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Air Disasters - S2 - E8

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Five aviation disasters and the changes they have forced air-traffic controllers to make.

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Air Disasters: Season 2 - 12 Episode s

2x1 - Cracks in the System
June 17, 2012
Chalk's Ocean Airways flight 101 crashes just after take-off from Watson Island in Miami.
2x2 - Target is Destroyed
June 24, 2012
Korean Airlines Flight 007 is shot down by a fighter jet when it enters Soviet airspace.
2x3 - Cruel Skies
July 1, 2012
The importance of weather forecasting to the aviation industry.
2x4 - Panic on the Runway
July 8, 2012
In August, 1985, an airplane's engine catches fire as it accelerates.
2x5 - Alarming Silence
July 15, 2012
Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes shortly after take-off in Detroit.
2x6 - Cold Case
July 22, 2012
A design flaw on the Fokker F28 causes two similar plane crashes in Ontario and New York.
2x7 - Pilot vs. Plane
July 29, 2012
Air France Flight 296 fails to regain altitude after performing a flyby during an air show.
2x8 - System Breakdown
August 5, 2012
Five aviation disasters and the changes they have forced air-traffic controllers to make.
2x9 - The Final Blow
August 12, 2012
An Air Inter flight crashes into the Vosges Mountains while attempting to land.
2x10 - Cleared for Disaster
August 19, 2012
An air traffic controller's mistake causes two planes to collide on the runway.
2x11 - The Plane That Flew Too High
August 26, 2012
The West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 crash ultimately leads to bankruptcy of the troubled airline.
2x12 - Deadly Reputation
September 2, 2012
AM Airlines Flight 3054 slides off a runway and crashes into a warehouse next to a petrol station.