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A United States Air Force transport aircraft conducting the inaugural flight of Operation Babylift suffers an explosive decompression when the rear cargo door fails and crashes into a paddy field while attempting an emergency landing.

A United States Air Force transport aircraft conducting the inaugural flight of Operation Babylift suffers an explosive decompression when the rear cargo door fails and crashes into a paddy field while attempting an emergency landing.

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S2, EP9 "The Final Blow"

An Air Inter flight crashes into the Vosges Mountains while attempting to land killing most of the 96 passengers.

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S8, EP10 "Death in the Arctic"

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S18, EP24 "Who's Flying the Plane?"

A look at accidents and incidents where problems with the interface between crew members and onboard avionics are a factor, and the causes of those problems.

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S20, EP17 "Death from Above"

Midair tragedies are particularly horrifying when they occur over a community, and rain terror on the people below.

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S21, EP6 "Falling Fast"

Investigators discover a shocking mistake when pilots must ditch their plane in the Mediterranean, killing 14 of the 34 passengers.

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S21, EP5 "Operation Babylift"

A United States Air Force transport aircraft conducting the inaugural flight of Operation Babylift suffers an explosive decompression when the rear cargo door fails and crashes into a paddy field while attempting an emergency landing.

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S21, EP4 "Sight Unseen"

Saudi Airways and Kazakhstan Airlines jets hit each other at 14,000 feet sending both planes spiraling to the ground.

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S21, EP3 "Blown Apart"

Partnair Flight 394 loses control, breaks up in mid-air and crashes into the North Sea; the aircraft's vertical stabilizer vibrates loose during flight due to excessive wear on substandard bolts, sleeves and pins that have been illegally sold.

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: Bill Lake, Carlos Gonzalez-Vio, David Guthrie, Denis Akiyama, Edsson Morales, Godfrey Giocada, James Chung, Jim Annan, Jonathan Aris, Michael Copeman, Riel Paley, Rowan Vickers, Samy Osman, Stephen Bogaert, Vincent Bellon
Original Air Date: May 15, 2011
Genres: DocuseriesTV Series
Rating: TV14
Playback: HD
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