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Massacre Over the Mediterranean

Air Disasters

S5, EP7 "Massacre Over the Mediterranean"

On June 27, 1980, Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 crashes into the Tyrrhenian Sea near the island of Ustica, Italy; all 81 people on board are killed.

Disasters Engineered

S1, EP1 "Manned Missions"

Trace the chain of events that led to a deadly explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig and unleashed the largest marine oil spill in history; see the failed part that caused the NASA Challenger Space Shuttle to explode seconds after liftoff.

Air Disasters

S10, EP6 "Dangerous Approach"

A Colorado commuter flight crashes five miles short of the runway and the reasons why rock the airline industry.

Air Disasters

S10, EP8 "River Runway"

Pilots attempt to land their Boeing 737 in an Indonesian river after losing their engines and electrical power.

Air Disasters

S10, EP3 "Disaster at Tenerife"

Two 747s collide on the runway of a small airport in the Canary Islands, resulting in history's deadliest air crash.

Air Disasters

S5, EP1 "Fight to the Death"

On 18 June 1972, British European Airways Flight 548 stalls and crashes in a field near Staines shortly after takeoff from London Heathrow Airport, killing all 118 people on board.

Air Disasters

S17, EP6 "Terror Over Michigan"

After a Boeing 727's near-fatal nosedive over Michigan, investigators risk their own lives to determine what caused the aircraft to lose control.

Air Disasters

S11, EP1 "Explosive Proof"

The inside story of one of history's most infamous and complex investigations: the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800.

Air Warriors

S10, EP2 "PBY Catalina"

A look at the amphibious aircraft and the many roles it served during WWII, from patrol bomber to search-and-rescue aircraft.

Air Warriors

S10, EP4 "Mosquito"

A look at the British multirole fighter aircraft; the de Havilland Mosquito was used in the Second World War as a bomber, fighter and reconnaissance aircraft.

Air Warriors

S8, EP3 "Hawker Hurricane"

The overlooked underdog of British fighter planes; fast and versatile, the dogfighter doubled as a bomber and ground support aircraft in every theatre of WWII.

Air Warriors

S9, EP2 "Tornado"

An inside look at the Panavia Tornado's evolution from a Cold War low-level bomber to a high-level fighter-interceptor.

Air Warriors

S9, EP1 "Lancaster"

The inside story of the Avro Lancaster, the British bomber that was rushed into service to fight back against Nazi Germany.

Air Warriors

S10, EP3 "B-17 Flying Fortress"

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is one of the most lethal bombers of the U.S. Air Force in WWII's European and Pacific campaigns; among other things, the plane delivered food to the German-occupied Netherlands.

Air Warriors

S10, EP9 "Stuka Dive Bomber"

A look at the rise and fall of the infamous Nazi dive bomber Ju-87 Stuka, an aircraft of World War II.

Spitfire

The Spitfire's legend and role in the Battle of Britain.

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