Air Crash Disasters (Discovery Channel)
3 DVD Box Set
A compelling analysis of some of the most tragic air disasters in history
RRP: £12.99
| Product Code | GRD1489 |
|---|---|
| Barcode | 5060144214898 |
| Certificate | E - Exempt from classification |
| Screen | Full screen PAL 4:3 |
| Colour Code | Colour |
| Audio Content | Stereo |
| Disc Format | DVD-5 |
| Language | English |
| Duration | 2 Hours 16 mins approx |
| Region | 2 - will only play on European region 2 or multi-region DVD players |
Disc 1. Tenerife Air Disaster
1 x 43:00 min
On March 27th 1977, the worse disaster in aviation history took place. In an attempt to take off in thick fog, a 747 collides with another on the runway in Tenerife. The fiery explosion kills 583 people leaving just 70 survivors. By using forensic re creations and transcripts of the recorded cockpit and control lower conversations, this programme investigates exactly what went wrong
Disc 2. TWA Flight 800
1 x 43:00 min
In 1996, TWA flight 800 exploded shortly after take off from New York's JFK Airport instantly killing all 230 people on board. The scale of the disaster was enormous and wreckage was scattered all over the ocean. The families left behind needed to know exactly what caused the crash on that fateful day.
Disc 3. Fear of Flying
1 x 43:00 min
When the going gets tough at 30,000 feet and the unexpected happens, it's only the pilots with 'the right stuff' who will bring you safely down to earth. In this programme we see incredible footage of near disasters and meet the pilots whose acts of heroism saved their passengers from almost certain death.