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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 Blown Apart

In September 1989, Partnair Flight 394 crashed into the sea killing all 55 people on board.

3:00 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.

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.

5:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Falling Fast

Investigators discover a shocking mistake when pilots must ditch their plane in the Mediterranean, killing 14 of the 34 passengers.

6:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Flight 574: Lost

An Adam Air Boeing 737 crashes into the Makassar Strait killing 102 people on board; the pilots inadvertently disengaged the autopilot while trying to fix the inertial reference system, causing the plane to plunge to the water.

7:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Frozen in Flight

A design flaw sends American Eagle Flight 41-84 smashing into a cornfield outside of Chicago, killing all 68 people on board.

8:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Nuts and Bolts

The investigation into a doomed cargo plane reveals a troubling list of maintenance failures that bring down an entire airline.

6:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada

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Mayday Blown Away

When TransAsia Flight 222 crashes on the Taiwanese resort island of Penghu, investigators uncover a systematic problem with fatal consequences.

7:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada

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Mayday Deadly Distraction

Investigators look into the crash of Delta Airlines flight 1141, which crashes just moments after take off.

8:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada

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Mayday Deadly Airspace

A commercial airliner goes down in eastern Ukraine, and the evidence indicates that it was shot down.

9:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada

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