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Fatal Flaw

Air Disasters

S18, EP23 "Fatal Flaw"

A look at several air disasters that involved small components that failed; accidents caused by minor defects or errors; how the follow-up investigations led to changes that have made flying safer.

Air Disasters

S5, EP9 "Getting Out Alive"

Air accident survival stories; keeping passengers and crews alive when disaster strikes.

Air Disasters

S1, EP2 "Gimli Glider"

A pilot heads for a decommissioned air force base when the Boeing 767 jet he is flying unexpectedly runs out of fuel.

Apocalypse: The Second World War

S1, EP1 "Aggression"

Hitler unleashes the full wrath of his military might.

Apocalypse: World War II

S1, EP2 "Crushing Defeat"

The darkest days of the war are covered; Germany conquers France; British civilians endure the Blitz.

Apocalypse: World War II

S1, EP3 "Shock"

As the war continues into 1941, the conflict goes truly global with the savage battle for Moscow and Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.

Apocalypse: World War II

S1, EP4 "World Ablaze"

America joins the war; the conflict rages in South-East Asia, North Africa and Russia; the Nazis instigate The Final Solution.

Apocalypse: World War II

S1, EP5 "The Noose"

The death toll rises as the war reaches its conclusion.

Air Disasters

S8, EP7 "Concorde: Up in Flames"

On 25 July 2000, a Concorde operating as Air France Flight 4590 stalled and crashed into a hotel in Gonesse shortly after takeoff from Charles de Gaulle Airport, killing all the 109 people on board and 4 on the ground.

Air Disasters

S5, EP6 "Into the Eye of the Storm"

On 15 September 1989, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration aircraft tasked with intercepting Hurricane Hugo over the Caribbean islands is jolted by strong winds, causing an engine to catch fire and fail.

Air Disasters

S6, EP9 "Kid in the Cockpit"

A pilot's decision to let his 15-year-old son fly has disastrous consequences on a commercial flight.

Air Disasters

S10, EP9 "Deadly Solution"

Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 stalls and crashes into the Java Sea while flying through a thunderstorm.

Air Disasters

S16, EP1 "North Sea Nightmare"

A modern turboprop nosedives towards the North Sea after being struck by lightning, an unusual feature in the plane may explain why.

Air Crash Investigation

S24, EP9 "Lost Star Footballer"

With a young rising football star on board, a chartered Piper Malibu suddenly disappears from radar over the English Channel.

Air Disasters

S4, EP4 "Pushed to the Limit"

SilkAir Flight 185 crashes into the Musi River in Indonesia after abruptly diving from its cruise altitude.

Air Disasters

S14, EP3 "Hero Pilots"

Three flights headed for disaster are saved at the last moment by heroes in the cockpit.

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