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History's most terrifying air disasters, and the investigations that followed, are revisited and reexamined.

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[EPG Series] History's most terrifying air disasters, and the investigations that followed, are revisited and reexamined.

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Statistically, traveling by airplane is safer than driving and other forms of transportation, but when something goes wrong during a flight, it can be catastrophic with potentially hundreds of lives at stake. This series examines some of the world's worst air disasters, using official reports, transcripts and interviews with people involved to tell the stories of midair mishaps and discover what went wrong in each case. Episodes include a discussion of how the weather affects flights -- including stories of aviation disasters and near-misses -- and a New Year's Eve flight that fell from the sky into the Florida Everglades.

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Investigators race to determine the cause of the deadliest single aircraft accident in history: the 1985 crash of Japan Airlines 123, which claimed 520 lives.

S19 E3 | Pressure Point

E10 | Mystery Over the Mediterranean

E4 | Power Play

E2 | Missed Opportunities