Smithsonian Channel - Air Disasters Series 19 (2023) Part 6 Cockpit Catastrophe

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Part 6 Cockpit Catastrophe

When the cockpit window of an Airbus A319 explodes, the captain battles gale-force winds and oxygen deprivation to safely land his plane.

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