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The crews of three doomed aircraft make catastrophic blunders.
The crews of three doomed aircraft make catastrophic blunders.
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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: Andrew Gillies, Courtenay Stevens, Craig Eldridge, Darryl Flatman, Eric Craig, Hannah Cheesman, Jack Grinhaus, Jeff Sinasac, Jimi Shlag, Johnathan Sousa, Jonathan Aris, Kevin Bundy, Oliver Dawson, Rowan Vickers, Stephen Sparks
Original Air Date: May 15, 2011
Genres: DocuseriesTV Series
Rating: TV14
Playback: HD
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