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Nov 2022
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The Most Deadly Midair Collision of All ...

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Chris Demarais and Gustavo Sorola get to the cause of how Saudia Flight 763 and Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907 collided to become the most deadly midair collision of all time. Find out what happened on this episode of Black Box Down.

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