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Air Disasters
S12, EP5 "Deadly Display"A high-stakes demonstration flight in Indonesia turns catastrophic when a Russian jet slams into a mountain.
Air Disasters
S22, EP6 "Trained to Fail"Pilots are prepared to cope with a range of emergency scenarios, but failures in training can lead to catastrophe in the cockpit.
Air Disasters
S14, EP1 "Communication Breakdown"A look at three deadly air disasters that are caused by misunderstandings between pilots and air traffic controllers.
Air Disasters
S20, EP5 "Fuel Trouble"Three mysterious accidents send investigators hunting for clues; in the end, all three trails lead back to the same source -- the fuel tank.
Air Disasters
S20, EP21 "Dead of Night"Confused, flying blind and lost in the dark, three crews lose sight of the horizon and fall into the same deadly trap.
Air Disasters
S20, EP28 "Cockpit Breakdown"Three flights end in tragedy after miscommunication mix-ups and personality clashes; Investigators try to unravel what went wrong.
Air Disasters
S8, EP3 "Vanishing Act"Investigators face a mystery when Varig Flight 254 disappears without a trace over the jungles of Brazil.
The Codebreaker Who Hacked Hitler
Gordon Welchman's top-secret work helped defeat the Nazis and impacted modern codebreaking.
Aerial America
S1, EP64 "New England"An aerial tour over New England captures its beauty while celebrating its rich history; from the Massachusetts harbors, where Americans rebelled against the British, to the autumn colors that blanket the mountains of Vermont.
Aerial America
S1, EP40 "Kentucky"An aerial tour over Kentucky reveals a state of racetracks, country music highways, bourbon distilleries and a history of feuds and traditions.
Air Disasters
S21, EP1 "Scratching the Surface"After taking off from Taiwan, a China Airlines 747 suddenly disappears from radar and crashes, killing 225 people.
Air Disasters
S18, EP7 "Unlocking Disaster"A 747's cargo door opens at 23,000 feet, causing an explosive decompression that ejects nine passengers from the plane.
Air Disasters
S18, EP12 "Flying on Empty"When Air Transat Flight 236 runs out of fuel over the Atlantic, its pilots desperately try to keep their Airbus A330 in the air until they reach land.
Air Disasters
S2, EP3 "Cruel Skies"The U.S. Aviation Weather Center in Kansas City, Miss.; the importance of accurate weather forecasting to the aviation industry.
Air Disasters
S5, EP3 "Lost in Translation"On 10 January 2000, Crossair Flight 498 crashes just two minutes after takeoff from Zürich, Switzerland, while heading for Dresden, Germany, killing all 10 people on board.
Air Disasters
S13, EP5 "Deadly Pitch"A team of experts investigates in detail the carnage of a cargo plane; an anonymous tip helps explain why a cargo plane crashed just moments after taking off from Miami.