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Air Disasters
S20, EP13 "VIP on Board"Airplane crashes involving high-profile passengers put added pressure on investigators.
Air Disasters
S7, EP7 "Out of Sight"In one of the world's busiest airports, a large passenger plane crashes into a smaller one; a 1986 midair crash between planes near Los Angeles brings attention to disturbing congestion at airports.
Air Disasters
S20, EP14 "Lapse in Security"Three aviation disasters are all linked to breakdowns in vital security measures.
Air Disasters
S19, EP9 "Delivery to Disaster"Investigators race to uncover why an Amazon cargo plane inexplicably nosedived into a swamp outside of Houston, Texas, in 2019.
Air Disasters
S3, EP6 "Break Up Over Texas"Near the end of its flight, Continental Express Flight 2574 suffers wing damage and goes into a dive falling out of the sky.
Air Disasters
S12, EP1 "Nuts and Bolts"When an American cargo plane crashes moments after takeoff, investigators uncover a systemic problem with aircraft maintenance.
Air Disasters
S24, EP8 "Under Fire"Three hundred people are killed in one of the deadliest aviation accidents of all time after a fire breaks out on board Saudia Flight 163.
How Did They Build That?
S3, EP3 "303"Engineers grapple with an apartment building, ripped apart by a man-made canyon; the Gateway Arch takes shape in St. Louis; an unpromising plot in Copenhagen, Denmark, is transformed by a gleaming new triangular office.
Aerial America
S1, EP74 "Coasts"An aerial tour over America's coastlines explores the visual splendor and rich history of the nation's varied borders.
Aerial America
S1, EP41 "Utah"An amazing aerial tour over Utah reveals a state full of otherworldly landscapes and landmarks, including a history steeped in Mormonism, pioneering tragedy, and Olympic glory.
Aerial America
S1, EP56 "On the Water"Taking flight for a bird's eye tour of America's rivers, lakes and canals.
Aerial America
S1, EP18 "New York"Beauty of the Empire State; Central Park; tallest skyscrapers; mighty rivers; 17th century explorer Henry Hudson.
Air Disasters
S3, EP2 "Mayday Munich"A plane with members of the Manchester United football team crashes while heading home from Yugoslavia, killing 23 aboard.
Air Disasters
S4, EP8 "Focused on Failure"On 28 December 1978, the crew of United Airlines Flight 173 are preoccupied with a landing gear problem as the aircraft circles in a holding pattern in the vicinity of Portland, Oregon; it runs out of fuel and crashes in a sparsely populated area.
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.
Air Disasters
S20, EP25 "Landings Gone Wrong"Relying on instinct rather than the rule book, three flights end in tragedy when crews improvise on their final approach.