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 Fight for Control
Internal US flight loses a propeller 19,000 feet over the Pacific Ocean.
1:30 AM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Bomb on Board
On December 11, 1994, a terrorist bomb explodes on Philippine Airlines Flight 434, yet only one passenger dies.
2:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada
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Mayday Fire in the Hold
A ValuJet bursts into flames and crashes in the Florida Everglades, which reignites a controversy that rocks the FAA.
4:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Mistaken Identity
A high-tech American gunship stationed in the Persian Gulf shoots down Iran Air Flight 655 carrying 290 people when its systems confuse it with an Iranian fighter.
6:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada
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Mayday Fire in the Hold
A ValuJet bursts into flames and crashes in the Florida Everglades, which reignites a controversy that rocks the FAA.
2:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Mistaken Identity
A high-tech American gunship stationed in the Persian Gulf shoots down Iran Air Flight 655 carrying 290 people when its systems confuse it with an Iranian fighter.
2:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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Mayday Second Thoughts
The turboprop plane begins its descent in thick fog, but things go wrong; Luxair Flight 9642 crashes a few kilometers from the runway; investigators discover that there was nothing abnormal about the two engines.
5:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Powerless Plunge
Just moments after takeoff, a Loganair cargo flight from Edinburgh loses both engines and crashes into the icy North Sea.
6:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Cabin Chaos
After a Chinese airplane lands at a top-secret US Air Force base, the search is on for the cause of a deadly rollercoaster ride in the sky.
7:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Mistaken Identity
A high-tech American gunship stationed in the Persian Gulf shoots down Iran Air Flight 655 carrying 290 people when its systems confuse it with an Iranian fighter.
7:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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