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Mayday Air Disaster | S2E04 | Deadly Crossroads A lone air traffic controller working at the Zurich Control Center failed to notice that a Russian plane was on a collision course with a DHL cargo plane. He instructed the Russian pilots to descend. Their anti-collision equipment advised them to climb. The Russian pilots choose to heed the air traffic controller’s instruction to descend. Unfortunately, the DHL pilots had also had an anti-collision warning to descend. The planes crashed into each other, killing all 71 people. Documentary Central is the home for compelling documentaries tackling subjects like history, climate change, wildlife, conspiracy and more.

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The Worst Possible Thing Happened on this Fateful Flight | Mayday Air Disaster
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Society
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52 minutes
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English

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