Air Crash Investigation

200312 series
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Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously re-enacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters could have been prevented. Accounts from survivors combine with computer images to weave these gripping tales, and expert testimony reveals the hows and whys behind these events, some of which have resulted in important changes to aviation safety and regulations.

Shattered in Seconds: Episode Image
Episode 1Shattered in Seconds

After taking off from Taiwan, a China Airlines 747 suddenly disappeared from radar and crash-landed, killing 225 people. Researchers try to find out why. RATING: AA

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Episode 2Lockerbie

Documentary looking at the tragic circumstances of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, which was the largest terrorist attack on Americans before the events of 9/11.

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