disaster flight is a reality-based thriller and is not only about theBijlmer disaster itself, but also about the aftermath of this plane crash.
Finding the real cause
When on October 4, 1992, a Boeing 747 of the Israeli airline company El Alcrashes into an apartment building in Amsterdam’s Bijlmermeer, the Netherlandsis suddenly world news. Investigation shows that a safety pin has come loosefrom one of the engines. In short: just bad luck.
But the black box is untraceable.
Journalists Vincent Dekker (Thomas Höppener) and Pierre Heijboer (Yorick vanWageningen) are therefore working with veterinarian Asha Willems (Joy Delima)to find out how this plane could have crashed. Some of those involved alsobecame seriously ill, leaving Vincent and Pierre wondering what that planeactually had on board.
Memories of Bijlmer disaster
The reactions to the first episode have been purely positive. Viewers aredeeply impressed. The gruesome images and good acting sometimes lead to’oppressive recognitions’.
Many viewers share their memories of the Bijlmer disaster on Twitter. ‘Firstpart of disaster flight about the Bijlmer disaster is promising and makes uscurious about the sequel. I can still remember that Sunday evening in 1992like it was yesterday,” one viewer wrote on Twitter.
Another responds with: ‘This will come in for a while, regardless of whetherit is fact or fiction. If you live close to Schiphol, these kinds of scenariosare always in the back of your mind. I was then on the train and enteredAmsterdam Amstel. I saw the explosion, not knowing what I saw.’
Watching this series will also bring up many sad memories for MarléneTruideman (69). She previously shared her story about the Bijlmer disaster inLibelle. In 1992 she lived in the flat on which the Boeing 747 crashed. Herson Guillermo (16) and daughter Graciella (14) died. “Even though everythingwas swept away, I still had hope.” Read the entire interview here.
Golden Calf nomination for ‘Disaster Flight’
disaster flight makes in the Drama Series category together with DirtyLines and The year of Fortuyn chance of a Golden Calf during the Dutch filmfestival. The winner will be announced on Friday 30 September during theGolden Calf Gala 2022.
disaster flight can be seen every day from Thursday 29 September at 9:30 pmon KRO-NCRV on NPO 1. The final episode will be broadcast on Tuesday 4October, exactly 30 years after the disaster.