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 Fanning the Flames
A complex recovery operation is launched to find out if a 747 which disappeared into the Indian Ocean was carrying illegal weapons.
6:00 AM on Discovery Channel (CAN)
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Mayday Dead Weight
Air Midwest Flight 5481 plane plummets to the ground just after take off killing all on board and injuring one on the ground.
7:00 AM on Discovery Channel (CAN)
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Mayday Southern Storm
Pilots of Southern Airways Flight 242 must try to land on a Georgia highway after the engines die and the windshield shatters.
8:00 AM on Discovery Channel (CAN)
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Mayday Free Fall
Investigators search for a threatening flaw when Qantas Airways Flight 72 nearly falls out of the sky.
4:00 PM on Discovery Science Canada
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Mayday Deadly Inclination
A DC-9, flown by a seasoned Alitalia crew, crashes into the ground just a few miles short of a Zurich runway.
5:00 PM on Discovery Science Canada
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Mayday Deadly Go Round
China Airlines flight 140 falls out of the sky at Japan's Nagoya Airport.
6:00 PM on Discovery Science Canada
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Mayday Dead of Winter
Continental Flight 1713 crashes on take-off in Denver amid heavy snow.
7:00 PM on Discovery Science Canada
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Mayday Deadly Descent
En route to Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific Flight 780 is high over the South China Sea when both of the plane's engines fail, turning the Airbus A-330 into a 200-ton glider; the captain takes over manual control and manages to power up one engine.
8:00 PM on Discovery Science Canada
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Mayday Death Race
Competing in a highly-modified P-51 Mustang at the Reno Air Races, Jimmy Leeward is determined to set a new speed record, but half way through the race, his plane spirals out of control and crashes onto the tarmac in front of the stands.
9:00 PM on Discovery Science Canada
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Mayday Fatal Approach
En route to Cardiff, Wales, the crew of KLM Cityhopper Flight 433 report an engine problem and head back to the airport; just as it is about to touch down, the aircraft crashes and breaks apart on a field next to the runway.
10:00 PM on Discovery Science Canada
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