Mayday TV series

[flyjoe180]

Has anyone been watching this series? Last week was the BAC111 incident where the Captain got sucked out of the windscreen, the copilot managed to land whilst the cabin crew held onto the capyain, who, despite 20 minutes in freezing air and 400mph winds, survived his ordeal!

The recreations and graphics are excellent, you could almost feel the panic and gravity of the situation.

Next week is the story of the Ethiopian Airlines 767 forced to ditch in the sea. Heres the TVNZ link:

tvnz.co.nz/view/page/410965/891645

[flyjoe180]

And a wikipedia link with the full series listing for those who may be interested in a particular episode:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayday_(TV_series)

Season 1
Episode 1: Unlocking Disaster (United Airlines Flight 811)

Episode 2: Racing the Storm ('Fatal Landing' by National Geographic (American Airlines Flight 1420)

Episode 3: Fire in the Sky ('Fire On Board' by National Geographic) (Swissair Flight 111)

Episode 4: Cutting Corners ('Fatal Error' by National Geographic (Alaska Airlines Flight 261)

Episode 5: Flying Blind (AeroPeru Flight 603)

Episode 6: Flying on Empty (Air Transat Flight 236)

Season 2
Episode 1: Wounded Bird ('One-Wing Flight' by National Geographic) (ASA Flight 529)

Episode 2: Blow Out ('Ripped From The Cockpit' by National Geographic) (British Airways Flight 5390)

Episode 3: The Killing Machine ('Hijack Rescue' by National Geographic) (Air France Flight 8969)

Episode 4: Deadly Crossroads ('Mid-Air Collision' by National Geographic) (Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937/DHL Flight 611)

Episode 5: Lost ('Crash on the Mountain' by National Geographic) (American Airlines Flight 965)

Episode 6: Missing over New York ('Deadly Delay' by National Geographic) (Avianca Flight 52)

Season 3
Episode 1: Hanging by a Thread (Aloha Airlines Flight 243)

Episode 2: Attack Over Baghdad (DHL shootdown incident in Baghdad)

Episode 3: Out of Control (Japan Airlines Flight 123)

Episode 4: Fight for Your Life ('Suicide Attack' by National Geographic) (FedEx Flight 705)

Episode 5: Mistaken Identity (Iran Air Flight 655)

Episode 6: Bomb on Board (Philippine Airlines Flight 434)

Episode 7: Helicopter Down (G-TIGK North Sea ditching)

Episode 8: Death and Denial ('Egypt Air 990' by National Geographic) (EgyptAir Flight 990)

Episode 9: Kid in the Cockpit (Aeroflot Flight 593)

Episode 10: Greek Ferry Disaster (under 'Crash Scene Investigation') (Express Samina)

Episode 11: Head On Collision (under 'Crash Scene Investigation') (Hinton train collision)

Episode 12: Ocean Landing ('African Hijack' by National Geographic) (Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961)

Episode 13: Runaway Train (under 'Crash Scene Investigation') (San Bernardino train disaster)

Season 4
[10 Episodes currently in production for broadcast in 2007]

Season 5
[13 Episodes currently in development for broadcast in 2008]

Off-series episodes
Crash of the Century (Tenerife disaster - originally a 2-hour one off production

[Bruce]

I've seen the last couple of weeks - very good stuff, not too over the top, very impressive stories and good coverage of the investigations and the findings of them. A rare balanced perspective, not too sensationalist.
Yeah the BAC111 story was pretty amazing, especially as the pilot survived - The doco makers built this into the story as a twist - and did it very well.

[Bruce]

They arent screening them in the order shown above but thats not an issue.

[Dave Homewood]

That BAC111 pilot Tom was the dad of my best mate Mike's friend Tim from when he was a youngster in the UK. Mike told me the story of this incredible event long before it was a documentary. I taped the programme but have not yet watched it. Amazing story though.