The Red Eye

On December 5, 1945, five TBM Avenger torpedo bombers took off from Fort Lauderdale for a three-hour exercise called “Navigation Problem Number One,” and the hop went as smoothly as the previous 18 that day. The leader, Lt. Charles Taylor, was an experienced aviator with around 2,500 hours and a Pacific combat tour behind him. Then they got lost. The flight became hopelessly disoriented and its radio transmissions grew fainter as it drifted out to sea. Ground stations could hear the radio chatter growing more anxious as the afternoon wore on. The National Archives account adds the detail that gives me chills: the sun set, the weather deteriorated, and the flight was still lost, now critically low on fuel. A Martin PBM Mariner flying boat was sent to search, and it radioed once and was never seen again, with all 13 aboard
6 Aircraft, 27 men, all disappeared on one stormy night. And this is before the term "The Bermuda Triangle" was ever coined.
Listen to the story of this haunting mystery, written using information from the National Archives. On The Red Eye.
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The Red Eye Podcast is written by Kaylie Kay, and produced and narrated by Ally Murphy.

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Ally Murphy is a former flight attendant, and a British voice over artist based in the USA, visit www.allymurphy.co.uk

Kaylie Kay is a flight attendant and author based in the UK. You can find more of her work at www.kayliekaywrites.com

To buy The Red Eye's first book click on the following links:
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When the cabin crew go all out whilst on a layover in a luxury hotel in the Caribbean, the hotels guests get so angry with their bad behaviour that they report them to the airline. But the consequences of that may just affect everyone when the airline is forced to cancel the flight altogether, leaving everyone stranded.
Based on a true story, this episode has put a fictional twist on this story that made the news.
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We would love to hear your story about your time in the air! Those stories that we tell at dinner parties, the ones that shaped the person we are, or the just plain outrageous! Get in touch at hello@theredeyepod.com
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The Red Eye Podcast is written by Kaylie Kay, and produced and narrated by Ally Murphy.

To subscribe to the monthly newsletter and keep up to date with news, visit www.theredeyepod.com. Or find us on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok & Instagram @theredeyepod, for behind the scenes stories and those funny short stories that only take a minute or less!

If you'd like to support the podcast you can "buy us a beer" and subscribe at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2310053/support, we'd be happy to give you a shout out on our newsletter!

Ally Murphy is a former flight attendant, and a British voice over artist based in the USA, visit www.allymurphy.co.uk

Kaylie Kay is a flight attendant and author based in the UK. You can find more of her work at www.kayliekaywrites.com

To buy The Red Eye's first book click on the following links:
Amazon UK
Amazon USA
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Restraining dangerous passengers is something no cabin crew ever wants to deal with. Being trapped in an enclosed aircraft with someone who is threatening safety is scary.
Recently, a member of the flight crew had to be restrained after stabbing the captain with a crash axe and attempting to take control of the aircraft. That is a definite cause for restraint. But sometimes you have to think outside the box and look at the individual passenger causing trouble. Could it be something else causing the behaviour other than ill intent? A diabetic in need of sugar? Mental health issues? Or perhaps a drug abuse problem. In which case, is there a better way to stop the passenger causing injury to himself or others?
In this episode, we hear the true story of a flight crew who were about to restrain a passenger who looked like he was trying to access the flight deck, until one flight attendant noticed something that changed the way they treated him.
Music Credits for The Kindest Restraint
There's Something More - The Soundlings
Music by Keyframe Audio from Pixabay
Sound Effects by freesound_community from Pixabay  
Sound Design by Ally Murphy
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We would love to hear your story about your time in the air! Those stories that we tell at dinner parties, the ones that shaped the person we are, or the just plain outrageous! Get in touch at hello@theredeyepod.com
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The Red Eye Podcast is written by Kaylie Kay, and produced and narrated by Ally Murphy.

To subscribe to the monthly newsletter and keep up to date with news, visit www.theredeyepod.com. Or find us on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok & Instagram @theredeyepod, for behind the scenes stories and those funny short stories that only take a minute or less!

If you'd like to support the podcast you can "buy us a beer" and subscribe at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2310053/support, we'd be happy to give you a shout out on our newsletter!

Ally Murphy is a former flight attendant, and a British voice over artist based in the USA, visit www.allymurphy.co.uk

Kaylie Kay is a flight attendant and author based in the UK. You can find more of her work at www.kayliekaywrites.com

To buy The Red Eye's first book click on the following links:
Amazon UK
Amazon USA
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Cabin Crew have to deal with everything in the sky - including the weird stuff we'd rather not!
On today's episode, we hear Susan's blog entry for October where she looks back at her flights for the month and breaks down what she's been through. This month, it's dealing with a passenger who dropped a hot cup of tea on her lap...
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We would love to hear your story about your time in the air! Those stories that we tell at dinner parties, the ones that shaped the person we are, or the just plain outrageous! Get in touch at hello@theredeyepod.com
Support the show
The Red Eye Podcast is written by Kaylie Kay, and produced and narrated by Ally Murphy.

To subscribe to the monthly newsletter and keep up to date with news, visit www.theredeyepod.com. Or find us on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok & Instagram @theredeyepod, for behind the scenes stories and those funny short stories that only take a minute or less!

If you'd like to support the podcast you can "buy us a beer" and subscribe at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2310053/support, we'd be happy to give you a shout out on our newsletter!

Ally Murphy is a former flight attendant, and a British voice over artist based in the USA, visit www.allymurphy.co.uk

Kaylie Kay is a flight attendant and author based in the UK. You can find more of her work at www.kayliekaywrites.com

To buy The Red Eye's first book click on the following links:
Amazon UK
Amazon USA
Barnes and Noble
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When the hot passenger on board becomes a disruptive passenger!
We're back with another passenger behaving badly story today and we loved the twist at the end!
When the crew member who donated this story told us what happened, we knew we had to tell it - but would have to use the censor bleep button quite a lot. Because the pure filth coming out of this passenger's mouth would have us all turing down the volume and wondering what sort of podcast this is!
If you like short audiobooks, true stories that sound like fiction or a glimpse into the crazy lives of cabin crew - then listen to The Red Eye podcast!
Send us a text! If you'd like a reply, please leave an email or number
We would love to hear your story about your time in the air! Those stories that we tell at dinner parties, the ones that shaped the person we are, or the just plain outrageous! Get in touch at hello@theredeyepod.com
Support the show
The Red Eye Podcast is written by Kaylie Kay, and produced and narrated by Ally Murphy.

To subscribe to the monthly newsletter and keep up to date with news, visit www.theredeyepod.com. Or find us on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok & Instagram @theredeyepod, for behind the scenes stories and those funny short stories that only take a minute or less!

If you'd like to support the podcast you can "buy us a beer" and subscribe at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2310053/support, we'd be happy to give you a shout out on our newsletter!

Ally Murphy is a former flight attendant, and a British voice over artist based in the USA, visit www.allymurphy.co.uk

Kaylie Kay is a flight attendant and author based in the UK. You can find more of her work at www.kayliekaywrites.com

To buy The Red Eye's first book click on the following links:
Amazon UK
Amazon USA
Barnes and Noble
Other E Book Platforms