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Edge of Disaster

Air Disasters

S9, EP9 "Edge of Disaster"

Atlantic Airways Flight 670 careened off the runway and became engulfed in flames.

Air Disasters

S20, EP18 "Courage in the Cockpit"

Devastating failures in the air put pilots to the test and shine a light on three feats of flying.

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

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.

WWII Battles in Color

S1, EP1 "Blitzkrieg"

Rare archive footage charts the German Army in 1940 as it unleashes a new Blitzkrieg tactic.

WWII Battles in Color

S1, EP2 "Barbarossa"

Cameras roll as Nazi Germany launches an all-out assault on the Soviet Union.

WWII Battles in Color

S1, EP3 "El Alamein"

Footage of life and death on the battlefield of El Alamein and behind the lines in the African desert.

WWII Battles in Color

S1, EP4 "Kursk"

The story of the greatest tank battle the world has ever seen.

Air Warriors

S2, EP1 "A-10 Warthog"

The history of the mean and ugly jet aircraft, the A-10 Warthog.

Air Warriors

S4, EP3 "P-51 Mustang"

The fighter plane that helped turn the tide of World War II; the P-51 Mustang.

Air Warriors

S8, EP1 "F-86 Sabre"

The inside story of the F-86 Sabre, one of America's first fighter jets, and its epic battles against the Soviet MiG jet during the Korean War and beyond.

Air Warriors

"Top Ten 21st Century"

A look at the top U.S. military aircraft in America's modern arsenal, including the F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter, the hybrid V-22 Osprey, and more.

Aerial America

S1, EP54 "Missouri"

A flight over Missouri explores the Show Me State's towering monuments, mighty rivers and spectacular Ozarks.

Aerial America

S1, EP8 "Rhode Island"

A small state has a lot of history.

Aerial America

S1, EP45 "Best Small Towns"

A coast-to-coast aerial tour celebrates the best small towns in the United States and tells stories about the men and women who called them home.

Aerial America

S1, EP16 "Maryland & Delaware"

The birthplace of the Star Spangled Banner; sites Harriet Tubman, Babe Ruth and the DuPont family made their marks on history.

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