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Air Disasters
S21, EP5 "Operation Babylift"A United States Air Force transport aircraft conducting the inaugural flight of Operation Babylift suffers an explosive decompression when the rear cargo door fails and crashes into a paddy field while attempting an emergency landing.
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
S5, EP9 "Getting Out Alive"Air accident survival stories; keeping passengers and crews alive when disaster strikes.
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"History's most terrifying air disasters, and the investigations that followed, are revisited and reexamined.
Air Disasters
S11, EP8 "Terror Over Egypt"When a plane carrying Russian tourists crashes in Egypt, investigators face political tensions and terrorist claims in their search for the truth.
The Pacific War in Color
S1, EP5 "Striking Distance"Allied forces move to take the valuable islands of Tinian and Guam that threaten American air operations; meanwhile, Gen. Curtis LeMay is tasked with planning and executing a fire bombing campaign against Japan.
The Pacific War in Color
S1, EP6 "Fire From the Sky"Allies slug it out on the island of Peleliu in a campaign to pave the way for Gen. MacArthur's return to the Philippines; footage shows troops enduring the muddy muck in the Philippines; Japan unveils a devastating new tactic, the kamikaze.
The Pacific War in Color
S1, EP7 "No Surrender"By the spring of 1945, the United States begins to take back the Philippines; on Borneo, the Australians invade Labuan; when the United States invades Okinawa, Japan makes a strong stand and launches the biggest kamikaze attacks of the war.
The Pacific War in Color
S1, EP8 "From the Ashes"President Harry Truman decides to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki; Emperor Hirohito surrenders, and Gen. Douglas MacArthur arrives to oversee the country's occupation; mortal enemies must now become partners in Japan's rebirth.
Air Warriors
S9, EP5 "B-24 Liberator"The most-produced bomber in US history, used during World War II by every branch of the American military, as well as by the Royal Air Force.
Air Warriors
S10, EP2 "PBY Catalina"A look at the amphibious aircraft and the many roles it served during WWII, from patrol bomber to search-and-rescue aircraft.
Air Warriors
S10, EP4 "Mosquito"A look at the British multi-role fighter aircraft; the de Havilland Mosquito was used in the Second World War as a bomber, fighter and reconnaissance aircraft.
Air Warriors
S8, EP3 "Hawker Hurricane"The overlooked underdog of British fighter planes; fast and versatile, the dogfighter doubled as a bomber and ground support aircraft in every theatre of WWII.