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Air Crash Investigation: Split Decision

Mayday (2011)

Documentary | Canada

Smithsonian Channel | Thursday | 06:00

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Thursday, 9 May 2024 06:00

SEASON: 10

EPISODE: 3 - Split Decision

SYNOPSIS

The Arrow Air Flight 1285 tragedy was Canada's deadliest plane crash. Investigators blamed ice on the wings - but a minority report disagreed.
Arrow Air Flight #1285 DC-8 December 12th, 1985 - After a six-month peace-keeping mission in the Middle East, 248 elite American soldiers are on their way home for the holidays. Destined for Fort Campbell, Kentucky, they are travelling on Arrow Air Flight #1285, a charter air carrier contracted by the military to transport troops. En route from Cairo, the DC-8 eventually touches down for a routine refueling stop in Gander, Newfoundland. But just seconds after taking off again for the last leg of its journey, the plane loses airspeed and altitude and crashes into a heavily wooded area just south of the runway. An unprecedented disaster, it is one...

Creator: Andre Barro

RUNTIME: 45 min

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