TV Guide Smithsonian Thursday

In 1989, a Brazilian flight crew realizes too late that they're 30 miles past their runway and then has to belly-land in the jungle because they're low on fuel.

High-profile passengers involved in air disasters.

In 1992, a Boeing 737 leaves Panama City and then vanishes from ATC radar minutes later, and it is found that the plane has crashed in a remote jungle.

A Boeing 747 en route from London to New York explodes 31,000 feet above Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 11 people on the ground as well as everyone on board.

High-profile air disasters are examined through computer graphics, re-enactments, and accounts from witnesses, including their emotional aftermath.

A team of investigators try to determine the cause of the single deadliest aircraft accident which claimed 520 lives, the 1985 crash of Japan Airlines 123.

Two kinds of ships, destroyers, a fast, maneuverable, long-endurance warship, and cruisers, another type of warship, are examined in detail.

An analytical look is taken at historical rescue ships that played a part in transporting people and rescuing refugees and the injured from disaster.

Revolutionary designs and ship experiments change the tides of war over centuries.

Exploring four stories of uprisings across naval history including the infamous mutiny on the Bounty and the daring takeover of the brig Creole.

World War II operations involving stealth watercrafts, such as the submarine HMS Seraph, are examined in detail, as is the 1985 prototype Sea Shadow.

Exploring the maritime task forces and the Coast Guard who keep commercial vessels and US shores safe from pirates and drug smugglers.

Firsthand accounts detail the dangerous operation to storm the beaches of Normandy, France as a close look is taken at the technology behind the famed armada.

The heroism of U.S. sailors who held off the powerful Imperial Navy at the battle of Guadalcanal in November 1942.

An in-depth examination of the amphibious assault ship, a type of amphibious warfare ship, which borrows its design from aircraft carriers, is conducted.

Heroic acts and life-threatening missions are retold as a closer look is taken at battleships to see how several world wars changed the ship's technology.

The history of self-propelled torpedoes is shared as old ship designs are examined to see how the Navy accompanied the additional weapon.

The largest naval battle in modern history, which was fought in October 1944 in the waters of the Philippine Islands, and its ships are examined.

The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker has served in Vietnam and in all U.S. conflicts since then, refueling American military aircraft in mid-air.

The U.S. Marines' V-22 Osprey can convert from helicopter to airplane and back again, and it has proved itself in dangerous missions and humanitarian rescues.

The F-15 Eagle fighter jet has been flown by the U.S. Air Force since 1976, and it is still undefeated in air-to-air combat 35 years after its first kill.

The history behind the World War II warplane known as the P-38 Lightning is revealed as a look is taken at the pilots' struggle to learn how to fly it.

The U.S. Army's AH-64 Apache attack helicopter backs up ground troops all over the world, striking with a variety of lethal weapons.

An in-depth discussion on the F-18 shows how the U.S. Navy's dual-role aircraft has commanded both the air and the battlefields for over 30 years.

The Harrier combines the landing capabilities of a helicopter with the speed and power of a jet fighter, but it still is an occasional object of controversy.

Narrators Beau Weaver and Bob Naughton talk about how the Cold War bomber B-1 Lancer evolved into one of America's most effective military aircrafts.

In the Cold War battle between the U.S. and Soviet Union, some of the world's most formidable weapons were used, such as power lifters and nuclear bombers.

A look at one of America's first fighter jets, includes tales of its battles against the Soviet MiG jet during the Korean War and beyond.

Experts examine the best aircrafts of the 21st century, from stealth fighters to drones, and feature the combat of the A-10 Warthog against the AC-130 gunship.

Unmanned aircraft have been used since World War II, and they have evolved to become a powerful tool in military life for defensive and attacking maneuvers.