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Air Disasters
S3, EP5 "Turning Point"A Northwest Airlines flight cruises above the Bering Sea before problems develop and pilots must make an emergency landing in Anchorage.
Ice Airport Alaska
S4, EP4 "Arctic Guardians"A suspected toxic leak grounds a Boeing 737 at Anchorage International, engine trouble endangers the midair refuelling of the USAF's most advanced fighter jets, and a discovery at Anchorage customs uncovers clues to an international smuggling ring.
Ice Airport Alaska
S4, EP1 "Arctic Survival"A national snowstorm brings U.S. aviation to a standstill, but Anchorage fights through the storm; USAF aircrews endure the toughest survival training on Alaska's North Slope, and a veteran aircraft flies life-saving cargo.
Ice Airport Alaska
S4, EP3 "Crisis at Crooked Creek"A family-run airline flies emergency supplies to a remote village hit by water pollution; Alaska's biggest cargo airline loads high explosives on a busy runway; Anchorage's elite pilots come to the rescue of a holiday party.
Ice Airport Alaska
S4, EP2 "Snow Bomb"Record-breaking snow in Anchorage could shut down the airport; a novice pilot tests his nerve landing on a frozen lake; USAF aircrews battle the toughest Arctic survival training; a unique aircraft workshop Alaska-proofs a vintage.
Ice Airport Alaska
S7, EP4 "Live and Let Fly"A lone bush pilot races to stock ultra-marathon checkpoints; a heli pilot risks a sling-load at 4,000 feet and comes inches from disaster; a vintage DC-3 plane is a village's only lifeline as a storm closes in.
Air Disasters
S24, EP7 "Pitch Battle"After Colgan Air 9446 crashes off Cape Cod, investigators must determine what brought down a widely-used commuter aircraft in under three minutes.
Air Disasters
S16, EP10 "Deadly Delivery"UPS Airlines Flight 1354 clips the tops of trees and crashes into a hillside about one nautical mile short of the runway during final approach to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Alabama.
