Two flights are on a deadly collision course. Find out how a perfect storm of confusion, training, maintenance, and a singular air traffic controller caused two planes to collide over Überlingen, Germany. 2020 © Anchor FM Inc. All rights reserved.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_%C3%9Cberlingen_mid-air_collision

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Research Sources:

http://www.bfu-web.de/EN/Publications/Investigation%20Report/2002/Report_02_AX001-1-2_Ueberlingen_Report.pdf?__blob=publicationFile

“Deadly Crossroads .” Mayday Air Disasters, season 2, episode 4, Cineflix, 13 Feb. 2005.

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