TV Schedule for Smithsonian Channel USA
Friday, May 17th TV listings for Smithsonian Channel USA
Air Disasters North Sea Nightmare
A modern turboprop nosedives towards the North Sea after being struck by lightning, an unusual feature in the plane may explain why.
Air Disasters Dead Tired
Colgan Air Flight 3407 stalls at low altitude and dives into a residential area near Buffalo, New York.
Air Disasters Massacre Over The Mediterranean
On 27 June 1980, Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 crashes into the Tyrrhenian Sea near the island of Ustica, Italy; all 81 people on board are killed.
Air Disasters Fatal Distraction
Pilots of Eastern Airline Flight 401 try to determine why both landing-gear lights do not function, tragically distracting them.
Air Disasters Pushed to the Limit
SilkAir Flight 185 crashes into the Musi River in Indonesia after abruptly diving from its cruise altitude.
Air Disasters Cracks in the System
Chalk's Ocean Airways flight 101 crashes just after take-off from Watson Island in Miami on December 19, 2005, killing 20 people.
Air Disasters Cockpit Failure
Bad weather and a series of errors lead to the 2001 crash of a plane on its approach to Zurich Airport.
Air Disasters Getting Out Alive
Air accident survival stories; keeping passengers and crews alive when disaster strikes.
Air Disasters Taxiway Turmoil
A departing DC-9 in Detroit gets lost in the fog and ends up in the path of an oncoming 727.
Air Disasters Caught on Tape
The dashcam of a passing car captures stunning footage of the final moments of a Taiwanese commuter aircraft as it banks steeply, clips an elevated highway and nosedives into the river; investigators find no signs of pre-impact malfunction.
Air Disasters Seconds to Survive
On 21 February 2008, Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518 strays off course and flies into the side of a mountain shortly after takeoff.
Air Disasters Attack Over Baghdad
A surface-to-air missile cripples a cargo plane after it takes off from Baghdad International Airport.
Air Disasters Afghan Nightmare
When a cargo plane crashes at a U.S. airfield in Afghanistan, investigators reach a conclusion that ultimately proves incorrect.
Air Disasters Borderline Tactics
When a DC-8 cargo jet crashes on approach to a U.S. naval base in Guantanamo, investigators wonder if Cuba played a role.
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 Death Race
When a modified WWII fighter plane crashes into the crowd at a Nevada air show, investigators struggle to find the cause.
Air Disasters Pressure Point
Investigators race to determine the cause of the deadliest single aircraft accident in history: the 1985 crash of Japan Airlines 123, which claimed 520 lives.
Air Disasters The Heathrow Enigma
A British Airways Flight's engines failure to respond cause the plane to crash-land just short of the runway.
The Pacific War in Color Island Hopping
In 1943, the United States engages in a new series of island-hopping invasions; the first stop is the Tarawa Atoll, where troops embark upon the largest amphibious invasion ever staged in the Pacific to fight one of the costliest battles of the war.
The Pacific War in Color The Enemy Underground
By the summer of 1944, the United States is gaining the upper hand in the Pacific War with better training, troop numbers and supply lines; it aims for the heart of Japan's inner defense ring, engaging in a naval battle for Saipan in the Marianas.
The Pacific War in Color Striking Distance
Allied forces move to take the valuable islands of Tinian and Guam that threaten American air operations; meanwhile, Gen. Curtis LeMay is tasked with planning and executing a fire bombing campaign against Japan.
The Pacific War in Color Fire From the Sky
Allies slug it out on the island of Peleliu in a campaign to pave the way for Gen. MacArthur's return to the Philippines; footage shows troops enduring the muddy muck in the Philippines; Japan unveils a devastating new tactic, the kamikaze.
The Pacific War in Color No Surrender
By the spring of 1945, the United States begins to take back the Philippines; on Borneo, the Australians invade Labuan; when the United States invades Okinawa, Japan makes a strong stand and launches the biggest kamikaze attacks of the war.
The Pacific War in Color From the Ashes
President Harry Truman decides to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki; Emperor Hirohito surrenders, and Gen. Douglas MacArthur arrives to oversee the country's occupation; mortal enemies must now become partners in Japan's rebirth.