Juliane Koepcke
mammalogist and only survivor of LANSA Flight 508
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1954-10-10
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Als ich vom Himmel fiel
- Cuando Caí Del Cielo - La Increíble Historia de Supervivencia que se Convertirá en Película
- When I Fell From The Sky The True Story Of One Womans Miraculous Survival
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Film & TV
Writing · Lima, Perú
Juliane Margaret Koepcke is a German-Peruvian biologist, born in Peru to German expatriates, who was the only survivor of 92 passengers and crew in the 24 December 1971 crash of LANSA Flight 508 in the Peruvian rainforest. When the airliner broke up in mid-air, she survived after plummeting about 3 km (~10,000 feet) while still strapped to her seat, before crashing through the rain forest canopy…
Known for
- Aeschbacher — Self2001
- Wings of Hope — Self1999
- Nachtcafé — Self1987
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
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- Person
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- DE
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