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Portugal Hellfire
The story of the largest wildfire in Portugal's history and how it devastated a rural community. As fire fighters tried to...
Deadly Detour
When Proteus Airlines Flight 706 suddenly explodes after deviating from their flight path, investigators turn to a local...
Deadly Myth
When commuter flight 3272 ends in a harrowing death spiral, it's up to investigators to determine the cause and prevent it...
Killer Attitude
During a routine one-hour flight in December 1993, Northwest Airline Flight 5719 crashes in northern Minnesota, killing...
Deadly Inclination
Alitalia Flight 404 plows into a forested hillside killing everyone. Did a hidden flaw in the navigation system lead two...
Lethal Limits
When a Aeroflot Nord Flight 821 crashes onto the trans-Siberian railway, those investigating make a series of shocking...
Holding Pattern
Flydubai Flight 981 nosedives into the runway at Russia’s Rostov airport. And investigators uncover one of the most lethal...
Collisions At Sea
Collisions at sea are of the most costly accidents, both financially and to lives. Exploring 3 historical wrecks – HMS...
Nuclear Wrecks
We uncover the remains of warships from the remote Pacific to the deep Atlantic revealing new insights into how the atom bomb...
Iceland Volcano Eruption
Iceland Volcano Eruption
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Deadly Solution
On 28 December 2014 Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 departed Indonesia for Singapore with 162 people on board. An hour later,...
Caught On Tape
A car dashcam captures stunning footage of the moment TransAsia Flight 235 nosedived into Taipei’s Keelung River. Facing a...
Deadly Airspace
Investigators are determined to get answers for the families of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 victims, but face political...
Free Fall
En route from Singapore to Perth, Qantas Airways Flight 72 takes a sudden nosedive over the Indian Ocean.
Runway Runoff
After Continental Airlines Flight 1404 careens off the runway and crashes in flames, investigators are left to determine what...
Icy Descent
En route to Comodora, on the Patagonian coast, SOL Airlines Flight 5428 nosedives into a remote desert, instantly killing...
Impossible Pitch
A cargo jet plummets to earth in the Swedish Arctic. And as investigators pore over the evidence, a terrifying picture of...
No Warning
A turboprop commuter plane is approaching a remote airport in Papua, Indonesia, when it mysteriously disappears. Billowing...
North Sea Nightmare
En route to the Shetland Islands, a high-tech turboprop is struck by lightning, temporarily blinding the crew and disabling...