1983: The Sniffer Planes

History's Greatest Lies Season 1 Episode 3

Overview:
In 1979, in the midst of the second oil crisis, two eccentric inventors proposed to the French industrial oil giant, Elf, a concept for an aircraft able to detect oil deposits underground. Encouraged by « promising demonstrations », the French state administration eagerly backed the « avion renifleurs » …which turned out to be a complete hoax, and a financial swindle that would soon become a national scandal.

Genre : Documentary, War & Politics

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Duration : 52 menit

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Other Episodes (Season 1)

1915: The Sinking of the Lusitania
1. 1915: The Sinking of the Lusitania
1944: Operation Fortitude
2. 1944: Operation Fortitude
1983: The Sniffer Planes
3. 1983: The Sniffer Planes

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