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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 Crash Course

Saudi Airways and Kazakhstan Airlines jets hit each other at 14,000 feet sending both planes spiraling to the ground.

7:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada

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Mayday Terror In San Francisco

Asiana Flight 214 slams into a seawall just short of the runway in San Francisco.

1:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Crash Course

Saudi Airways and Kazakhstan Airlines jets hit each other at 14,000 feet sending both planes spiraling to the ground.

2:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada

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Mayday High Rise Catastrophe

In 1992, Flight 1862 from Amsterdam to Tel Aviv suffered a catastrophic crash; investigators subsequently discover a lethal problem threatening every 747.

4:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Operation Babylift

During the Vietnam War when over 250 children, who were being airlifted to safety on a US Air Force C5A Galaxy, died in an explosion.

6:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada

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Mayday High Rise Catastrophe

In 1992, Flight 1862 from Amsterdam to Tel Aviv suffered a catastrophic crash; investigators subsequently discover a lethal problem threatening every 747.

2:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Operation Babylift

During the Vietnam War when over 250 children, who were being airlifted to safety on a US Air Force C5A Galaxy, died in an explosion.

2:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada

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Mayday Explosive Proof

When TWA Flight 800 explodes over Long Island, the search for the truth pits crash investigators against the nation's most respected crime detectives.

5:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Lethal Turn

The crash of Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 is the country's worst-ever aviation disaster, and one that's baffled investigators.

6:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Storming Out

Approaching Charlotte, North Carolina, USAir Flight 1016 falls from the sky; the pilots blame severe weather, but that's only part of the story.

7:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)

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