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Air Disasters

Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously re-enacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes could have been prevented.
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  1. S10 E1 - Deadly Silence
    January 7, 2018
    44min
    TV-14
    Investigators try to figure out why a private Learjet carrying golf legend Payne Stewart went rogue before crashing in a South Dakota hayfield.
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  2. S10 E2 - The Pentagon Attack
    January 7, 2018
    44min
    TV-14
    The FBI and NTSB join forces to determine how terrorists hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 and flew it into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.
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  3. S10 E3 - Disaster At Tenerife
    January 21, 2018
    44min
    TV-14
    Two 747s collide on the runway of a small airport in the Canary Islands, resulting in history's deadliest air crash.
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  4. S10 E4 - Deadly Detail
    January 28, 2018
    44min
    TV-14
    After a seemingly routine landing, a Boeing 737 erupts in flames, putting debarking passengers and crew in jeopardy.
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  5. S10 E5 - Deadly Detour
    February 11, 2018
    44min
    TV-14
    A commuter flight over France makes a sightseeing detour that sets off a deadly chain of events.
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  6. S10 E6 - Dangerous Approach
    February 18, 2018
    44min
    TV-14
    A Colorado commuter flight crashes five miles short of the runway, and the reasons why rock the airline industry.
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  7. S10 E7 - Murder In The Skies
    February 25, 2018
    44min
    TV-14
    When Germanwings Flight 9525 crashes in the French Alps, investigators discover shocking truths about the co-pilot's mental health.
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  8. S10 E8 - River Runway
    March 4, 2018
    44min
    TV-14
    After losing its engines and electrical power, pilots attempt to land their Boeing 737 in an Indonesian river.
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  9. S10 E9 - Deadly Solution
    March 11, 2018
    44min
    TV-14
    A captain's decision leads to a deadly stall over the Java Sea.
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  10. S10 E10 - Afghan Nightmare
    March 18, 2018
    44min
    TV-14
    When a cargo plane crashes at a U.S. airfield in Afghanistan, investigators reach a conclusion that ultimately proves incorrect.
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