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Documentaries like Mayday

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The 3 reasons people love Mayday

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  1. You like reliving the last minutes in a cockpit.

  2. You like eyewitnesses and real air crash experts telling what happened.

  3. You like investigators piecing together a crash from the wreckage.

Picks that share your reasons

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  • Downfall: The Case Against Boeing2022

    • eyewitnesses and real air crash experts telling what happened

    Good for you if you want to understand what led to two real crashes.

  • A Haunting2005

    • investigators piecing together a crash from the wreckage

    Good for you if you like tracing a haunting back to what happened in the house.

  • Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster2025

    • reliving the last minutes in a cockpit
    • eyewitnesses and real air crash experts telling what happened

    Good for you if you want to understand what happened to the Titan submersible.

  • Sully2016

    • eyewitnesses and real air crash experts telling what happened
    • investigators piecing together a crash from the wreckage

    Good for you if you like a true story of a hero who did his job.

  • Society of the Snow2023

    • eyewitnesses and real air crash experts telling what happened

    Good for you if you want the 1972 crash told with respect for those who died.

  • MH370: The Plane That Disappeared2023

    • eyewitnesses and real air crash experts telling what happened
    • investigators piecing together a crash from the wreckage

    Good for you if you want to understand how a plane can vanish from every radar.

  • The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari2022

    • reliving the last minutes in a cockpit
    • eyewitnesses and real air crash experts telling what happened

    Good for you if you want survivors and rescuers telling it in their own words.

  • Apollo 131995

    • reliving the last minutes in a cockpit
    • eyewitnesses and real air crash experts telling what happened

    Good for you if you like a race against time where every minute of air counts.

  • In the Heart of the Sea2015

    • eyewitnesses and real air crash experts telling what happened

    Good for you if you like the true story that inspired Moby Dick.

  • Horror at the Cecil Hotel2017

    • eyewitnesses and real air crash experts telling what happened
    • investigators piecing together a crash from the wreckage

    Good for you if you want the real history behind a building with a dark reputation.

  • Last Breath2019

    • reliving the last minutes in a cockpit
    • eyewitnesses and real air crash experts telling what happened

    Good for you if you like counting the minutes with a crew racing against time.

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