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Disaster Week

Season 1 Episode 7 | 54m 34s

July 1935 - August 1935: Fokker and Plesman blame each other for the more and more frequent fatal crashes, and both get to a breaking point. Was everything worth this pain?

Aired: 05/03/23
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August 1939 - January 1940: Our duo is brought back together by the Dutch government.
November 1918 - October 1919: Albert Plesman and Anthony Fokker meet in Amsterdam.
May 1920 - October 1920: Plesman realizes that his ideal of civil aviation is at risk.
August 1925 - October 1925: Fokker moves to the US and Plesman invests in a prototype.
September 1934 - October 1934: Plesman wants to launch the new DC-2 into a great air race.
October 1929 - April 1930: 1929’s stock market crash hits both Plesman and Fokker.
October 1933 - January 1934: When Fokker’s new plane fails, Plesman must fly a slower one.