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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 Explosive Touchdown

After a routine landing, a Taiwanese commuter plane is rocked by a massive explosion, but investigators find no evidence of a bomb on board.

5:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Taxiway Turmoil

Blanketed by confusion and heavy fog, a DC-9 ends up at the wrong end of an active runway in Detroit, and directly in the path of an oncoming 727.

6:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Caught On Tape

A car's dash cam captures footage of the final moments of TransAsia Airways Flight 235, as it nosedives into Taipei's Keelung River.

7:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada

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Mayday Explosive Touchdown

After a routine landing, a Taiwanese commuter plane is rocked by a massive explosion, but investigators find no evidence of a bomb on board.

10:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Taxiway Turmoil

Blanketed by confusion and heavy fog, a DC-9 ends up at the wrong end of an active runway in Detroit, and directly in the path of an oncoming 727.

11:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Runway Breakup

En route from Bogotá to the tiny Caribbean island of San Andrés, AIRES Flight 8250 is rocked by a major tropical storm; though the crew expects to emerge from the intense weather, the plane slams into the ground just short of the runway.

12:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Unlocking Disaster

The investigation of United Airlines Flight 811, which loses five rows of seats and nine passengers when the cargo door opens while in flight.

1:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Caught On Tape

A car's dash cam captures footage of the final moments of TransAsia Airways Flight 235, as it nosedives into Taipei's Keelung River.

2:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada

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Mayday Flying on Empty

Air Transat Flight 236 begins to leak fuel over the Atlantic and must glide into a landing at the naval base on the island of Azores.

4:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Terror Over Egypt

A plane carrying Russian tourists crashes into the Sinai Desert, and though a terrorist group claims responsibility it takes clever detective work to figure out what really happened to Metrojet 9268.

6:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada

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