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Mayday S9E3 — Alarming Silence (Northwest Airlines Flight 255)
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Mayday•Season 9•Episode 3

Alarming Silence (Northwest Airlines Flight 255)

7.9/10 · 177 votesSep 22, 201045 min

Ranked #1 of 8 in Season 9•+0.2 vs season avg

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On 16 August 1987, Northwest Airlines Flight 255 stalls as it lifts off from Detroit Metropolitan Airport and crashes just beyond the runway, killing 154 of the 155 people on board and two people on the ground. The investigation showed that the pilots failed to

Directed byIan Robertson
Written byAlex Bystram, Michael Sheehan
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Episode Summary

"Alarming Silence (Northwest Airlines Flight 255)" is episode 3 of Mayday season 9. It scored 7.9/10 from 177 votes, ranking #1 of 8 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Ian Robertson and written by Alex Bystram, Michael Sheehan, it aired on September 22, 2010.

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