Seaboard World Airlines Flight 253 | Wikipedia audio article

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article: 00:00:29 1 Background 00:03:02 2 Negotiations 00:04:27 3 Aftermath 00:05:08 4 See also Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago. Learning by listening is a great way to: - increases imagination and understanding - improves your listening skills - improves your own spoken accent - learn while on the move - reduce eye strain Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone. Listen on Google Assistant through Extra Audio: Other Wikipedia audio articles at: tts Upload your own Wikipedia articles through: Speaking Rate: Voice name: en-US-Wavenet-F “I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.“ - Socrates SUMMARY ======= Seaboard World Airlines Flight 253A was a military charter flight carrying 214 American troops bound for South Vietnam. On July 1, 1968, the plane was intercepted by Soviet jets after it unintentionally violated Soviet airspace. It was forced to land on one of the Soviet-controlled Kuril Islands with all 238 Americans aboard being detained for two days.