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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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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.

7:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada

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Mayday Hanging by a Thread

Aloha Airlines Flight 243 loses part of its roof of the front fuselage before landing safely at Kahului, Maui.

1:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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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.

2:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada

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Mayday Attack Over Baghdad

The crew of DHL Flight OO-LL must land the plane using only the engines to control the craft when a left wing explodes causing the plane to lose hydraulic pressure.

4:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Deadly Pitch

Experts investigate the reason behind why Fine Air Flight 101 crashed into a Miami building moments after take-off.

6:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada

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Mayday Attack Over Baghdad

The crew of DHL Flight OO-LL must land the plane using only the engines to control the craft when a left wing explodes causing the plane to lose hydraulic pressure.

2:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Deadly Pitch

Experts investigate the reason behind why Fine Air Flight 101 crashed into a Miami building moments after take-off.

2:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada

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Mayday Attack Over Baghdad

The crew of DHL Flight OO-LL must land the plane using only the engines to control the craft when a left wing explodes causing the plane to lose hydraulic pressure.

1:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Deadly Pitch

Experts investigate the reason behind why Fine Air Flight 101 crashed into a Miami building moments after take-off.

2:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada

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Mayday Collision Catastrophe

Two planes collide in the sky above southern Germany and numerous people on the ground witness the disaster; based on the wreckage, it is clear that the planes collided in the air; the researchers encounter a mystery.

3:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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