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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 Deadly Departure

After a DC-8 cargo plane with only three working engines crashes on takeoff in Kansas City, investigators uncover a flaw in the pilots' training.

6:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Without Warning

Investigators employ 3D technology to determine how two float planes carrying tourists collided suddenly above an Alaskan waterfall.

7:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Under Fire

Experts investigate the Saudia Flight 163 tragedy, which killed 287 passengers and 14 crew members following an in-flight fire.

7:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada

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Mayday Disaster at Dutch Harbor

While landing at a notoriously tricky Alaskan island airport, the pilots of a twin turboprop can't stop their plane.

10:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Deadly Departure

After a DC-8 cargo plane with only three working engines crashes on takeoff in Kansas City, investigators uncover a flaw in the pilots' training.

11:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Without Warning

Investigators employ 3D technology to determine how two float planes carrying tourists collided suddenly above an Alaskan waterfall.

12:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Cockpit Failure

Minutes before they're scheduled to land in Zurich, the pilots of a routine passenger flight can't find the runway; they abort and power up the engines in order to climb, but they are too late.

1:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Under Fire

Experts investigate the Saudia Flight 163 tragedy, which killed 287 passengers and 14 crew members following an in-flight fire.

2:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada

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Mayday The Heathrow Enigma

British Airways' flight number 38 suffers from double engine failure and crashes near Heathrow in 2008.

4:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Lost Star Footballer

With a young rising football star on board, a chartered Piper Malibu suddenly disappears from radar over the English Channel.

6:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada

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