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Death from Above

Air Disasters

S20, EP17 "Death from Above"

Midair tragedies are particularly horrifying when they occur over a community, and rain terror on the people below.

Air Disasters

S10, EP10 "Afghan Nightmare"

When a cargo plane crashes at a U.S. airfield in Afghanistan, investigators reach a conclusion that ultimately proves incorrect.

Air Disasters

S8, EP9 "No Clear Options"

When a commuter turboprop plane crashes at an Irish airport, investigators uncover a startling gap in aviation safety.

Air Disasters

S23, EP1 "Pitch Problems"

Alaska Airlines 261 nosedives into the Pacific leaving investigators stumped; a rare storm and a deadly design flaw intersect cause American Eagle 4184 to fall from the sky; investigators suspect a fatal flaw in the Boeing 737.

Air Disasters

S17, EP10 "Kobe Bryant"

When basketball legend Kobe Bryant is killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, investigators examine the data, the wreckage, and the pilot's actions for clues.

Air Disasters

S21, EP8 "Frozen in Flight"

A design flaw sends American Eagle Flight 41-84 smashing into a cornfield outside of Chicago, killing all 68 people on board.

Air Disasters

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.

Air Disasters

S4, EP3 "Caution to the Wind"

On 31 October 2000, Singapore Airlines Flight 006 collides with construction equipment at Chiang Kai-shek airport in Taipei while attempting to take off on the wrong runway in a typhoon, killing 83 of the 179 people on board.

Air Warriors

S6, EP4 "F-22 Raptor"

The inside story of the ultimate stealth fighter, the F-22 Raptor, and its predecessors.

Air Warriors

S6, EP7 "P-38 Lightning"

Innovative engineering allows the P-38 Lightning to fly faster and climb higher than any other WWII warplane; a twin-propeller fighter with heavy armaments packed into its nose, the P-38 becomes one of America's premiere combat planes during the war.

Air Warriors

S1, EP2 "Apache"

The AH-64 Apache, one of the most heavily fortified and well-armed helicopters ever built.

Air Warriors

S10, EP5 "F-100 Super Sabre"

The North American F-100 Super Saber, also known as the Hun, becomes a supersonic powerhouse after initial difficulties; it was used primarily in the Vietnam War.

Air Warriors

S2, EP3 "Black Hawk"

The 35-year history of the UH-60 Black Hawk.

Air Warriors

S10, EP8 "C-47 Skytrain"

A look at how the C-47 evolved from passenger plane to a transport aircraft and flying hospital in WWII and years later as a gunship in Vietnam.

Air Warriors

S7, EP1 "Top Dogfighters"

Stories of fighter aircraft and deadly combat, including dogfights with the P-38 Lightning and Messerschmitts over Nazi Germany, told through rarely seen battle footage and first-hand accounts.

Aerial America

S1, EP2 "California"

Zoom above, and below, some of the Golden State's greatest monuments.

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