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Mayday: Air Disaster

Pan Am Flight 103 explodes over Lockerbie, Scotland, shortly after departing Heathrow Airport.

2026-01-04 15:53:42 +0000 UTC→2026-01-04 16:53:42 +0000 UTC(1h)

Falling From the Sky

During British Airways Flight 009's flight to Australia, smoke starts filling the cabin of a passenger jet.

2026-01-04 14:53:42 +0000 UTC→2026-01-04 15:53:42 +0000 UTC(1h)

Missing Over New York

Avianca Airlines Flight 52 was flying in blue skies when it was put in its first holding pattern.

2026-01-04 13:51:42 +0000 UTC→2026-01-04 14:53:42 +0000 UTC(1h2m)

The Heathrow Enigma

British Airways Flight #38 is preparing to land. Then, the aircraft is inexplicably crippled.

2026-01-04 12:56:42 +0000 UTC→2026-01-04 13:51:42 +0000 UTC(55m)

Racing the Storm

At the height of thunderstorm season, American Airlines 1420 ends in disaster.

2026-01-04 11:54:42 +0000 UTC→2026-01-04 12:56:42 +0000 UTC(1h2m)

Mistaken Identity

A military radar operator mistakenly identifies an approaching civilian aircraft as a hostile F-14.

2026-01-04 10:54:28 +0000 UTC→2026-01-04 11:54:42 +0000 UTC(1h)

Cruel Skies

Cruel Skies revisits four pivotal aviation disasters and near-misses.

2026-01-04 09:54:29 +0000 UTC→2026-01-04 10:54:28 +0000 UTC(59m)

Deadly Crossroads

A plane carrying a group of school children heading to Spain is on a collision course with DHL cargo plane.

2026-01-04 03:56:26 +0000 UTC→2026-01-04 04:58:26 +0000 UTC(1h2m)

Mayday: Air Disaster

A C-5 Galaxy evacuating orphaned Vietnamese babies from Saigon faces disaster at 23,000 feet.

2026-01-04 02:56:23 +0000 UTC→2026-01-04 03:56:26 +0000 UTC(1h)

Death and Denial

A Boeing 767 slams into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 217 people on-board, the questions start flying.

2026-01-04 01:56:08 +0000 UTC→2026-01-04 02:56:23 +0000 UTC(1h)

Blow Out

The crew and passengers aboard British Airways Flight 111 know something is terribly wrong.

2026-01-04 00:54:08 +0000 UTC→2026-01-04 01:56:08 +0000 UTC(1h2m)

Behind Closed Doors

It's one of the most alarming disasters in the history of aviation, and not just because of the crash.

2026-01-03 23:54:08 +0000 UTC→2026-01-04 00:54:08 +0000 UTC(1h)

Fire on Board

The pilot of Swissair Flight 111 smells smoke in the cockpit less than an hour after take-off.

2026-01-03 22:52:08 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 23:54:08 +0000 UTC(1h2m)

Mayday: Air Disaster

China Airlines Flight 611 vanishes from radar a massive rescue follows, but all aboard are lost.

2026-01-03 21:52:08 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 22:52:08 +0000 UTC(1h)

Missed Approach

Korean Air Flight 801 crashes five kilometres short of its destination, the airport in Guam.

2026-01-03 16:03:02 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 17:03:02 +0000 UTC(1h)

Turning Point

The pilots of Northwest Airlines Flight #85 barely get their crippled 747 to Alaska for an emergency landing.

2026-01-03 15:08:02 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 16:03:02 +0000 UTC(55m)

Under Pressure

Nigeria Airways Flight #2120 erupts into a fireball, killing all 261 people on board.

2026-01-03 14:13:02 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 15:08:02 +0000 UTC(55m)

Fog of War

A military 737 carrying high-powered passengers crashes miles from its intended destination in Croatia.

2026-01-03 13:13:02 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 14:13:02 +0000 UTC(1h)

Collision Course

A freight train rumbling through the suburb derails and crashes, destroying homes and taking lives.

2026-01-03 12:12:47 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 13:13:02 +0000 UTC(1h)

Fatal Distraction

The crew have three green lights confirming that their landing gear is locked, but they only have two.

2026-01-03 11:12:47 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 12:12:47 +0000 UTC(1h)