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Mayday

Mayday

20038.226 Seasons240 EpisodesReturning Series

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.

Networks5DiscoverySky HistoryNational Geographic ChannelNational Geographic

Top Cast

Stephen Bogaert

Stephen Bogaert

Self - Narrator (voice)

Themes & Keywords

disasterairplane accidentairplane wreckairplane crashcrash landingexploding airplanemaydayplane crashapprovingplane crashesplane accidents

About Mayday

Mayday is a documentary, drama, crime series that first aired in 2003 exploring themes of disaster, airplane accident, airplane wreck, airplane crash, crash landing, exploding airplane. it stars Stephen Bogaert. 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.

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