Seconds From Disaster

2004•2 series
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Advanced computer graphics, forensic science, eyewitness accounts, interviews with experts, archival footage and re-enactments piece together in great detail the events that led to some of the biggest disasters of modern time.

Runaway Train: Episode Image
Episode 7Runaway Train

Allied Triumphs: Allies prepare for history's largest amphibious invasion as 7,000 vessels and 150,000 troops approach; Nazis rush to fortify defenses. 7+

Sinking the Coventry: Episode Image
Episode 9Sinking the Coventry

Seconds From Disaster: During the Falklands War, a low level bomb attack from Argentinian jets capsizes the HMS Coventry within 20 minutes. Why did the ship fall so quickly? 7+

Chinook Helicopter Crash: Episode Image
Episode 10Chinook Helicopter Crash

Looks at the events leading up to the crash of the RAF Chinook helicopter in 1994. For years, the cause of the tragedy was surrounded by controversy. 7+

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