Cross Talk: Season 9, Episode Two

2025-06-22

Forty years ago: Remembering Air India Flight 182. When an Air India jet was bombed over the Atlantic Ocean on June 23rd 1985 hours after taking off from Toronto, it was recognized as the single deadliest incident of terrorism involving a passenger flight in world history. I remember that day vividly, as I explained in Episode One this season. Today, I'll tell you why it stands out in my memory. It's unfortunate to hear reports that many Canadians have never heard of Air India flight 182. It's a tra...

Forty years ago: Remembering Air India Flight 182. When an Air India jet was bombed over the Atlantic Ocean on June 23rd 1985 hours after taking off from Toronto, it was recognized as the single deadliest incident of terrorism involving a passenger flight in world history. I remember that day vividly, as I explained in Episode One this season. Today, I'll tell you why it stands out in my memory. It's unfortunate to hear reports that many Canadians have never heard of Air India flight 182. It's a tragic Canadian story. There's so much more to continue exploring. Today...what I remember.

The book I refer to in these episodes is The Death of Air India Flight 182 by Salim Jima. Star Books, London 1986.

The report for the Canadian government by Bob Rae referred to in this episode is here: https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/lssns-lrnd/index-en.aspx

This episode uses some of my archived audio from an interview conducted for the In Toronto program on 104.5 CHUMFM Toronto in June 1986. Fair dealing use. For education and review purposes.

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