Air Disasters (2011)
Harrowing stories of tragedy and triumph are brought to life through official reports, transcripts and interviews with the pilots, air traffic controllers and lucky survivors of history's most terrifying crashes. Widely considered to be the safest form of travel, air transportation is still in its infancy and when midair calamity strikes, the results are often catastrophic. From the cockpit to the cabin, from the control room to the crash scene, we uncover just what went wrong.
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Episode 1 - Cracks in the System
Release Date: 2012-06-17Chalk's Ocean Airways flight 101 crashes just after take-off from Watson Island in Miami.
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Episode 2 - Target is Destroyed
Release Date: 2012-06-24Korean Airlines Flight 007 is shot down by a fighter jet when it enters Soviet airspace.
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Episode 3 - Cruel Skies
Release Date: 2012-07-01The importance of weather forecasting to the aviation industry.
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Episode 4 - Panic on the Runway
Release Date: 2012-07-08In August, 1985, an airplane's engine catches fire as it accelerates.
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Episode 5 - Alarming Silence
Release Date: 2012-07-15Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes shortly after take-off in Detroit.
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Episode 6 - Cold Case
Release Date: 2012-07-22A design flaw on the Fokker F28 causes two similar plane crashes in Ontario and New York.
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Episode 7 - Pilot vs. Plane
Release Date: 2012-07-29Air France Flight 296 fails to regain altitude after performing a flyby during an air show.
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Episode 8 - System Breakdown
Release Date: 2012-08-05Five aviation disasters and the changes they have forced air-traffic controllers to make.
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Episode 9 - The Final Blow
Release Date: 2012-08-12An Air Inter flight crashes into the Vosges Mountains while attempting to land.
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Episode 10 - Cleared for Disaster
Release Date: 2012-08-19An air traffic controller's mistake causes two planes to collide on the runway.
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Episode 11 - The Plane That Flew Too High
Release Date: 2012-08-26The West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 crash ultimately leads to bankruptcy of the troubled airline.
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Episode 12 - Deadly Reputation
Release Date: 2012-09-02AM Airlines Flight 3054 slides off a runway and crashes into a warehouse next to a petrol station.