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The Unflyable Plane

DisasterSeries 1
Episode 2 of 6

In 1989 the tail engine of a United Airlines DC10 blew up during a flight to Chicago and the plane stopped responding. Archive footage is used to reconstruct the event.

30 minutes

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Thu 16 Jul 199820:00
BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire

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  • Thu 16 Jan 199719:30
    BBC Two Wales (Analogue) & Wales only
  • Thu 16 Jan 199720:00
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Thu 3 Apr 199719:29
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Thu 16 Jul 199820:00
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire