TV Schedule for Smithsonian Channel USA - Pacific
Monday, April 27th TV listings for Smithsonian Channel USA - Pacific
Air Disasters Fatal Transmission
A runway collision at a small airport turns tragic when passengers cannot escape the burning aircraft.
Air Disasters Take Off Tragedies
Three flights ending in tragedy, prove that minor missteps during takeoff can have disastrous consequences.
Air Disasters Lost
Investigators struggle to determine why a 757 strayed off course during its final approach to a Colombia airport and crashed into a mountain.
Air Disasters Control Catastrophe
Experts investigate an unfortunate string of events that caused the freshly serviced Air Astana Flight 1388 to become completely uncontrollable.
Air Disasters Splash Down
Three last-resort water landings, all handled differently yet each one crucial to improving the outcomes of ditching on open water.
Air Disasters Maintenance Mistakes
A trio of crashes reveals that when the nuts and bolts of maintenance go unchecked, it can spell catastrophe.
Air Disasters Deadly Airspace
When a commercial airliner goes down in eastern Ukraine in 2014, examiners must conduct an investigation in the middle of a war zone.
Air Disasters Panic Over the Pacific
A miraculous rescue is launched after a 747 plummets toward the Pacific.
Air Disasters Cold Case
Two identical plane crashes involving the same icy conditions and the same plane design are examined, revealing why neither disaster should have happened.
Air Disasters Racing the Storm
An MD-82 crash lands in Arkansas during a severe thunderstorm; but investigators believe weather is not the main reason for the accident.
Air Disasters Blown Apart
Partnair Flight 394 loses control, breaks up in mid-air and crashes into the North Sea; the aircraft's vertical stabilizer vibrates loose during flight due to excessive wear on substandard bolts, sleeves and pins that have been illegally sold.
Disasters Engineered Ocean Catastrophes
Experts examine what caused the Zeebrugge ferry tragedy and the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster; what were the consequences, and how could they have been avoided?
Napoleon's disastrous defeat at Waterloo; failed strategies and human dramas.
A comprehensive look at the events leading up to the Battle of the Little Bighorn as well as the myths and legends it spawned, and its impact on history.
The Battle of Normandy: 85 Days in Hell
On D-Day, Allied forces land in Normandy, France, to beat back the German troops and liberate France; previously unseen archival footage captures the 85-day struggle to liberate Europe and includes rare images of the battle itself.
Footage of the Pacific campaign during World War II and Japan's downfall.
Combat Ships The Battle of Leyte Gulf
It is considered the largest sea battle in history: the Battle of Leyte Gulf in WWII was three days of ingenious strategy and white-knuckle combat between warships, aircraft and kamikazes.
Combat Ships The Battle of Incheon
A portrayal of a crucial September 1950 military operation that helped the UN and ROK gain the upper hand over North Korea in the Korean War.
Combat Ships Lightning Strikes
Examining some of maritime history's most effective lightning strikes; how the French frigate Nivôse set a trap to lure Somali pirates; how the HMS Illustrious captured a well-defended Mediterranean harbor in WWII; a surprise attack on Tokyo in 1942.
Air Disasters Bomb on Board
A 1994 terrorist bombing aboard Philippine Airlines Flight 434 forces its pilots into a daring emergency landing.
Air Disasters Terror Over Egypt
When a plane carrying Russian tourists crashes in Egypt, investigators face political tensions and terrorist claims in their search for the truth.
Air Disasters Target Is Destroyed
A Korean Airlines passenger plane is shot down by a Soviet fighter jet in 1983; political tensions nearly escalate into war.
Air Disasters Pacific Plunge
Fifteen minutes after taking off from Puerto Vallarta for San Francisco, the pilots of an MD-83 realize something is very wrong with their plane.
Air Disasters The Final Blow
An Air Inter flight crashes into the Vosges Mountains while attempting to land killing most of the 96 passengers.