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Descent from Disaster Episode Guide
Kaimai Plane Crash - 1963
S1 Ep2
23rd Jul 2013
On July 3rd 1963, a National Airways Corporation DC3 slammed into a rocky ravine deep in the Kaimai Ranges. All 23 passengers and crew were killed. Simon Gault looks back at this tragic story.
Strongman Mine Disaster - 1967
S1 Ep3
30th Jul 2013
West Coast's Leigh Hart revisits his old hometown of Runanga, where in 1967,it was one of several West Coast towns devastated by the Strongman Mine disaster.
Shipwreck of the S.S. Wairarapa - 1894
S1 Ep4
6th Aug 2013
135 people lost their lives when the S.S. Wairarapa steamed straight into rocks on Great Barrier Island. Andrew Fagan uncovers the stories of heroism and downright cowardice on that tragic night.
Hawkes Bay Earthquake - 1931
S1 Ep5
13th Aug 2013
The Hawkes Bay Earthquake of 1931 is New Zealand's deadliest earthquake with over 250 people killed and hundreds more injured. Gary McCormick looks back at this tragic event.
Influenza Pandemic - 1918
S1 Ep6
20th Aug 2013
In 1918, 8500 New Zealanders lost their lives in a influenza pandemic that swept the world, Judy Bailey investigates the affect it had on New Zealand.
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The first episode of Descent from Disaster aired on July 16, 2013.
The last episode of Descent from Disaster aired on December 31, 2015.
There are 12 episodes of Descent from Disaster.
There are 2 seasons of Descent from Disaster.
Yes.
Descent from Disaster is set to return for future episodes.
