Invisible Killer (Delta Air Lines Flight 191)

Mayday

7th May 2008 45 mins Season 5 Episode 5

In the summer of 1985, a Delta 191 aircraft was diverted away from a thunderstorm, only to be struck by powerful winds and plummet to the ground. Flames engulfed the front of the plane and more than 130 people died in a tragic accident that would eventually expose, and eliminate, an invisible killer.

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