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The Heathrow Enigma

Air Disasters

S18, EP2 "The Heathrow Enigma"

A British Airways Flight's engines failure to respond cause the plane to crash-land just short of the runway.

Air Disasters

S15, EP10 "Stormy Cockpit"

Pilots leaving Cameroon steer their plane clear of a storm, but the aircraft begins rolling to the right, and they are unable to regain control.

The Codebreaker Who Hacked Hitler

Gordon Welchman's top-secret work helped defeat the Nazis and impacted modern codebreaking.

Hitler's Riches

The remarkable story of Hitler's last will and testament, from his surprising discovery to the family dispute he triggered and the new ideas he offers about the Führer.

Hunt for the Nazi Gold Train

Dan Snow follows treasure hunters as they hunt for a missing train full of gold; Dan carries out his own investigation into this extraordinary story, one that leads all the way to Adolf Hitler himself.

Treblinka: Hitler's Killing Machine

For the first time in 70 years, forensic archaeologists have been granted access to the Treblinka death camp, which suddenly disappeared in 1943, along with some 900,000 victims.

Combat Trains

S1, EP1 "Nazi Railways"

Auschwitz survivors explore the railways' part in the Nazis' mass murder.

Air Disasters

S3, EP10 "Split Decision"

Arrow Air Flight 1285 with 248 American soldiers on board crashes seconds after refueling in Newfoundland.

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S20, EP4 "Engines Out"

When an aircraft loses total engine power, a pilot's training can make all the difference in the world, but it's still up to investigators to determine what went wrong.

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S3, EP8 "The Invisible Plane"

SAS Flight 686 takes off from Milan's Linate Airport and moments later collides with a Cessna on the runway.

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S1, EP6 "Southern Storm"

Pilots of Southern Airways Flight 242 must try to land on a Georgia highway after the engines die and the windshield shatters.

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S2, EP1 "Cracks in the System"

Chalk's Ocean Airways flight 101 crashes just after take-off from Watson Island in Miami on December 19, 2005, killing 20 people.

Air Disasters

S8, EP1 "Choosing Sides"

British Midland Flight 92 slams into Britain's busy M1 motorway, and it seems like a rare case of dual engine failure, but investigators learn the real cause was a tragic misunderstanding.

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S20, EP12 "Instrument Confusion"

When critical instruments in the cockpit can't be trusted, the consequences can be fatal.

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S4, EP1 "Fight for Control"

A propeller breaks off and rips a hole in the fuselage of an aircraft en route from Alaska to Washington 19,000 feet over the Pacific Ocean.

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S5, EP5 "Queens Catastrophe"

On 12 November 2001, just two months after the September 11 attacks, American Airlines Flight 587 spirals out of control shortly after taking off from John F. Kennedy Airport and crashes into Queens.

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