Upended in a Lake: Ivory Coast Ambush

Upended in a Lake: Ivory Coast Ambush

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Spider Crack in Plane Window: Rapid Decompression

An Air Force captain, George Burk, boards a plane bound for a base in Washington State. It’s a Monday morning like any other. Or at least, it should be. A structural failure will lead to a horror scenario in the sky. As the windows are blown out, this aluminium tube will hurtle t ...  Show more

Escape Through the Blaze: Follow the Bobcat

A lost hunter inadvertently sets in motion a terrifying chain of events. As his signal fire gets out of control it becomes a massive, uncontainable wildfire. Within minutes, the blaze is rampaging west - towards the hills outside San Diego… towards the houses nestled among the sl ...  Show more

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