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After taking off from Taiwan, a China Airlines 747 suddenly disappears from radar and crashes, killing 225 people.

After taking off from Taiwan, a China Airlines 747 suddenly disappears from radar and crashes, killing 225 people.

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S21, EP1 "Scratching the Surface"

After taking off from Taiwan, a China Airlines 747 suddenly disappears from radar and crashes, killing 225 people.

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: Dorothy Atabong, Hannah Cheesman, Henry Kwok, Jerry Getty, Jim Annan, Jonathan Aris, Manuel Verreydt, Michael Coady, Michael Copeman, Noah Davis, Robert B. Kennedy, Samy Osman, Stephen Sparks, Vincent Bellon, Von Flores
Original Air Date: May 15, 2011
Genres: DocuseriesTV Series
Rating: TV14
Playback: HD
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