Air Crash Investigations

May 25, 2002. China Airlines Boeing 747 disintegrated mid-air and crashed into the Taiwan Strait just twenty minutes after taking off, killing all passengers on-board. Over 600 pieces of debris were retrieved only to deepen the mystery of the plane crash. But what did investigators find to explain why the plane shattered in mid-air?

On December 21, 1988, the residents of the small town of Lockerbie, Scotland, were preparing for the Christmas holiday, but danger was fast approaching. A packed passenger plane flying over the village exploded mid-air, shooting massive fireballs of debris onto the residents below. Ultimately, this tragic disaster killed 270 people from 21 different countries. Seven days later, investigators found

September 8, 1989. High above the North Sea, an aging propeller plane tumbles from the sky. Investigators consider a string of possibilities; it takes two years to find the cause. It's something that's never been seen in previous investigations. It would lead to arrests half a world away and call into question the safety of one of the world's most important planes, Air Force One.