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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 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 Death in the Arctic

First Air Flight 6560 slammed into a hillside near Resolute Bay, one of the most remote airports in the world.

6:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada

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Mayday Malayasia 370: What Happened?

Leading aviation experts are confronted with a shocking theory as they investigate one of the greatest aviation mysteries of all time.

7:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada

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Mayday Fatal Transmission

A 1996 collision between United Express 5925 and a private plane leaves investigators stumped, until they learn a missing pilot played a role.

8:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada

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Mayday Terror In San Francisco New

Asiana Flight 214 slams into a seawall just short of the runway in San Francisco.

9:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada

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Mayday High Rise Catastrophe New

In 1992, Flight 1862 from Amsterdam to Tel Aviv suffered a catastrophic crash; investigators subsequently discover a lethal problem threatening every 747.

10:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada

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