Cruel Skies (Bad Weather)

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17th June 2009 45 mins Season 8 Episode 2

Southern Airways Flight 242, Delta Air Lines Flight 191, American Airlines Flight 1420, British Airways Flight 9. This special looked at the role of bad weather in disasters and examines the US Aviation Weather Center in Kansas City, Missouri, to see how information on weather is transmitted to pilots in the sky.

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Season 9 · Episode 1

Panic on the Runway (British Airtours Flight 28M)

On 22 August 1985, an engine of British Airtours Flight 28M fails during takeoff, puncturing a hole in the wing fuel tank and starting a fire. The crew successfully abandons the takeoff and stops the aircraft on the runway, but the fire spreads to the cabin. 55 people die before they can evacuate, mainly due to inhaling toxic smoke. The investigation found that fatigue of a part in the engine caused it to fail.
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01 Stephen Bogaert profile Stephen Bogaertas Self - Narrator (voice) 02 André Barro profile André BarroCreator
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