Mayday
History
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.
Upcoming TV Listings for Mayday
Mayday Terror Over Michigan: TWA Flight 841
After a Boeing 727's near-fatal nosedive over Michigan, investigators risk their own lives to determine why TWA Flight 841 fell out of the sky.
2:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada
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Mayday Ripped Apart
Design innovations evolve as a result of terrible air disasters due to pressurization failure or explosive decompression.
4:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Tree Strike Terror
In November 1995, American Airlines flight 1572 clips the tops of trees along Peak Mountain Ridge and strikes an instrument landing system antenna at Bradley International Airport in Hartford, Conn.
6:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada
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Mayday Ripped Apart
Design innovations evolve as a result of terrible air disasters due to pressurization failure or explosive decompression.
2:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Tree Strike Terror
In November 1995, American Airlines flight 1572 clips the tops of trees along Peak Mountain Ridge and strikes an instrument landing system antenna at Bradley International Airport in Hartford, Conn.
2:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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Mayday Crash Landing
On 18 June 2007, the landing gear of Eagle Airways Flight 2300 fails to extend while on approach to Wellington; the pilots divert the aircraft and make a belly landing at Blenheim, saving all 17 people on board.
5:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Tree Strike Terror
In November 1995, American Airlines flight 1572 clips the tops of trees along Peak Mountain Ridge and strikes an instrument landing system antenna at Bradley International Airport in Hartford, Conn.
7:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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Mayday Crash Landing
On 18 June 2007, the landing gear of Eagle Airways Flight 2300 fails to extend while on approach to Wellington; the pilots divert the aircraft and make a belly landing at Blenheim, saving all 17 people on board.
10:15 PM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Ripped Apart
Design innovations evolve as a result of terrible air disasters due to pressurization failure or explosive decompression.
1:30 AM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Tree Strike Terror
In November 1995, American Airlines flight 1572 clips the tops of trees along Peak Mountain Ridge and strikes an instrument landing system antenna at Bradley International Airport in Hartford, Conn.
2:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada
Select your lineup for TV local listings