TV Guide Smithsonian Sunday

An elite squad of Norwegian resistance fighters re-invades their homeland to destroy a cache of a chemical needed by Germany to make the first atomic bomb.

In 1989, a British Midland jetliner flying out of London loses thrust from both its engines, and the pilots are forced to make an emergency landing.

Instrument failure or confusion involved in air accidents.

While flying over the Aleutian Islands, one of an aircraft's four propellers comes off and tears a hole in the cabin, causing decompression and loss of control.

In November 2001, an Airbus A300 falls into a New York City neighborhood, and the FBI and the NTSB must determine whether the crash was caused by terrorists.

During heavy rainstorms caused by a nearby typhoon, a pilot in Singapore taxis his jet airliner to the wrong runway because of poor visibility.

An aerial tour of Southern California reveals towering mountains, a valley with Earth's hottest recorded temperatures, and some of the world's largest cities.

Aerial views of iconic American landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty, New York City's Central Park and the Gateway Arch reveal their impressive beauty.

A flyover of the Old Dominion provides stunning views of America's capital city and its first European settlement as well as the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains.

A tour of the historic state by air shows towns with colonial-era churches and meeting houses built around village greens as well as a 17th-century university.

An aerial tour of the width of the state reveals mountains and rivers, Civil War battlefields, and the cities where country music and the blues were born.

A helicopter view of the state provides a look at its famous scenery, with maple trees, classic red barns and green forests as far as the eye can see.

From the air, the green forests and the spectacular terrain of the Ozark Mountains and the wide Arkansas and Mississippi rivers are impressive sights.

An aerial tour of Nevada shows that it has more to offer than Las Vegas, revealing historic gold and silver mines and ghost towns as well as Hoover Dam.

An aerial tour from coast to coast captures the charm of America's most interesting small towns, from California to Florida with many visits in between.

An aerial tour of America's South encompasses the site of an infamous prisoner-of-war camp and the home of a colony of English settlers who vanished.

From the skies, the American West is full of natural and man-made wonders such as St. Louis' Gateway Arch and the vast, pristine Alaskan wilderness.

The state known for its production of beer and dairy products has family-owned farms, golden autumnal forests, limestone outcroppings and a rich history.

Survivors from three plane crashes discuss their experiences and procedures in case of an emergency.

On August 31, 1999, LAPA Flight 3142 crashed while taking off from Jorge Newbery Airfield in Buenos Aires, Argentina, killing 63 people on board.

A plane carrying footballer Emiliano Sala vanishes over the English Channel, but questions are raised when investigators find the wreckage.

On July 2, 1994, USA Flight 1016 stalled and crashed into a residential area while trying to land during a storm at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport.

A team of aviation experts examine the incidents where an accident was caused by an error in the cockpit and the pilots couldn't avoid it.

When three aircraft fall out of the sky, investigators are left to gather the pieces amid the severe conditions of the far North.

Indonesian investigators work to understand why one of the world's best-selling new airplanes fell into the Java Sea.

Members from the Brazilian Air Force team up with the National Transportation Safety Board to determine what caused a plane to crash seconds after takeoff.

DC-10 Martinair Flight 495 is on final approach when it crashes, tears apart and slides off the runway amidst thunderstorms and heavy rain.

U.S. Air Force pilots abort their refueling mission and try to land their plane after they lose two engines near enemy territory.

An Air Kazakhstan flight over India failed to maintain the altitude assigned to it and collided with a Boeing 747, killing all 349 people on both planes.

In 2013, a flight from South Korea approaches the runway at San Francisco but comes in too low, striking the seawall and breaking off the tail section.