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Air Disasters

S24, EP9 "Lost Star Footballer"

With rising young football star Emiliano Sala on board, a chartered Piper Malibu suddenly disappears from radar over the English Channel.

Air Disasters

S24, EP10 "Deadly Directive"

When Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashes shortly after takeoff, the catastrophe leads to the grounding of the entire Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet.

Air Disasters

S25, EP1 "Pacific Ditching"

Just after takeoff from Honolulu, TransAir Flight 810 loses power and ditches in the Pacific; both pilots survive, blaming dual engine failure-but when the Boeing 737 is recovered, the wreckage reveals a different cause.

Air Crash Investigation

S25, EP2 "Running on Empty"

Air Tahoma Flight 185, an overnight cargo flight from Memphis, Tenn., approaches its final destination, Cincinnati.

Air Disasters

S23, EP2 "Fight to the Finish"

Three flight crews face impossible odds: a Boeing 707 loses engines over the Alps as fire spreads, Air Astana 1388 goes out of control over Portugal, and a bomb on PA 434 severs control cables and blasts a hole in the fuselage.

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 Warriors

S6, EP4 "F-22 Raptor"

The inside story of the ultimate stealth fighter, the F-22 Raptor, and its predecessors.

Air Warriors

S6, EP7 "P-38 Lightning"

Innovative engineering allows the P-38 Lightning to fly faster and climb higher than any other WWII warplane; a twin-propeller fighter with heavy armaments packed into its nose, the P-38 becomes one of America's premiere combat planes during the war.

Air Warriors

S1, EP2 "Apache"

The AH-64 Apache, one of the most heavily fortified and well-armed helicopters ever built.

Air Warriors

S10, EP5 "F-100 Super Sabre"

The North American F-100 Super Saber, also known as the Hun, becomes a supersonic powerhouse after initial difficulties; it was used primarily in the Vietnam War.

Air Warriors

S2, EP3 "Black Hawk"

The 35-year history of the UH-60 Black Hawk.

Air Warriors

S10, EP8 "C-47 Skytrain"

A look at how the C-47 evolved from passenger plane to a transport aircraft and flying hospital in WWII and years later as a gunship in Vietnam.

Air Warriors

S7, EP1 "Top Dogfighters"

Stories of fighter aircraft and deadly combat, including dogfights with the P-38 Lightning and Messerschmitts over Nazi Germany, told through rarely seen battle footage and first-hand accounts.

Air Warriors

S4, EP2 "B-52"

The history of the longest serving bomber in the U.S. military: the B-52 Stratofortress.

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