The Best Episodes Written By Gary Lang

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   8.8/10(5 votes)

   #1 - What Happened to MA370 (Malaysia Airlines Flight 370)

   S14:E83/1/2015

   On 8 March 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappears en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 passengers and crew on board. As of February 2015, no trace of the Boeing 777-200ER had been found, and speculation is that it crashed in the southern part of the Indian Ocean.

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   8.2/10(4 votes)

   #2 - Under Pressure (Nigeria Airways Flight 2120)

   S11:E92/3/2012

   On 11 July 1991, Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 is taking off from Jeddah's King Abdulaziz International Airport with 247 Nigerian Hajj pilgrims and 14 crew members on board. A tire bursts during the takeoff, starting a fire on the landing gear. The crew is unaware of the fire and retracts the gear after takeoff; and the fire spreads. Encountering problems, the crew then tries to return the aircraft to the airport, but it breaks up during flight and crashes about three kilometres from the runway.

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   8.2/10(9 votes)

   #3 - Fire on Board

   S1:E610/22/2003

   On September 2, 1998, a fire breaks out on Swissair Flight 111 while in-flight, damaging vital systems and causing the aircraft to crash into the sea off Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, with no survivors.

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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #4 - The Lima Siege

   S3:E4Unknown

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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #5 - Falling Star - Columbia

   S3:E21/19/2007

   On 1 February 2003, the U.S. Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates while re-entering the Earth's atmosphere over Texas and Louisiana causing the deaths of all 7 crew members.

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   7.9/10(7 votes)

   #6 - Flying Blind

   S1:E39/17/2003

   On October 2, 1996, shortly after take off, the crew of Aeroperú Flight 603 is confused by false speed and altitude readings and contradictory warnings from the aircraft's air data system. In preparation for an emergency landing, the crew descends the aircraft, but unknowingly descend too far by relying on the false readings. The Boeing 757 crashes into the water, killing everyone on board.

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   7.8/10(6 votes)

   #7 - Speed Trap (Hughes Airwest Flight 706)

   S13:E312/30/2013

   On 6 June 1971, Hughes Airwest Flight 706 collides with a United States Marine Corps (USMC) jet fighter above the San Gabriel Mountains. A total of 50 people from the two aircraft are killed, with the backseat crewman of the USMC aircraft the only survivor.

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   7.5/10(4 votes)

   #8 - Munich Air Disaster (British European Airways Flight 609)

   S11:E512/29/2011

   On 6 February 1958, British European Airways Flight 609, carrying members of the famed Manchester United association football team, club officials and journalists, crashes into a house about 300 meters from the end of the runway in Munich after it fails to become airborne, killing 23 of the 44 people on board. The cause of the crash was slush on the runway, which slowed the aircraft down and prevented it from reaching takeoff speed.

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   6.0/10(1 votes)

   #9 - Towed Under

   S3:E62/14/2021

   In 2007 on the River Clyde, Scotland, a bulk carrier is assisted by a tugboat. Dedicated investigators explain how the journey went wrong, leaving three men dead.

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