Episode 4 – A mid-air collision involving a De Havilland in 1922 leads to the fly to the right rule
This week we’ll feature two accidents from the early 1920s that changed rules. The first is a mid-air collision that took place in April 1922 over Picardie in France, and the second was the response t...
20 Heinä 201915min
Episode 3 – Malaysian Airlines MH 17 and how it was shot down by a Russian BUK missile
Every week we delve into the causes and repercussions of plane crashes across the world and how these have led to improved aviation safety over time. This week its the shooting down of Malaysian Airli...
5 Heinä 201918min
Episode 2- Air France 447, frozen pitot tubes & confusion on the flight deck
This is the series that tracks air disasters through history and how each has led directly to the safety we almost take for granted every time we climb aboard an airliner. Last week it was the story ...
25 Kesä 201924min
Episode 1 - An Airship plunges into a Chicago Bank
This series called Plane Crash Diaries is really about how safe aviation has become. This sounds like a contradiction, but its through the experience of more than a century of commercial aviation that...
18 Kesä 201920min
