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The Best Episodes of Mayday Season 7

Every episode of Mayday Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Mayday Season 7!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Mayday Season 7 Episode 2 - Sight Unseen (1996 Charki Dadri mid-air collision)
    8.2/10(190 votes)

    S7:E2

    Find out what went wrong when a Kazakhstan Airlines jet and a Saudi Airways plane collided in the worst mid-air crash in aviation history, killing 349 people on November 12, 1996.

    Director:James Hyslop
    Writer:Christopher Blow

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  2. Mayday Season 7 Episode 1 - Lockerbie Disaster (Pan Am 103)
    7.9/10(165 votes)

    S7:E1

    Shortly after leaving London Heathrow airport in December 1988, Pan Am flight 103 exploded above Lockerbie , Scotland killing 270 people. Investigators soon discovered that a bomb in the forward cargo compartment had taken down the plane.

    Director:George D'Amato
    Writer:Larry Bambrick

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  3. Mayday Season 7 Episode 3 - Scratching the Surface (China Airlines Flight 611)
    7.9/10(147 votes)

    S7:E3

    Rescuers have to look to the past to solve the riddle of Flight 611, a China Airlines 747 that disappeared 20 minutes after taking off.

    Director:Ian Robertson
    Writer:Alex Bystram

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  4. Mayday Season 7 Episode 8 - Frozen in Flight (American Eagle Flight 4184)
    7.9/10(160 votes)

    S7:E8

    On 31 October 1994, American Eagle Flight 4184 falls out of the sky, killing all 68 people on board. The crash was caused by ice developing on the wing in a manner that the on-board deicing system could not remove.

    Director:George D'Amato
    Writer:Greg Gransden

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  5. Mayday Season 7 Episode 4 - Blown Apart (Partnair Flight 394)
    7.8/10(151 votes)

    S7:E4

    On September 8, 1989, Partnair Flight 394, a charter from Oslo to Hamburg, suddenly begins to dive from 22 thousand feet. The aging propeller plane eventually crashes into the sea, killing all 55 people on board.

    Director:Su Rynard
    Writer:Carl Knutson

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  6. Mayday Season 7 Episode 5 - Operation Babylift (1975 Tan Son Nhut C-5 accident)
    7.7/10(153 votes)

    S7:E5

    Near the close of the Vietnam War, the United States launched Operation Babylift, a mass evacuation of children from war torn Vietnam. On April 4th 1975, the first Babylift flight ended in tragedy when a Lockheed C-5 Galaxy carrying 314 passengers crashed during an emergency landing at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam killing 138.

    Director:Tim Wolochatiuk
    Writer:Larry Bambrick

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  7. Mayday Season 7 Episode 6 - Falling Fast (Tuninter Flight 1153)
    7.7/10(149 votes)

    S7:E6

    On 6 August 2005, Tuninter Flight 1153 runs out of fuel and ditches into the Mediterranean Sea, killing 16 people. It ran out of fuel because a fuel gauge for a different type of aircraft had been installed, misleading the crew about how much fuel was on board.

    Director:Ian Robertson
    Writer:Michael Sheehan

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  8. Mayday Season 7 Episode 7 - Flight 574 Lost (Adam Air Flight 574)
    7.6/10(150 votes)

    S7:E7

    On January 1st 2007, a Boeing 737-400 crashed into the Makassar Strait near Polewali in Sulawesi. The subsequent investigation raised deep concerns about the safety record of the Indonesian airline industry.

    Director:Karl Jason
    Writer:Jeff Sturge

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Season 7 Ratings Summary

"Sight Unseen (1996 Charki Dadri mid-air collision)" is the best rated episode of Mayday season 7. It scored 8.2/10 from 190 votes. Directed by James Hyslop and written by Christopher Blow, it aired on November 11, 2009. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Lockerbie Disaster (Pan Am 103)".