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Fanning the Flames

Air Disasters

S1, EP4 "Fanning the Flames"

A complex recovery operation is launched to find out if a 747 which disappeared into the Indian Ocean was carrying illegal weapons.

Air Disasters

"Trained to Fail"

Pilots are prepared to cope with a range of emergency scenarios, but failures in training can lead to catastrophe in the cockpit.

Air Disasters

S14, EP1 "Communication Breakdown"

A look at three deadly air disasters that are caused by misunderstandings between pilots and air traffic controllers.

Disasters Engineered

S1, EP4 "Industrial Slides"

A 1966 landslide in Wales killed 116 children and 28 adults; a 2019 dam collapse killed 115 people in Brazil.

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.

Air Disasters

S13, EP2 "Death Race"

When a modified WWII fighter plane crashes into the crowd at a Nevada air show, investigators struggle to find the cause.

Air Disasters

S13, EP10 "Slam Dunk"

A quick trip from Washington D.C. to Ohio in 1994 turns deadly when pilots of a twin-engine turboprop attempt a risky landing.

Air Disasters

S9, EP5 "Fatal Delivery"

The two-man crew of a UPS cargo jet must attempt an emergency landing when a fire in the cargo hold fills their cockpit with smoke.

Air Disasters

S8, EP5 "The Final Push"

Investigators try to find the cause of two similar air crashes that happened nearly 12 years apart.

Air Disasters

S4, EP10 "Death of the President"

Polish Air Force Flight 101, carrying the President of Poland Lech Kaczynski, his wife Maria Kaczynska and other top officials, crashes in a wooded area while on final approach to Smolensk North Airport in heavy fog and low visibility.

Air Crash Investigation Special Report

S6, EP3 "Bad Data"

A billion-dollar Stealth Bomber crashes at a U.S. Air Force base-the costliest aviation disaster ever; bad data misleads a charter flight into a Portuguese mountain and conflicting alarms send a cutting-edge jetliner plunging into the Atlantic.

Air Disasters

"Deadly Data"

With hidden flaws buried in their navigation systems, three planes suffer catastrophic computer errors that force investigators to dig deep for clues.

Air Disasters

S3, EP3 "I'm the Problem"

Moments before Pacific Southwest Flight 1771 crashes on a cattle ranch in California, gunshots are heard in the cabin.

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