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The water, it caused it to pivot enough that it came straight at us. when he first started pivoting toward us, i thought he was maybe trying to show off for the camera. >> as the plane continues to approach, now alarmingly close to the water's edge, kohler tries to adjust his camera. >> i didn't realize anything was going wrong for quite some time, until the point where i suddenly zoomed out and the plane was still taking up the entire shot. >> the pilot attempts to regain control of the airplane. >> so he had to pull up or bite the bank. he chose to pull up and didn't have enough speed. he tr...

Between life and death. gloucester, in the united kingdom, 1993, two russian fighter pilots are executing a complicated and difficult maneuver at a royal international air show. the russian swifts approach each other at a combined speed of almost 600 miles per hour. as spectators stand below, the planes collide in midair sending each aircraft plummeting to the ground. one of the pilots ejects immediately, deploying his parachute as he nears the ground, the other pilot attempts to steer his burning plane away from the crowd. moments later, the second pilot can be seen parachuting to safety. bot...

Resistance. >> path of least resistance. i talk to experts all the time and they say planes can take a lot. tell us how much a plane can take. >> they can. and if you've ever gone to the videos on the internet and watched boeing take wings of a 787, they can fold those wings and make them touch above the top of the fuselage of the airplane. they flex quite a bit. it's designed and it has to be certified to withstand certain levels of g-forces and structurally be able to withstand turbulence. now, turbulence in the form of up-and-downdrafts continuously can be an issue, especially if the pilot ...

First, the bomber loses a wing, then the aircraft suffers complete engine failure. it's soon clear to spectators, this is not part of the show. >> stay where you are. this is okay. stay where you are. >> friends and family i was with were out on the fishing pier, and they saw it as it was happening. i heard quite a few people yelling and screaming. >> the stealth is plummeting to the ground. the pilot attempts to crash land in a nearby lake hoping to spare lives on the ground. with only seconds to impact, the pilot pulls the ejection handle and is catapulted into the air. >> i just had heard a...

Enough that it came straight at us. when he first started pivoting toward us, i thought he was maybe trying to show off for the camera. >> as the plane continues to approach, now alarmingly close to the water's edge, kohler tries to adjust his camera. >> i didn't realize anything was going wrong until the point where i suddenly zoomed out and the plane was still taking up you the entire shot. >> the pilot attempts to regain control of the airplane. >> so he had to pull up or bite the bank. he chose to pull up and didn't have enough speed. he tried to make it, hoping that he could get a little ...