I wish I'd seen that show.
Sounds like someone has found some drugs I missed in the 60's.
EMI of sufficient power to fry the planes to a degree causing the fires and explosiions that brought them down would require the power of the sun at today's technology level.
I'd say the producers were watching a Battlestar Galactica rerun when the idea hit them.
Just one avionics instructor's opinion mind you
