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About The Shocking Fire Of Swissair Flight 111 | Mayday S1 EP3

Swissair Flight 111 was a scheduled international passenger flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, United States, to Cointrin International Airport in Geneva, Switzerland. This flight was also a codeshare flight with Delta Air Lines. On 2 September 1998, the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 performing this flight, registration HB-IWF, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean southwest of Halifax Stanfield International Airport at the entrance to St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia. Revealing the dark truth that aviation safety improves one crash at a time, Mayday investigates legendary aviation disasters to find out what went wrong and why. WONDER is packed with binge worthy reality documentaries for hours of entertainment. Check out our hub of diverse and empowering stories which explore the extreme side of life! Content licensed from Cineflix Rights to Little Dot Studios.

The Shocking Fire Of Swissair Flight 111 | Mayday S1 EP3 is presented by Wonder. Its listed runtime is 52 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.

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The Shocking Fire Of Swissair Flight 111 | Mayday S1 EP3
Category
Society
Runtime
52 minutes
Language
English
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Wonder

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