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 Alarming Silence
Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes shortly after takeoff in Detroit in 1987, proving to be one of the worst aviation disasters in U.S. history.
2:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada
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Mayday The Plane That Flew Too High
West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 crashes down killing 160 people in 2005, ultimately leading to the bankruptcy of the troubled airline.
3:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Split Decision
Arrow Air Flight 1285 with 248 American soldiers on board crashes seconds after refueling in Newfoundland.
4:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Break Up Over Texas
Near the end of its flight, Continental Express Flight 2574 suffers wing damage and goes into a dive falling out of the sky.
5:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Turning Point
A Northwest Airlines flight cruises above the Bering Sea before problems develop and pilots must make an emergency landing in Anchorage.
6:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Munich Air Disaster
A plane with members of the Manchester United football team crashes while heading home from Yugoslavia, killing 23 aboard.
7:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Bad Attitude
Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509 crashes shortly after take off from London Stansted Airport on December 22, 1999.
8:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Air France 447: Vanished
With the wreckage lost in the Atlantic Ocean, the crash of Air France Flight 447 in 2009 launched one of the toughest disaster investigations of all time.
6:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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Mayday Fight To The Death
Investigators must rely on a reconstruction along with witness statements to determine what went wrong when a plane crashes after take-off.
7:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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Mayday Speed Trap
On June 6, 1971, Hughes Airwest Flight 706 collided with a US Marine Corps F-4 Phantom at 15,000 feet over California.
8:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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