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Old 16th October 2019, 12:04 PM
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Monday Night on Ch9 (around 23:00) is a new UK series

World's Worst Flights

Season 1
It's one of our greatest fears, being on a plane when something goes badly wrong. This series reveals what its like to live through catastrophic events, using footage that captured these moments and hearing from those who survived them.

Missed the first Ep
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Old 29th October 2019, 11:04 AM
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Currently airing on BBC2 is the second series of Britain's Biggest Warship

3 eps follow HMS QE working up too take the first F-35 aircraft.

The first time an aircraft (not chopper) has landed on a RN ship in 10 years.
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Old 7th November 2019, 01:12 PM
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Another new series airing on Ch5 UK with 2 eps.

British Airways: 100 Years in the Sky

First Ep aired last night with the 2nd tonight. (UK Time)

Check with fav search engine.
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Old 19th November 2019, 08:32 AM
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The Boeing 737 Max: What Went Wrong

9 Sydney, 9:30pm, Sun, 24 Nov 2019, 60 minutes

Aviation authorities grounded the entire global fleet of 737 Max aircraft in March after two fatal crashes in five months. The Ethiopian Airlines crash in March followed a Lion Air crash in Indonesia in October, 2018, which left 189 dead. Look at the truth behind these tragedies.
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Old 20th November 2019, 10:15 AM
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The Greatest Air Race

Produced by All of Us Productions this tells a long-lost story of when, in 1919, four Australians flew from London to Darwin in a Vickers Vimy plane made of fabric, wire and wood.

“I was astonished to find a treasure trove of vision in the National Film and Sound Archives, as well as brilliant photos of the race competitors in libraries around the country,” says Director / Producer Susan Harrington.

“It turns out the competitors themselves were given cameras by Kodak to record the race. Personal photography was still in its infancy in 1919, so Kodak capitalised on media interest in the race, and as a result, some parts of the world were photographed from the air for the very first time.”

“I think for many Australians, the exploits of Ross and Keith Smith are largely unknown,” says Thomas. “Yet it was as significant in its day as the moon landing just 50 years later. What a staggering development, to go from a fabric-covered biplane to the moon landing in less than a human lifespan.”

Before one giant leap, there was one great race. In 1919, four Australians flew from London to Darwin in a Vickers Vimy plane made of fabric, wire and wood. Sitting in open cockpits with only a compass for navigation, their extraordinary 18,000km journey took 28 days. To celebrate this pioneering feat of endurance, and the centenary of the Darwin landing on 10 December, SBS will air the new Australian documentary The Greatest Air Race in early December.

The Greatest Air Race follows former NASA astronaut Andy Thomas as he returns to the old Vimy to rediscover this all-but-forgotten achievement. As a small boy growing up in South Australia, Andy was inspired by the surviving plane and the story of its remarkable pilot, Sir Ross Smith, to study aeronautical engineering. After joining NASA, Andy flew four million miles aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour, and took with him the cloth ‘wings’ of Sir Ross and his brother and co-pilot Sir Keith Smith.


7:30pm, Sunday 8 December on SBS.
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Old 25th November 2019, 01:22 PM
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The Boeing 737 Max: What Went Wrong

9 Sydney, 9:30pm, Sun, 24 Nov 2019, 60 minutes

Aviation authorities grounded the entire global fleet of 737 Max aircraft in March after two fatal crashes in five months. The Ethiopian Airlines crash in March followed a Lion Air crash in Indonesia in October, 2018, which left 189 dead. Look at the truth behind these tragedies.
Not sure if ch9 showed this last night ?

It was on UK Ch4 last week.

Check your favorite search engine
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Old 25th November 2019, 05:13 PM
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It was on SBS last week
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Old 7th December 2019, 07:44 PM
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The Greatest Air Race

Produced by All of Us Productions this tells a long-lost story of when, in 1919, four Australians flew from London to Darwin in a Vickers Vimy plane made of fabric, wire and wood.

“I was astonished to find a treasure trove of vision in the National Film and Sound Archives, as well as brilliant photos of the race competitors in libraries around the country,” says Director / Producer Susan Harrington.

“It turns out the competitors themselves were given cameras by Kodak to record the race. Personal photography was still in its infancy in 1919, so Kodak capitalised on media interest in the race, and as a result, some parts of the world were photographed from the air for the very first time.”

“I think for many Australians, the exploits of Ross and Keith Smith are largely unknown,” says Thomas. “Yet it was as significant in its day as the moon landing just 50 years later. What a staggering development, to go from a fabric-covered biplane to the moon landing in less than a human lifespan.”

Before one giant leap, there was one great race. In 1919, four Australians flew from London to Darwin in a Vickers Vimy plane made of fabric, wire and wood. Sitting in open cockpits with only a compass for navigation, their extraordinary 18,000km journey took 28 days. To celebrate this pioneering feat of endurance, and the centenary of the Darwin landing on 10 December, SBS will air the new Australian documentary The Greatest Air Race in early December.

The Greatest Air Race follows former NASA astronaut Andy Thomas as he returns to the old Vimy to rediscover this all-but-forgotten achievement. As a small boy growing up in South Australia, Andy was inspired by the surviving plane and the story of its remarkable pilot, Sir Ross Smith, to study aeronautical engineering. After joining NASA, Andy flew four million miles aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour, and took with him the cloth ‘wings’ of Sir Ross and his brother and co-pilot Sir Keith Smith.


7:30pm, Sunday 8 December on SBS.
After QF completing non-stop in 19:19 this is how it was originally done.

Tomorrow night SBS
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Old 10th January 2020, 11:21 AM
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Air Crash Investigations Season 20 has commenced on NG.

Known episodes are shown on:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...eason_20_(2020)
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Old 27th May 2020, 03:46 PM
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New series on UK TV

Plane Reclaimers follows the work of St Athan based end of life specialists eCube Solutions as they strip off all usable parts from airlines before breaking down the remaining aluminium hulk for recycling.

The program gets exclusive access to the day-to-day operations of eCube and are on the scene as the team dismantle and breathe new life into a variety of airlines.

Along the way, they examine the ground-breaking engineering and undercover the stories behind the aircraft.

Not sure if it will be shown in Oz
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