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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.
The Battle of Normandy: 85 Days in Hell
On D-Day, Allied forces land in Normandy, France, to beat back the German troops and liberate France; previously unseen archival footage captures the 85-day struggle to liberate Europe and includes rare images of the battle itself.
100 Missions: Surviving Vietnam
An inside look at the USAF's bombing operation over North Vietnam in the late 1960s and each pilot's goal to reach 100 missions to earn his ticket home.
The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima
The identity of an unnamed hero in the iconic photo of the flag-raising on Iwo Jima is revealed by modern science.
Battle of Okinawa in Color
Military cameramen's footage of the Battle of Okinawa shows the intensity of the battle, on land and sea, in vivid color.
Combat Ships
S4, EP4 "Heroes of Guadalcanal"A comprehensive look at the naval battle of Guadalcanal in November 1942 and the heroic efforts of U.S. sailors who held off powerful Imperial Navy.
D-Day
Rerun Air Date: November 12, 2024A retelling of the D-Day invasion and its critical naval operation involving an armada of diverse and ingenious vessels.
Combat Ships
S4, EP6 "Smugglers and Pirates"Documentary series that tells the story of the evolution of maritime conflict.
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 January 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
S9, EP8 "Steep Impact"When the crash of a commuter plane in Georgia killed a NASA astronaut, a four-term U.S. senator and 21 others, the disaster grabbed headlines around the world.
Air Disasters
S20, EP21 "Dead of Night"Confused, flying blind, and lost in the dark, three crews lose site of the horizon and fall into the same deadly trap.
Air Disasters
S19, EP4 "Power Play"When a turboprop loses engine power and crashes in Papua New Guinea, investigators discover a fatal defect existing in Dash 8s around the world.
Air Disasters
S19, EP10 "Mystery Over the Mediterranean"History's most terrifying air disasters, and the investigations that followed, are revisited and reexamined.
Air Disasters
S10, EP5 "Deadly Detour"The crew of a commuter flight over France makes a sightseeing detour that sets off a deadly chain of events.
Air Disasters
S11, EP3 "Deadly Myth"The crash of a commuter flight to Detroit leads investigators to a cause the industry has known about for years.