incriminating recording
would be gone forever.
817
00:45:09,465 --> 00:45:12,813
I think he was going
to do something very, very
horrible with it.
818
00:45:12,917 --> 00:45:15,920
Something along the lines
of what we've seen on 9/11.
819
00:45:16,955 --> 00:45:19,855
Had Calloway been able
to seize control of the plane,
820
00:45:19,958 --> 00:45:21,684
he could have crashed
the DC-10
821
00:45:21,788 --> 00:45:24,411
with over 38,000 kilos
of fuel aboard
822
00:45:24,514 --> 00:45:27,586
into any site, including
the FedEx headquarters,
823
00:45:27,794 --> 00:45:30,106
the hub,
crippling his employer
824
00:45:30,210 --> 00:45:33,109
and killing a large number of
workers on the ground.
825
00:45:33,834 --> 00:45:35,594
It would have been
the ultimate revenge
826
00:45:35,802 --> 00:45:37,735
for perceived injustices
by the company
827
00:45:42,498 --> 00:45:46,191
The company may never have
figured out exactly why
828
00:45:46,295 --> 00:45:48,228
that airplane crashed back
into the hub.
829
00:45:48,331 --> 00:45:51,162
Well, after 9/11,
there were a lot of
830
00:45:51,265 --> 00:45:54,234
improvements
to our security program,
831
00:45:54,337 --> 00:45:56,926
both in the United States
and worldwide.
832
00:45:57,237 --> 00:46:01,103
Our cockpit crew members
are the most highly checked
833
00:46:01,206 --> 00:46:04,451
and monitored group of people
in the world.
834
00:46:05,590 --> 00:46:08,593
I only know
of this one incident
835
00:46:08,835 --> 00:46:12,770
in my 46 years of aviation
experience
836
00:46:12,873 --> 00:46:16,808
where a crew member was involved
in something like this.
837
00:46:18,223 --> 00:46:21,917
The flight of FedEx 705 took
about 30 minutes.
838
00:46:22,020 --> 00:46:25,161
But the impact it had will last
for years.
839
00:46:26,473 --> 00:46:30,028
He was convicted of attempted
aircraft piracy.
840
00:46:30,132 --> 00:46:34,101
An offence that carries a
minimum of 20 years' confinement
841
00:46:34,205 --> 00:46:35,482
and up to life imprisonment.
842
00:46:36,103 --> 00:46:40,004
Although Auburn Calloway
pleaded temporary insanity
at his trial,
843
00:46:40,107 --> 00:46:43,421
the jury didn't believe him
and found him guilty.
844
00:46:43,524 --> 00:46:46,044
On August 11, 1995,
845
00:46:46,148 --> 00:46:47,874
he was sentenced to life
imprisonment
846
00:46:47,977 --> 00:46:49,737
in a federal penitentiary.
847
00:46:49,841 --> 00:46:51,981
He has no chance of parole.
848
00:46:52,671 --> 00:46:57,538
The pilots on flight 705,
they are the real heroes.
849
00:46:58,022 --> 00:47:02,164
It is amazing that they were
able to do what they did,
850
00:47:02,267 --> 00:47:05,546
given the injuries that
were inflicted upon them in.
851
00:47:06,168 --> 00:47:08,826
When someone is struck
with a hammer on the skull,
852
00:47:08,929 --> 00:47:11,898
there could be linear
radiating cracks
853
00:47:12,001 --> 00:47:13,865
that go out on the skull,
854
00:47:13,969 --> 00:47:17,455
and then if it is hard enough,
there may well be in-driven bone
855
00:47:17,558 --> 00:47:21,390
right at the site where
the hammer head hits the skull
856
00:47:21,493 --> 00:47:22,943
and drives it into the skull.
857
00:47:23,047 --> 00:47:24,980
This is a replica of
my skull cap.
858
00:47:25,083 --> 00:47:29,812
It was put together
by use of a cat scan protocol.
859
00:47:29,916 --> 00:47:33,954
To give the proper shape
of my skull
860
00:47:34,058 --> 00:47:37,302
and also the shape of the defect
that we're dealing with here.
861
00:47:37,406 --> 00:47:40,029
This is the area that I was hit
in the left parietal.
862
00:47:40,133 --> 00:47:44,309
For a year and a half,
I was actually walking around
in this configuration.
863
00:47:44,620 --> 00:47:46,967
It took two-and-a-half years
to recover completely
864
00:47:47,071 --> 00:47:49,521
because I had to learn
how to walk, talk and chew
gum all over again.
865
00:47:49,625 --> 00:47:50,971
I had three major operations.
866
00:47:51,075 --> 00:47:55,907
I operated on him twice more
after his initial injury
867
00:47:56,011 --> 00:47:58,013
and then followed him through
his rehabilitation.
868
00:47:58,116 --> 00:48:01,948
They can fashion a piece
of material
869
00:48:02,051 --> 00:48:04,778
to fit the exact size
of the defect,
870
00:48:05,020 --> 00:48:08,575
the shape of the skull
and, of course, the thickness
of the skull as well.
871
00:48:08,678 --> 00:48:13,028
It's a blown acrylic called an
HTR or hard tissue replacement.
872
00:48:14,029 --> 00:48:15,754
He had difficulty with speech,
873
00:48:15,996 --> 00:48:19,034
he had difficulty with
sensation
874
00:48:19,137 --> 00:48:21,174
and motor strength on
the right side.
875
00:48:21,277 --> 00:48:24,246
And he came back to where
he could now,
876
00:48:24,349 --> 00:48:27,939
probably if he wanted to, break
my fingers with a handshake.
877
00:48:28,698 --> 00:48:31,184
On May 26, 1994,
878
00:48:31,287 --> 00:48:34,187
the crew of FedEx flight 705
was awarded
879
00:48:34,290 --> 00:48:38,432
the airline pilots association
Gold Medal award for heroism.
880
00:48:38,536 --> 00:48:41,608
The highest award
a civilian pilot can receive.
881
00:48:41,711 --> 00:48:44,611
However, because of
the legacy of their injuries,
882
00:48:44,714 --> 00:48:48,753
none of the crew has been
certified as medically fit
to fly commercially.
883
00:48:49,202 --> 00:48:51,135
I always thought,
I'm going to fight.
884
00:48:51,238 --> 00:48:52,791
I'm gonna overcome this thing.
885
00:48:53,447 --> 00:48:55,311
Except that that's when
they found out
886
00:48:55,415 --> 00:48:57,589
that I had a slight seizure
disorder.
887
00:48:57,693 --> 00:49:01,214
I'm seizure free, but
it's because I take medication.
888
00:49:01,317 --> 00:49:05,390
And the only way
for me to be able to fly,
889
00:49:05,494 --> 00:49:09,532
without somebody with me,
is to be off of medication.
890
00:49:09,636 --> 00:49:11,327
At this particular point
it's been,
891
00:49:11,431 --> 00:49:14,020
it's been ascertained that
I'll never be able to do that.
892
00:49:14,123 --> 00:49:15,607
I'll be on medication for
the rest of my life.
893
00:49:15,711 --> 00:49:17,609
I miss the flying.
894
00:49:17,713 --> 00:49:19,577
Every time I see an airplane
go over, you know,
895
00:49:19,680 --> 00:49:21,165
I wonder where it's going.
896
00:49:21,268 --> 00:49:23,201
So, I miss that part of it.
897
00:49:23,305 --> 00:49:27,067
Uh, but I really cherish
the fact that,
898
00:49:27,171 --> 00:49:30,829
you know, I'm still alive
and able to be with my family.
899
00:49:31,037 --> 00:49:33,211
You know, the bond that
pilots and...
900
00:49:34,385 --> 00:49:36,490
And what you do together
in the airplane
901
00:49:36,594 --> 00:49:39,114
and outside of the airplane,
all that, I miss that.
902
00:49:42,738 --> 00:49:44,429
I miss it very much.
903
00:49:59,237 --> 00:50:00,411
difuze