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How Did They Build That?
Series • 2022
Season 2 • Episode 2
The design and construction of revolutionary buildings in Spain, New York and Florida.
How Did They Fix That?
Series • 2024
Mike helps a team move a crane that keeps one of the United States' biggest ports moving.
How Did They Fix That?
Series • 2023
Season 2 • Episode 5
Mike Davidson goes on a road trip to help the Well Done Foundation with abandoned oil and gas wells.
How Did They Fix That?
Series • 2024
Season 3 • Episode 5
Mike works with the U.S. Army in Germany inside The MAK, Maintenance Activity Kaiserslautern.
How Did They Fix That?
Series • 2024
Season 3 • Episode 6
Nevada has over 40,000 abandoned mines posing dangers. Mike joins contractors for a week to secure five sites. Alongside biologists, they explore and document wildlife. Reaching these isolated mines requires barges, helicopters, and bulldozers.
How Did They Fix That?
Series • 2024
Season 3 • Episode 7
Mike joins the Assault Craft Unit 5, the U.S. Navy's team for Landing Craft Air Cushions (LCACs).
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Air Disasters
Series • 2014
Season 4 • Episode 11
The 2010 crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 sparks rumors of terrorism.
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Air Disasters
Series • 2011
Season 1 • Episode 9
Pilots try to determine why both landing-gear lights do not function on an L-1011.
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Air Disasters
Series • 2014
Season 4 • Episode 4
Investigators try to determine what a brand new airliner fell out of the sky on a clear day.
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Air Disasters
Series • 2022
Season 17 • Episode 7
A passenger jet miraculously survives a collision with trees while landing.
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Extreme Airport Africa
Series • 2025
Season 2 • Episode 4
A bush airport fights fire with fire. Flying Namibian cowboys race against the heat to save antelope from drought. A father and son duo of mechanics tackle a test that could make or break their careers, and an endangered Pangoli.
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