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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.
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
S11, EP2 "Killer Attitude"The pairing of a domineering pilot and an inexperienced first officer has deadly consequences in northern Minnesota.
Air Disasters
S12, EP9 "Deadly Go Round"When an A300 stalls and crashes just before landing in Japan, fears arise about the plane's complex automated systems.
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.
Air Disasters
S16, EP3 "Tragic Takeoff"When a twin-engine jet careens off the runway in Kentucky, investigators must determine why the plane failed to take off.
Air Disasters
S8, EP2 "Testing the Limits"On 26 May 1991, the thrust reverser on the number one engine of Lauda Air Flight 004 deploys in flight without being commanded, causing the aircraft to spiral out of control, disintegrate, and crash about 100 miles northwest of Bangkok.