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Mayday: Air Disaster
In 1992, Flight 1862 from Amsterdam to Tel Aviv suffered a catastrophic crash; investigators subsequently discover a lethal problem threatening every 747.
Mayday: Air Disaster
A plane with members of the Manchester United football team crashes while heading home from Yugoslavia, killing 23 aboard.
Mayday: Air Disaster
Spanair Flight 5022 attempts to take off from Barajas Airport, but stalls immediately, banks to the right and crashes, killing 154 of the 172 people on board.
Mayday: Air Disaster
A pilot heads for a decommissioned air force base, not knowing it is hosting a weekend family event, when the passenger jet he is flying unexpectedly runs out of fuel.
Mayday: Air Disaster
A Russian passenger jet crashes into the Volga River, killing almost everyone on board; the incident turns into a national tragedy when rescuers discover the plane carried some of the country's famous athletes.
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Mayday: Air Disaster
During the Vietnam War when over 250 children, who were being airlifted to safety on a US Air Force C5A Galaxy, died in an explosion.
Mayday: Air Disaster
In 1978, PSA Flight 182 collides with a Cessna and crashes into a San Diego residential area killing people on both planes and seven people on the ground.
Mayday: Air Disaster
Experts investigate the shocking crash of United Airlines Flight 173 in which all four engines failed resulting in the death of ten people in Oregon.
Mayday: Air Disaster
Martinair Flight 495, a DC-10, crashes when attempting to land at Portugal's Faro Airport amid thunderstorms and heavy rain.
Mayday: Air Disaster
On May 25, 1979, Flight 191 crashes into a trailer park moments after takeoff; 271 people aboard were killed.
Mayday: Air Disaster
Experts investigate the collision of two planes over the Grand Canyon in 1956, uncovering a frightening problem that threatened the entire aviation system.
Mayday: Air Disaster
The United Nations DC-6 mysteriously crashes 10 miles from the runway while on a secret mission over Africa.