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Following three air crash investigations in which examiners are pushed to the limit to crack the cases.

Air Disasters

Missing Pieces

A look at three commercial planes that became targets over the Sinai Desert, the Sea of Japan and Ukraine.

Explosive Clues

Three flights headed for disaster are saved at the last moment by heroes in the cockpit.

Hero Pilots

Human flaws cause three plane crashes in England, Colorado and Minnesota.

Fatal Friction

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.

S14 E5 | Explosive Clues

E7 | Missing Pieces

E5 | Explosive Clues

E3 | Hero Pilots

E2 | Fatal Friction