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Mayday S12E13 — Vanished (Air France Flight 447)

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Mayday•Season 12•Episode 13

Vanished (Air France Flight 447)

8.2/10 · 205 votesApr 15, 201345 min

Ranked #2 of 13 in Season 12•+0.4 vs season avg

On 1 June 2009, Air France Flight 447, a scheduled flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, stalls and crashes into the Atlantic Ocean while flying through a thunderstorm, killing all 216 passengers and 12 crew members on board. The causes of the crash were

Directed byMichael Sinyi

Written byMichael Sheehan

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Vanished (Air France Flight 447)

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Stephen Bogaert

Stephen Bogaert

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Michael Sinyi

Director

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Michael Sheehan

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Vanished (Air France Flight 447)" is episode 13 of Mayday season 12. It scored 8.2/10 from 205 votes, ranking #2 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Michael Sinyi and written by Michael Sheehan, it aired on April 15, 2013.

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