Mayday
tv show
230 total episodes
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25 seasons
First Aired September 03, 2003
Genres:
Overview
Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitnesses recounts and interviews with aviation experts.
Cruel Skies (Bad Weather)
Season 8 - Episode 2 - 1h 45m
Air Date
June 17, 2009
Overview
Southern Airways Flight 242, Delta Air Lines Flight 191, American Airlines Flight 1420, British Airways Flight 9. This special looked at the role of bad weather in disasters and examines the US Aviation Weather Center in Kansas City, Missouri, to see how information on weather is transmitted to pilots in the sky.
