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Testing the Limits

Smithsonian Channel • Today, 9:00am • 1h

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.

Smithsonian Channel • Today, 10:00am • 1h

Air Disasters

S17, EP1 "Holding Pattern"

Flydubai Flight 981 enters a rapid descent and crashes nose-first at Rostov-on-Don Airport in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, after aborting its second landing attempt in poor weather conditions.

Smithsonian Channel • Today, 11:00am • 1h

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.

Smithsonian Channel • Today, 12:00pm • 1h

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.

Smithsonian Channel • Today, 1:00pm • 1h

Air Disasters

S7, EP5 "Hidden Danger"

In 1991, a Boeing 737 operating as United Airlines Flight 585 suddenly rolls into a dive and crashes within eight seconds, killing all 25 people on board.

Smithsonian Channel • Today, 2:00pm • 1h

Air Disasters

S10, EP7 "Murder in the Skies"

When Germanwings Flight 9525 crashes in the French Alps, investigators discover shocking truths about the co-pilot's mental health.

Smithsonian Channel • Today, 3:00pm • 1h

Air Disasters

S5, EP8 "Imperfect Pitch"

On 27 November 2008, an aircraft on a post-maintenance test flight operating as XL Airways Germany Flight 888T stalls and crashes into the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of France, killing all seven people on board.

Smithsonian Channel • Today, 4:00pm • 1h

Air Disasters

S2, EP4 "Panic on the Runway"

On August 22nd, 1985, 55 people died aboard British Airtours flight 28M when its engine caught fire as it accelerated.

Smithsonian Channel • Aired Fri Aug 07, 9:00am UTC • 1h

Air Warriors

S8, EP4 "Messerschmitt BF 109"

Considered the deadliest fighter of WWII, Germany's Me-109s were feared by Allied bombers and fighters alike; 109s fought Spitfires in the Battle of Britain and alongside Rommel in North Africa.

Smithsonian Channel • Aired Fri Aug 07, 10:00am UTC • 1h