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Air Disasters

S19, EP4 "Power Play"

When a turboprop loses engine power and crashes in Papua New Guinea, investigators discover a fatal defect existing in Dash 8s around the world.

Air Disasters

S19, EP10 "Mystery Over the Mediterranean"

When an Airbus crashes into the Mediterranean Sea, Egyptian authorities, French investigators and an Italian journalist theorize different causes for the accident.

Air Disasters

S12, EP10 "Dead of Winter"

An investigation into Continental Airlines Flight 1713, which crashed on takeoff from Denver during a snowstorm in 1987, changes commercial flight forever.

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.

Combat Ships

S3, EP8 "River Raiders"

A look at riverine warfare from the Civil War to Vietnam and small but powerful combat ships.

Combat Ships

S4, EP2 "Explosion!"

Recounting some of maritime warfare's explosions, from world wars and Vietnam to the nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll.

Air Disasters

S21, EP6 "Falling Fast"

Investigators discover a shocking mistake when pilots must ditch their plane in the Mediterranean, killing 14 of the 34 passengers.

Air Disasters

S12, EP3 "Deadly Distraction"

Delta Air Lines Flight 1141 crashes beyond the runway while taking off from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.

Air Disasters

S15, EP4 "Taxiway Turmoil"

Experts examine a departing DC-9 in Detroit which gets lost in the fog and ends up in the path of an oncoming 727.

Air Disasters

S18, EP18 "Missing Over New York"

Avianca Flight 52 is delayed numerous times by bad weather en route; it is dangerously low on fuel as it attempts a landing at New York City.

Air Disasters

S5, EP7 "Massacre Over the Mediterranean"

On June 27, 1980, Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 crashes into the Tyrrhenian Sea near the island of Ustica, Italy; all 81 people on board are killed.

Air Disasters

S10, EP6 "Dangerous Approach"

A Colorado commuter flight crashes five miles short of the runway and the reasons why rock the airline industry.

Air Disasters

S10, EP8 "River Runway"

Pilots attempt to land their Boeing 737 in an Indonesian river after losing their engines and electrical power.

Air Disasters

S10, EP3 "Disaster at Tenerife"

Two 747s collide on the runway of a small airport in the Canary Islands, resulting in history's deadliest air crash.

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