Season 2 (2012)
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1. Cracks in the System
Chalk's Ocean Airways flight 101 crashes just after take-off from Watson Island in Miami.
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45min
June 17, 2012
2. Target is Destroyed
Korean Airlines Flight 007 is shot down by a fighter jet when it enters Soviet airspace.
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45min
June 24, 2012
3. Cruel Skies
The importance of weather forecasting to the aviation industry.
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45min
July 1, 2012
4. Panic on the Runway
In August, 1985, an airplane's engine catches fire as it accelerates.
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45min
July 8, 2012
5. Alarming Silence
Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes shortly after take-off in Detroit.
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45min
July 15, 2012
6. Cold Case
A design flaw on the Fokker F28 causes two similar plane crashes in Ontario and New York.
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45min
July 22, 2012
7. Pilot vs. Plane
Air France Flight 296 fails to regain altitude after performing a flyby during an air show.
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45min
July 29, 2012
8. System Breakdown
Five aviation disasters and the changes they have forced air-traffic controllers to make.
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45min
August 5, 2012
9. The Final Blow
An Air Inter flight crashes into the Vosges Mountains while attempting to land.
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45min
August 12, 2012
10. Cleared for Disaster
An air traffic controller's mistake causes two planes to collide on the runway.
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45min
August 19, 2012
11. The Plane That Flew Too High
The West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 crash ultimately leads to bankruptcy of the troubled airline.
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45min
August 26, 2012
12. Deadly Reputation
AM Airlines Flight 3054 slides off a runway and crashes into a warehouse next to a petrol station.
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September 2, 2012