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Episode 638: The Crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571

2025/1/20
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Alayna: 乌拉圭空军571航班坠机事件是一起悲剧，但同时也是一个关于生存、团结和希望的鼓舞人心故事。幸存者们在极其恶劣的环境下，展现了惊人的韧性和团队合作精神。他们互相照顾，共同克服了饥饿、寒冷和绝望，最终奇迹般地获救。这个故事超越了食人这一单一事件，更重要的是展现了人性的光辉和面对困境时的顽强意志。 我深入研究了这个事件，不仅仅是关注食人这一耸人听闻的方面，而是更关注幸存者们在面对死亡威胁时的团结互助，以及他们如何保持希望并最终获救。他们的故事提醒我们，即使在最绝望的情况下，人类的韧性和团队合作精神也能创造奇迹。 从乌拉圭老基督徒橄榄球队租用飞机前往智利参加比赛开始，他们的旅程就充满了意外和挑战。由于天气原因，航班多次延误，最终导致飞机偏离航线，坠毁在安第斯山脉的偏远地区。在坠机事故中，许多乘客不幸遇难，幸存者们面临着严酷的生存环境：零下低温、食物短缺、与世隔绝。 在最初的几天里，幸存者们努力稳定伤员，并尽可能地改善他们在飞机残骸中的住所。他们用飞机上的材料制作简易的庇护所，并努力寻找食物。然而，很快他们就面临着饥饿的威胁。在经过长时间的讨论和心理挣扎后，他们做出了一个艰难的决定：食用遇难者遗体以维持生命。 这个决定并非轻率之举，而是经过深思熟虑后的无奈选择。他们明白，这是他们生存下去的唯一途径。在接下来的日子里，他们经历了雪崩的袭击，这使得他们的生存环境更加恶劣。然而，他们并没有放弃希望，而是继续互相帮助，共同面对挑战。 最终，在经历了72天的艰苦挣扎后，三位幸存者冒着极大的风险，徒步前往寻找帮助。他们的毅力和决心最终感动了当地居民，并最终得到了救援。所有幸存者都得到了及时的救治，并最终康复。这个故事告诉我们，即使在最绝望的情况下，只要有希望和团结，就能战胜一切困难。 Ash: (由于Ash在访谈中没有对乌拉圭空军571航班坠机事件发表具体的观点，因此此处没有补充其核心论点。)

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The episode starts by recounting the initial trip of the Old Christian rugby team to Chile in 1971 and their subsequent plans for a return trip in 1972. Despite initial challenges in filling all 40 seats on the chartered flight and various delays, the flight ultimately departs, setting the stage for the devastating events to come. The narrative builds suspense as the plane encounters unexpected weather conditions and makes a crucial, ill-fated decision to descend.
  • The Old Christian rugby team's trip to Chile in 1971 and their plans for a 1972 return trip
  • Challenges in filling all 40 seats on the chartered flight
  • Delays due to weather and administrative issues
  • The plane's descent and the fateful encounter with the Andes mountains

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On October 13, 1972, a chartered aircraft carrying forty-five passengers, including 19 members of the Old Christians’ Club rugby team, departed from Montevideo, Uruguay bound for Santiago, Chile. About an hour into the flight, the copilot incorrectly believed the plane had gotten off course and requested permission from air traffic control in Santiago to begin his descent and course correct. However, when the plane began descending out of the cloud cover, the copilot realized he’d been wrong about their position and were in fact dangerous close to the Andes mountains. The pilots attempted to pull the plane back up, but they were unsuccessful and the crashed directly into the mountain.

Ultimately, sixteen of the forty-five passengers survived the crash of flight 571, spending seventy-two days in an isolated, untraveled part of the Andes. They endured extremely harsh conditions including sub-zero temperatures, exposure to freezing wind, and most significantly, starvation. The survivors were eventually rescued after two passengers hiked three days out of the mountains, using only materials from the wreckage to aid in the trek, where they eventually found help. 

In the years since the crash, the story of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 has become one of the most famous tales of survival and human endurance.

Thank you to the Incredible Dave White of Bring Me the Axe Podcast for research and Writing support!

References

Associated Press. 1972. "16 survive 2 months in Andes after crash." Boston Globe, December 23: 2.

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—. 1972. "16 Air crash survivors found after 69 days in icy Andes." Los Angeles Times, December 23: 1.

Benales, Carlos. 1972. "Andes survivors solved problem of food, shelter." Chicago Tribune, December 31: 9.

Campbell, Matthew. 2022. "Fifty years on, 'Alive' team say eating flesh was awful but they got used to it." Sunday Times, October 16.

Godfrey, Chris. 2023. "My plane crashed in the Andes. Only the unthinkable kept me and the other starving survivirs alive." The Guardian, December 4.

Lilliston, Lynn. 1974. "Andes crash survivors tell their story." Los Angeles Times, May 5: 179.

Read, Piers Paul. 1974. Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors. New York, NY: J.B. Lippincott Company.

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