Vanished: The Plane that Disappeared
Episode 13 · 2000-11-02
- Documentary
Episode overview
On August 2nd 1947, a British civilian version of the wartime Lancaster bomber took off from Buenos Aires airport on a scheduled flight to Santiago. There were 5 crew and 6 passengers on board the plane - named "Stardust". But Stardust never made it to Santiago. Instead it vanished when it was apparently just a few minutes from touchdown. One final strange Morse code radio message - "STENDEC" - was sent, but after that nothing more was heard from the plane. Despite a massive search of the Andes mountains no trace of the plane was ever found. For 53 years the families of those who disappeared have not known what happened to their loved ones. But earlier this year the plane suddenly reappeared on a glacier high up in the Andes, more than 50 km’s from the area where the plane was last reported.
60 minutes
Season 37 episodes
1. Breath of Life2000-01-12
2. The Lost City of Nasca2000-01-20
3. The Diamond Makers2000-01-27
4. Supervolcanoes2000-02-03
5. Miracle In Orbit2000-02-03
6. Complete Obsession - Body Dysmorphia2000-02-17
7. Is GM Safe?2000-03-09
8. Planet Hunters2000-03-16
9. Moon Children2000-04-04
10. Mega-tsunami: Wave of Destruction2000-10-12
11. Conjoined Twins2000-10-19
12. The Lost World of Lake Vostok2000-10-26
13. Vanished: The Plane that Disappeared2000-11-02
14. The Secret Treasures of Zeugma2000-11-09
15. Valley of Life or Death2000-11-16
16. Extreme Dinosaurs2000-11-23
17. Supermassive Black Holes2000-11-30
18. The Boy who was Turned into a Girl2000-12-07
19. Atlantis Reborn Again2000-12-14
