Episodes 12

1 Cracks in the System

June 17, 2012

45m

Chalk's Ocean Airways flight 101 crashes just after take-off from Watson Island in Miami.

2 Target is Destroyed

June 24, 2012

45m

Korean Airlines Flight 007 is shot down by a fighter jet when it enters Soviet airspace.

3 Cruel Skies

July 1, 2012

45m

The importance of weather forecasting to the aviation industry.

4 Panic on the Runway

July 8, 2012

45m

In August, 1985, an airplane's engine catches fire as it accelerates.

5 Alarming Silence

July 15, 2012

45m

Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes shortly after take-off in Detroit.

6 Cold Case

July 22, 2012

45m

A design flaw on the Fokker F28 causes two similar plane crashes in Ontario and New York.

7 Pilot vs. Plane

July 29, 2012

45m

Air France Flight 296 fails to regain altitude after performing a flyby during an air show.

8 System Breakdown

August 5, 2012

45m

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

9 The Final Blow

August 12, 2012

45m

An Air Inter flight crashes into the Vosges Mountains while attempting to land.

10 Cleared for Disaster

August 19, 2012

45m

An air traffic controller's mistake causes two planes to collide on the runway.

11 The Plane That Flew Too High

August 26, 2012

45m

The West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 crash ultimately leads to bankruptcy of the troubled airline.

12 Deadly Reputation

September 2, 2012

45m

AM Airlines Flight 3054 slides off a runway and crashes into a warehouse next to a petrol station.

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