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Mayday

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Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously re-enacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters could have been prevented; accounts from survivors combine with cockpit recordings and computer images to weave the gripping tales and expert testimony reveals the hows and whys behind the events, some of which have resulted in important changes to aviation safety and regulations.

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Upcoming TV Listings for Mayday

Mayday Fire on Board

A fire and electrical failure on Swissair Flight 111 ends in tragedy, with the plane crashing into the Atlantic, killing all 229 passengers and crew on board.

1:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Deadly Discussions

In Buenos Aires, LAPA Flight 3142 staggers until it collapses and explodes in flames.

2:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada

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Mayday Flying on Empty

Air Transat Flight 236 begins to leak fuel over the Atlantic and must glide into a landing at the naval base on the island of Azores.

3:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Fire on Board

A fire and electrical failure on Swissair Flight 111 ends in tragedy, with the plane crashing into the Atlantic, killing all 229 passengers and crew on board.

4:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Flying Blind

The crew relies on malfunctioning airspeed and altitude indicators to make an emergency landing which ends in disaster for AeroperĂș Flight 603.

5:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Cutting Corners

Shortly after takeoff, the horizontal stabilizer of Air Alaska Flight 261 malfunctions, causing the plane to dive into the ocean.

6:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Pacific Ditching

The pilots of a cargo plane that crashed at sea believe they have lost both engines, but the wreckage tells a different story.

7:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Running on Empty

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

8:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Holding Pattern

After Flydubai Flight 981 nosedives into the runway at Russia's Rostov airport, investigators uncover one of the most lethal traps in aviation.

6:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada

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Mayday Peril Over Portugal

Martinair Flight 495, a DC-10, crashes when attempting to land at Portugal's Faro Airport amid thunderstorms and heavy rain.

7:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada

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