Truly Great miniseries. I was riveted
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Yep. As I'm sure I've said before, the only thing I've ever seen on TV that was better was Band of Brothers.
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This was such a good series i hope you enjoy it!
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Finished this last night, it’s a damn shame they only did five episodes

Radiation so strong it basically disintegrated a helicopter mid-flight? :-)

Imagine the mental and physical hell of being on the “90 second crew” who went up on the roof to toss the graphite back down into the pit :-)
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Watch again :-)
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Ok ya got me, what did I miss Otter?
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The chopper hit some sort of suspension line from a crane with its blades. If you watch close you can see whatever it was supporting fall when the cable is cut by the chopper blades.

It's tough to catch.
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The helicopter pilot got disoriented in proximity to the core convection and maneuvered the copter into the main hoist line of the nearby crane. It didn't just disintegrate from the radiation.

EDIT - Q2late
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Someone else may have mentioned it earlier in the thread but Midnight in Chernobyl is a good read if you are interested in more.
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there is real video of the helicopter hitting the crane.
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It is still on my "to watch" list. For some reason i avoid watching it
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It ain't exactly a "happy" show. It makes Game of Thrones seem uplifting. :-)
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Follow doc


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