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Air Disasters — Season 2

Episodes

  • E01 Cracks in the System

    Jun 17, 2012 · 45m

    Chalk's Ocean Airways flight 101 crashes just after take-off from Watson Island in Miami.

  • E02 Target is Destroyed

    Jun 24, 2012 · 45m

    Korean Airlines Flight 007 is shot down by a fighter jet when it enters Soviet airspace.

  • E03 Cruel Skies

    Jul 1, 2012 · 45m

    The importance of weather forecasting to the aviation industry.

  • E04 Panic on the Runway

    Jul 8, 2012 · 45m

    In August, 1985, an airplane's engine catches fire as it accelerates.

  • E05 Alarming Silence

    Jul 15, 2012 · 45m

    Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes shortly after take-off in Detroit.

  • E06 Cold Case

    Jul 22, 2012 · 45m

    A design flaw on the Fokker F28 causes two similar plane crashes in Ontario and New York.

  • E07 Pilot vs. Plane

    Jul 29, 2012 · 45m

    Air France Flight 296 fails to regain altitude after performing a flyby during an air show.

  • E08 System Breakdown

    Aug 5, 2012 · 45m

    Five aviation disasters and the changes they have forced air-traffic controllers to make.

  • E09 The Final Blow

    Aug 12, 2012 · 45m

    An Air Inter flight crashes into the Vosges Mountains while attempting to land.

  • E10 Cleared for Disaster

    Aug 19, 2012 · 45m

    An air traffic controller's mistake causes two planes to collide on the runway.

  • E11 The Plane That Flew Too High

    Aug 26, 2012 · 45m

    The West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 crash ultimately leads to bankruptcy of the troubled airline.

  • E12 Deadly Reputation

    Sep 2, 2012 · 45m

    AM Airlines Flight 3054 slides off a runway and crashes into a warehouse next to a petrol station.

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