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Frozen Wings

Air Disasters

S20, EP26 "Frozen Wings"

The consequences are disastrous when ice forms on an airplane's wings; three planes are brought down by ice and it's up to investigators to determine how modern aircraft could possibly end up with frozen wings.

Air Crash Investigation Special Report

S6, EP6 "Reckless Approaches"

A crew argues with no runway in sight; a captain ignores a critical signal; an exhausted pilot picks a catastrophic time to try a new approach.

Air Disasters

S20, EP29 "Splash Down"

Three last-resort water landings, all handled differently yet each one crucial to improving the outcomes of ditching on open water.

Air Disasters

S20, EP28 "Cockpit Breakdown"

Three flights end in tragedy after miscommunication mix-ups and personality clases; Investigators try to unravel what went wrong.

Aerial America

S1, EP2 "California"

Zoom above, and below, some of the Golden State's greatest monuments.

Aerial America

S1, EP44 "Nebraska"

Soaring above the Cornhusker State's vast farms, towering spires, desolate badlands and gleaming cities.

Aerial America

"Dazzling Destinations"

A sweeping tour over popular destinations in America, including the Badlands, Nantucket, the National Mall and more.

Aerial America

S1, EP23 "Colorado"

Alpine valleys; Rocky Mountains; Denver's towering skyscrapers.

Air Disasters

S16, EP6 "Meltdown Over Kathmandu"

Landing at one of the world's most challenging airports, a passenger plane comes in like a fighter jet and crashes, killing 51 of the 71 people aboard.

Air Disasters

S7, EP9 "Vertigo"

On Jan. 3, 2004, Flash Airlines Flight 604 banks to the right just after takeoff and crashes into the Red Sea, killing all 148 people on board.

Air Disasters

S20, EP14 "Lapse in Security"

Air Disasters

S19, EP9 "Delivery to Disaster"

History's most terrifying air disasters, and the investigations that followed, are revisited and reexamined.

Combat Ships

S1, EP1 "World Wars"

A look at how the role of battleships changed over the course of the First and Second World Wars.

Combat Ships

S1, EP5 "Torpedo Boats"

From tests in the River Thames, to the German's deadly U-boat attacks in World War II, this episode explores the silent threat of submarines.

Combat Ships

S2, EP7 "The Battle of Leyte Gulf"

It is considered the largest sea battle in history: the Battle of Leyte Gulf in WWII was three days of ingenious strategy and white-knuckle combat between warships, aircraft and kamikazes.

Combat Ships

S2, EP5 "Secrets of the Sea"

Stories of espionage at sea, including deadly U-boat cat-and-mouse games during WWI, the sinking of the Lusitania, a gun-smuggling private yacht that made history, and liners turned troopships.

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