Air Disasters
8
2011
Documentary
Harrowing stories of tragedy and triumph are brought to life through official reports, transcripts and interviews with the pilots, air traffic controllers and lucky survivors of history's most terrifying crashes. Widely considered to be the safest form of travel, air transportation is still in its infancy and when midair calamity strikes, the results are often catastrophic. From the cockpit to the cabin, from the control room to the crash scene, we uncover just what went wrong.
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- Cast:
- Stephen Bogaert
Episode 10 : Ocean Landing
March. 06,2016
The story of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961, which was hijacked while on a routine trip to the Ivory Coast. The hijackers demanded to be taken to Australia, but there was one problem: the plane didn't have enough fuel to make the trip.
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Episode 9 : Kid in the Cockpit
February. 28,2016
A pilot allows his teen son to fly the plane; tragedy results.
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Episode 8 : Death and Denial
February. 21,2016
The worst plane crash in Egypt's history becomes one the most controversial when the investigation focuses on one pilot's intentions.
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Episode 7 : Helicopter Down
February. 14,2016
The 1995 crash of a Super Puma helicopter in the North Sea while ferrying workers to an oil platform is recounted.
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Episode 6 : Mistaken Identity
August. 09,2015
A Navy cruiser in the Persian Gulf must determine if an incoming plane is friend or foe.
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Episode 5 : Bomb on Board
August. 16,2015
A mid-flight bombing aboard Philippine Airlines Flight 434 forces its pilots to attempt a daring landing at Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan.
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Episode 4 : Fight for Your Life
August. 23,2015
FedEx employees fend off an attack by a coworker.
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Episode 3 : Out of Control
August. 30,2015
Japan Airlines Flight 123, the worst single-plane crash in history and the simple error made years earlier that caused it.
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Episode 2 : Attack Over Baghdad
September. 06,2015
A surface-to-air missile cripples a cargo plane just after it leaves Baghdad International Airport.
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Episode 1 : Hanging by a Thread
September. 13,2015
The 1988 flight of Aloha Airlines Flight 243, which saw the top of its fuselage torn off due to an explosive decompression, is recalled.
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Seasons
Season 20
History's most terrifying air disasters, and the investigations that followed, are revisited and reexamined.