22 Season
251 Episode
Air Disasters - Season 5 Episode 6 Into the Eye of the Storm
The disaster is only the beginning of the story.
In September of 1989, NOAA 42 “Kermit” flew a research mission into Hurricane Hugo, east of Barbados. On approach, there was a temporary outage of the lower fuselage radar, blinding the crew as to the structure and strength of the storm. Follow the crew through it's hair-raising ordeal as they monitor the landmark hurricane, while flying a plane in turbulence so severe, it puts the mission in jeopardy.
- Year: 2024
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- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: Smithsonian Channel
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- Cast: Stephen Bogaert