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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 Fanning the Flames

A complex recovery operation is launched to find out if a 747 which disappeared into the Indian Ocean was carrying illegal weapons.

3:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Dead Weight

Air Midwest Flight 5481 plane plummets to the ground just after take off killing all on board and injuring one on the ground.

4:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Southern Storm

The pilots of Southern Airways Flight 242 must try to land on a Georgia highway after the engines die and the windshield shatters.

5:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Air India: Explosive Evidence

A bomb explodes on Air India Flight 182 en route from Canada to India causing it to disintegrate over the coast of Ireland.

6:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Mixed Signals

The conflicting alarms confuse pilots of Birgenair Flight 301 before it crashes into the ocean with no survivors.

7:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Fatal Distraction

The pilots of Eastern Airline Flight 401 try to determine why both landing-gear lights do not function, distracting them.

8:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Deadly Descent

En route to Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific Flight 780 is high over the South China Sea when both of the plane's engines fail, turning the Airbus A-330 into a 200-ton glider; the captain takes over manual control and manages to power up one engine.

6:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada

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Mayday Death Race

Competing in a highly-modified P-51 Mustang at the Reno Air Races, Jimmy Leeward is determined to set a new speed record, but half way through the race, his plane spirals out of control and crashes onto the tarmac in front of the stands.

7:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada

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Mayday Fatal Approach

En route to Cardiff, Wales, the crew of KLM Cityhopper Flight 433 report an engine problem and head back to the airport; just as it is about to touch down, the aircraft crashes and breaks apart on a field next to the runway.

8:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada

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Mayday Borderline Tactics

An American cargo plane attempts a landing at the U.S. naval station at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba; the maneuver requires avoiding Cuban airspace. But something goes terribly wrong on its final approach, and the DC-8 crashes at the end of the runway.

9:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada

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