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Season 1 – Shockwave

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This documentary series takes viewers inside some of the most devastating events in recent history as captured by eyewitnesses on home video, cellphones, news cameras and surveillance equipment. Incidents include the catastrophic bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Minn.; the 1967 explosion and fire aboard the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Forestal; and the fiery 2007 explosion of China Airlines Flight 120 on a runway in Osaka, Japan.
Shockwave — Season 1

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Episode 1 Aired Nov 30, 2007 Explosion aboard the USS Forrestal; house explodes during a fire training exercise; airliner turns into a fireball on a runway in Japan; tornado sends a house flying; helicopter crashes during a mountain rescue; auto race crash. Details Episode 2 Aired Dec 7, 2007 A water tower collapses in Iowa; a suicidal bomber in Butte, Mont.; a flood washes away homes in Utah; a jet fighter crashes during an air show in California; a Hawaiian oil tanker explosion; a rocket-fuel plant explodes in Nevada. Details Episode 3 Aired Dec 14, 2007 A news helicopter crashes in Brooklyn; a tornado races through an Iowa town; a Navy-fighter bomb crisis; a brick silo collapses on a farmer; a drag racer crashes at 280 mph; a fireworks factory explodes in England. Details Episode 4 Aired Dec 21, 2007 An aircraft carrier crewman survives being sucked into a jet engine; the cruise ship Oceanos sinks in 1991; motorcycle daredevil Ron Brown crashes; a hijacked airliner runs out of fuel and crashes. Details Episode 5 Aired Dec 28, 2007 A helicopter loses control while hoisting a 3,400-pound air-conditioning cooling tower; a swift-water rescue; a violent hot-rod collision during a race; a Hawaiian hurricane; a jet fighter crashes into an aircraft carrier. Details Episode 6 Aired Jan 4, 2008 Rescuers try to save a suicidal man at Niagara Falls; a boat racer crashes in Arizona; Montserrat's volcano erupts; a helicopter rescue bid during flooding in Oklahoma; a kitesurfer plummets 250 feet; an experimental blimp/helicopter accident. Details Episode 7 Aired Jan 25, 2008 A magician dangling upside-down 70 feet above a river becomes a human fireball; the anatomy of a plane crash in Sioux City, Iowa; a parachutist catches on an airplane's tail; a crime-fighting robot; a pickup truck in a mudslide. Details Episode 8 Aired Feb 1, 2008 The Coast Guard rescues crab fishermen in the Bering Sea; a daredevil riding a four-wheel ATV tries to jump a riverboat; a man bent on vengeance turns a bulldozer into a killing machine; a jet fighter malfunctions; a wildfire rescue. Details Episode 9 Aired Feb 8, 2008 An explosive train wreck launches an 11-ton tanker car like a rocket that flies two-thirds of a mile; a paramedic gets run over twice at Daytona International Speedway; fishing boat rescue; Australian Kangaroo Kid daredevil's disastrous jump; Delta II rocket explodes over Florida in 1. Details Episode 10 Aired Feb 15, 2008 A funny car crashes and disintegrates in a fireball; a mountain biker goes 107 mph down a volcano; a Navy fighter pilot's routine carrier landing turns disastrous; a freighter hits a bridge over Canada's Welland Canal; rescue in Hawaii. Details Episode 11 Aired Feb 22, 2008 A man's 2-year-old son dies when three planes collide at an air show; a stunt driver tries a record-breaking jump; an oil tanker breaks in half and sinks; a daredevil parachutist falls; window washers dangle; a hotel roof collapses. Details Episode 12 Aired Feb 29, 2008 A midget race car crashes and explodes; a San Francisco mansion collapses into a sinkhole; an Air Force flight training exercise spins out of control; a speedboat disintegrates; a pregnant sky diver survives a mishap; helicopter crash in Arizona. Details Episode 13 Aired Mar 14, 2008 A device blows up in a Boston bomb-squad technician's face; a sky diver's pants trap him on the plane's landing gear; a motorcyclist tries to jump 22 cars; a ski racer has a terrifying fall. Details Episode 14 Aired May 2, 2008 The most powerful stunt plane in history crashes; a snowmobile is crushed during a racing accident; a race car hits a wall at 120 mph; a Mexican soap opera star's magic stunt misfires; a barge crushes a family's boat. Details Episode 15 Aired May 9, 2008 A speedboat going 150 mph hits a beach, flies 50 feet into the air, strikes power lines and explodes; an extreme skier goes into a terrifying freefall in Alaska; a runaway ultralight heads toward a crowd; a skateboarder tries a 360-degree loop. Details Episode 16 Aired May 16, 2008 A paraglider goes into a death spiral in Mexico; stuntman Spanky Spangler tries to set an automotive world record; a fireball erupts inside a military helicopter transporting journalists; a speedboat races out of control; gas tank truck inferno. Details Episode 17 Aired May 23, 2008 A Stealth fighter crashes into a neighborhood; a hot air balloon that looks like Smokey Bear gets snagged on an electrified radio tower, trapping two boys; a motorcycle daredevil crashes; Nevada casino bombing; stunt skier tumbles. Details Episode 18 Aired May 30, 2008 A fireball erupts after a fire captain sends his son into a burning house during a training exercise; an Australian dragster going 300 mph breaks in half; a suicide bomber targets a U.S. Marine convoy in Afghanistan; horrific skateboard spill. Details Episode 19 Aired Jun 6, 2008 A pilot from the Air Force's elite Thunderbird team crashes in a fireball; a sky diver tries to save a duo in freefall; disaster strikes during Texas Jack Hondo's dynamite stunt; a Colorado avalanche buries a reporter; personal watercraft crash. Details Episode 20 Aired Jun 13, 2008 A couple's boat gets sucked under a dam in Austin, Texas; a helicopter crashes while landing on an aircraft carrier; a paraglider dangles from the Statue of Liberty's torch; a rocket car attempts to jump over the St. Lawrence Seaway. Details Episode 21 Aired Jun 20, 2008 After a helicopter crashes in Hawaii, a man named Tiny singlehandedly lifts the wreckage so rescuers can pull the pilot out; an oil tanker explodes on an Oklahoma freeway; a race car flips 13 times in Ohio; kayak rescue in France. Details Episode 22 Aired Jun 27, 2008 Australian barge explosion; a man and his grandson are trapped in a burning small plane on a runway; British SAS operatives storm the Iranian embassy in London after terrorists take hostages; a bomber targets an Atlanta nursery school. Details Episode 23 Aired Jul 11, 2008 A helicopter crashes in Kyrgyzstan's mountains; a gunman ambushes a female police officer in Tennessee; a tornado destroys a lakeside house in Minnesota; a fuel tanker truck explosion engulfs a police cruiser; a human cannonball misses the mark. Details Episode 24 Aired Jul 18, 2008 A jet engine used to dry asphalt on a runway catches fire, then catches two firefighters in an explosion; a news helicopter rescues rescuers imperiled while trying to save people who went over a waterfall; a train plows into a truck. Details Episode 25 Aired Jul 25, 2008 A routine demonstration of how to battle a boat fire blows up in San Diego; an Iraqi sniper shoots an American soldier saved by his body armor; a tornado rips through Kansas; Florida chemical plant explosion; Golden Gate Bridge base jumpers get tangled. Details Episode 26 Aired Aug 8, 2008 A tornado slams into a pig farm in Oklahoma; a deaf motorcyclist doing tricks can't hear shouted warnings and crashes in California; a small plane crashes on Michigan's Lake Pontiac; a boy is strangled while dangling from a ski lift; Golden Gate bridge base jumpers become tangled. Details Episode 27 Aired Aug 15, 2008 A ground crewman makes a daring attempt to pull down a flying plane's stuck landing gear by hand; a circus elephant goes on a rampage in Honolulu; Utah helicopter crash; a crane topples into a river; a racing boat flips and explodes. Details Episode 28 Aired Aug 22, 2008 An airplane erupts into a fireball in front of a terrified crowd; a rock band's van crashes on an icy road; an earthquake hits a church in Italy; fighter planes collide on an aircraft carrier; racing surf boats collide in Australia. Details Episode 29 Aired Sep 5, 2008 Army helicopters collide at Fort Campbell, Ky.; shootout between bank robbers and police in North Hollywood, Calif.; a newly erected structure collapses in Stockton, Calif.; a fleeing driver crashes into a gas pump; para-glider hits power lines. Details Episode 30 Aired Sep 12, 2008 A massive backdraft engulfs firefighters in Paris, Texas; an African lion attacks a safari; a top secret military plane crashes; a 28-foot high wall collapses and buries construction workers in Iowa; an avalanche buries a skier in Canada. Details Episode 31 Aired Sep 19, 2008 An American stealth bomber crashes on Guam; a tornado devastates Manchester, S.D.; a spectacular propane explosion at a foundry in Tacoma, Wash.; heavy flooding in Boscastle, England; a BMW race car flips 13 times as it crashes in Ohio. Details Episode 32 Aired Sep 26, 2008 Rescuers try to save a couple from their burning car after a horrifying highway wreck in Houston; a fire erupts aboard a nuclear aircraft carrier; a San Antonio police helicopter crashes; flooding in Boscastle, England; dump truck hits bus. Details Episode 33 Aired Oct 3, 2008 Parents must trust firefighters to save their children; Florida dam rescue; a Mexican soap opera star becomes involved in a helicopter stunt that goes awry; fishing boats collide off Nova Scotia; a female racer's dragster explodes. Details

Season Info

Network
History
Rating
TV-PG (V)
Genre
Documentary, History
Original Language
English
Release Date
Nov 30, 2007