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Air Disasters
S4, EP8 "Focused on Failure"On 28 December 1978, the crew of United Airlines Flight 173 are preoccupied with a landing gear problem as the aircraft circles in a holding pattern in the vicinity of Portland, Oregon; it runs out of fuel and crashes in a sparsely populated area.
Combat Ships
S4, EP3 "Hidden Figures"Stories of historic Black struggle for equality in maritime combat; an enslaved powder boy who served during the French and Indian War; a Civil War gunner; the first African American to command a vessel with a fully integrated crew: Hugh Mulzac.
Combat Ships
S4, EP7 "Record Breakers"A look at how technological advances over the centuries have led to bigger and faster combat ships and transformed maritime warfare.
Combat Ships
S3, EP4 "Gulf War Warriors"A look at key naval battles that have taken place in the Persian Gulf over the last 50 years and the warships involved, from both sides of the conflicts.
Combat Ships
S1, EP8 "The Smallest Ships"A look at the smallest ships of war and the major roles they've played over the centuries, including the 1776 gunboat built to stop a British invasion and the HA-19 sub.
Combat Ships
S3, EP5 "Sunk"New high-tech investigations uncover what sunk a World War I cruiser, a World War II submarine, a British destroyer from the Falklands War, and more.
Combat Ships
S3, EP6 "Top Guns"A look at how navy weapons have evolved over the centuries, from cannons to gun turrets to nuclear missiles and beyond.
Combat Ships
S4, EP1 "Courageous Captains"Exploring maritime heroes who left their mark on history through their bravery and skill, including Larry Chambers, Ernest Evans, and Robert Smalls.
Air Disasters
S2, EP4 "Panic on the Runway"On August 22nd, 1985, 55 people died aboard British Airtours flight 28M when its engine caught fire as it accelerated.
Air Disasters
S11, EP10 "The Lost Plane"Investigators struggle to understand the unusual flight path and Himalayan crash site of Thai Airways Flight 311.
Air Disasters
S6, EP7 "Helicopter Down"A helicopter carrying oil workers to an offshore drilling platform crashes.
Air Disasters
S22, EP1 "Time of War"Mistaken identity and hostile fire over enemy territory are among the many risks that pilots face in war zones around the world.
Air Disasters
S22, EP3 "Ticking Time Bomb"From corrosion and metal fatigue to faulty repairs, three doomed airlines are brought down by gradually deteriorating parts.
Air Disasters
S4, EP10 "Death of the President"Polish Air Force Flight 101, carrying the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński, his wife Maria Kaczyńska and other top officials, crashes in a wooded area while on final approach to Smolensk North Airport in heavy fog and low visibility.
Air Disasters
S23, 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; conflicting alarms send a cutting-edge jetliner plunging into the Atlantic.