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A helicopter carrying oil workers to an offshore drilling platform crashes.

A helicopter carrying oil workers to an offshore drilling platform crashes.

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S22, EP1 "Time of War"

Mistaken identity and hostile fire over enemy territory are among the many risks that pilots face in war zones around the world.

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S22, EP3 "Ticking Time Bomb"

From corrosion and metal fatigue to faulty repairs, three doomed airlines are brought down by gradually deteriorating parts.

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S4, EP10 "Death of the President"

Polish Air Force Flight 101, carrying the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński, his wife Maria Kaczyńska and other top officials, crashes in a wooded area while on final approach to Smolensk North Airport in heavy fog and low visibility.

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S23, EP3 "Bad Data"

A billion-dollar Stealth Bomber crashes at a U.S. Air Force base-the costliest aviation disaster ever; bad data misleads a charter flight into a Portuguese mountain; conflicting alarms send a cutting-edge jetliner plunging into the Atlantic.

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S25, EP1 "Pacific Ditching"

Just after takeoff from Honolulu, TransAir Flight 810 loses power and ditches in the Pacific. Both pilots survive, blaming dual engine failure — but when the Boeing 737 is recovered, the wreckage reveals a different cause behind it.

Statistically, traveling by airplane is safer than driving and other forms of transportation, but when something goes wrong during a flight, it can be catastrophic with potentially hundreds of lives at stake. This series examines some of the world's worst air disasters, using official reports, transcripts and interviews with people involved to tell the stories of midair mishaps and discover what went wrong in each case. Episodes include a discussion of how the weather affects flights -- including stories of aviation disasters and near-misses -- and a New Year's Eve flight that fell from the sky into the Florida Everglades.
Starring: Brad Borbridge, Christian Lloyd, Damir Andrei, Dom Fiore, Jack Grinhaus, Jeanie Calleja, Jonathan Aris, Luke Marty, Patrick Galligan, Peter Nelson, Ryan Hollyman, Shauna Bradley, Thomas Hauff, Tre Smith, Tufford Kennedy
Original Air Date: May 15, 2011
Genres: DocuseriesTV Series
Rating: TV14
Playback: HD
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