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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.
Air Disasters
S9, EP9 "Edge of Disaster"Atlantic Airways Flight 670 careened off the runway and became engulfed in flames.
Air Disasters
S20, EP7 "Runway in Sight"If pilots aren't prepared when the runway is in sight, a landing can quickly become a tragedy.
Air Disasters
S17, EP1 "Holding Pattern"Flydubai Flight 981 enters a rapid descent and crashes nose-first at Rostov-on-Don Airport in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, after aborting its second landing attempt in poor weather conditions.
Air Disasters
S20, EP18 "Courage in the Cockpit"Devastating failures in the air put pilots to the test and shine a light on three feats of flying.
Air Disasters
S2, EP8 "System Breakdown"Five aviation disasters and the changes they have forced air-traffic controllers to make.
Air Disasters
S4, EP13 "Vanished"On 1 June 2009, Air France Flight 447 stalls and crashes into the Atlantic Ocean while flying through a thunderstorm, killing all 228 people on board.
Air Disasters
S6, EP1 "Mistaken Identity"The captain of a Navy cruiser must quickly determine if an approaching plane is friendly.
Combat Ships
S3, EP1 "Game Changers"A look at experimental ships and revolutionary designers that have changed the tide of war through the centuries.
Combat Ships
S4, EP5 "Mutiny"A look at how technological advances over the centuries have transformed maritime warfare.
Combat Ships
S2, EP3 "Doomed Vessels"Bad design, human error and the enemy sent great ships to tragic ends, like Britain's K13 submarine and HMS Hood, Sweden's 17th century Vasa, and Kublai Khan's fleet, sunk by the original kamikaze.
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.
Combat Ships
S4, EP1 "Courageous Captains"Exploring maritime heroes who left their mark on history through their bravery and skill, including Larry Chambers, Ernest Evans, and Robert Smalls.
Combat Ships
S3, EP2 "The Battle of Trafalgar"The legendary Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, which pitted Napoleon's French ships against a British armada under the command of Admiral Horatio Nelson.
D-Day
Rerun Air Date: March 20, 2025A retelling of the D-Day invasion and its critical naval operation involving an armada of diverse and ingenious vessels.
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.
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