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Series, 2003–2004Ended

Vanishings!

2 seasons, 27 episodes, 22 min avg., United States of America

An exploration of some of history's most mysterious disappearances

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Lost in the Bermuda Triangle
Lost in the Bermuda TriangleUp next
Jul 12, 2003

On December 5, 1945, Flight 19 had disappeared without a trace into the area that would become known as the Bermuda Triangle.

02
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
Jul 12, 2003

Foo Fighters maneuvered in and around bomber formations. Some believe that the 1943 U.S. Navy experimented with making ships disappear.

03
Die Another Day: Surviving The Andes
Die Another Day: Surviving The Andes
Jul 19, 2003

In October 1972, a rugby team and friends en route from Uruguay to Chile boarded a plane in Argentina for a 90-minute flight to Santiago.

04
Lost in the Amazon
Lost in the Amazon
Jul 19, 2003

On April 20, 1925, British explorer Colonel Percy Fawcett, his son Jack, and friend Raleigh Rimmel set off from a Brazilian frontier town into the Amazon jungle in search of a lost ancient city.

05
Whatever Happened to Jimmy Hoffa?
Whatever Happened to Jimmy Hoffa?
Jul 26, 2003

At 2 p.m. on July 30, 1975, Jimmy Hoffa arrived at the Red Fox, a suburban Detroit restaurant, to meet two former colleagues to discuss winning back his old position.

06
Lost in Libya
Lost in Libya
Jul 26, 2003

On April 4, 1943, a flight of US B-24 Liberator bombers took off from a desert airbase in Libya. Their target was the harbor of Naples--750 miles away.

07
Wrong Way Corrigan
Wrong Way Corrigan
Aug 2, 2003

In 1938, Douglas Corrigan climbed into a single-engine plane for a nonstop flight.

08
WWI Ace Balloon Buster
WWI Ace Balloon Buster
Aug 2, 2003

In 1918, US Lieutenant Frank Luke took off to destroy German observation balloons.

09
Mystery of the Missing Comet
Mystery of the Missing Comet
Aug 9, 2003

On the morning of January 10, 1954, a British Comet, one of the first turbojet airliners, took off from Rome headed to London with six crew and 29 passengers.

10
Movie Star or Spy?
Movie Star or Spy?
Aug 9, 2003

June 1943, a civilian plane took off from Portugal, heading for England.

11
Disappearance of Donald Campbell
Disappearance of Donald Campbell
Aug 16, 2003

In 1967, Donald Campbell attempted to break the world water speed record of 276 miles per hour--one he set three years earlier.

12
Disappearance of Donald Crowhurst
Disappearance of Donald Crowhurst
Aug 16, 2003

On October 31, 1968, Donald Crowhurst set sail from southwest England on a round-the-world solo yacht race in a newly-built 41-foot trimaran named the Teignmouth Electron.

13
The Kursk Lost At Sea
The Kursk Lost At Sea
Sep 13, 2003

In August 2000, one of the biggest maritime disasters of modern times struck the Russian fleet in the Barents Sea.

14
The Gaul Lost At Sea
The Gaul Lost At Sea
Sep 13, 2003

In 1974, the Gaul had vanished! Built to withstand, why did she disappear?

15
The pioneering aviatrix Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic in 1932. In the summer of 1937, she and her navigator Fred Noonan attempted to fly around the world.
The pioneering aviatrix Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic in 1932. In the summer of 1937, she and her navigator Fred Noonan attempted to fly around the world.
Sep 20, 2003

The pioneering aviatrix Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic in 1932. In the summer of 1937, she and her navigator Fred Noonan attempted to fly around the world.

16
The Disappearance Of Amy Johnson
The Disappearance Of Amy Johnson
Sep 20, 2003

In January 1941, 37-year-old Amy Johnson, a world-famous record-breaking pilot, took off in an Airspeed Oxford from an RAF base in northern England.

17
Lost In The Arctic
Lost In The Arctic
Sep 27, 2003

In 1928, Umberto Nobile, an Italian pioneer of aerial exploration of the Arctic, set off for the North Pole aboard the airship Italia, along with a crew of 16 men.

18
Stardust Lost In The Andes
Stardust Lost In The Andes
Sep 27, 2003

On August 2, 1947, the British airliner Stardust took off from Buenos Aires heading to Santiago in a flight that would take the six passengers and five crew members over the Andes.

19
USS Scorpion Lost At Sea
USS Scorpion Lost At Sea
Oct 4, 2003

On May 17, 1968, the nuclear submarine USS Scorpion was making her way through the Mediterranean returning to base at Norfolk, Virginia, when she received top-secret orders.

20
Mallory And Irvine
Mallory And Irvine
Oct 4, 2003

On June 7, 1924, George Mallory, a 38-year-old English schoolmaster, and Andrew Irvine, a 22-year-old university student, stopped to rest on Mount Everest, at 26,800 feet, before making the final ascent.

21
Mallory and Irvine
Mallory and Irvine
Oct 25, 2003

A pair of explorers vanish while climbing Mount Everest in 1924.

22
The Disappearance Of Charles Kingsford Smith
The Disappearance Of Charles Kingsford Smith
Oct 25, 2003

On November 6, 1935, Sir Charles Kingsford Smith took off from an airport near London in a Lockheed Altair monoplane, the Lady Southern Cross.

23
Disappearance of Buster Crabb
Disappearance of Buster Crabb
Dec 13, 2003

Commander Lionel "Buster" Crabb disappears during a mission to spy on a Russian ship in a British harbor.

24
Lord Lucan: Murderer on the Run
Lord Lucan: Murderer on the Run
Dec 13, 2003

A British aristocrat disappears after being accused of murder.

25
The Missing Prime Minister
The Missing Prime Minister
Dec 27, 2003

Australia's Prime Minister Harold Holt disappears while swimming at the beach.

26
Disappearance of John Stonehouse
Disappearance of John Stonehouse
Dec 27, 2003

A member of the British government walks into the ocean and disappears.

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