The Best Aviation & Flight Documentaries
86 hand-picked Aviation & Flight documentaries, free to watch in HD and 4K on Dr Documentary.
Downfall: The Boeing Case2022•1h 9m•HD•★8.1
Supersonic Jets & Aircraft Carriers: How Naval Aviation Changed Warfare2025•1h 49m•HD•★8.0
USS Yorktown: What Life Was Like Onboard an Aircraft Carrier During WW22025•1h 1m•HD•★8.0
The Plane That Carries Planes: Inside the Airbus Beluga2025•43m•HD•★8.0
How the Harrier Jet Was Adapted for Aircraft Carriers2020•50m•HD•★8.0
The 1920s Aviation Boom: The Birth of Commercial Aviation2024•53m•HD•★8.0
How Anthony Fokker Pioneered Early Aircraft Development2024•52m•HD•★8.0
2 Hours of Amazing Facts About Space Tech, Fighter Jets, and Drones2024•1h 46m•HD•★8.0
How Frank Whittle's Jet Engine Evolved Aircraft Development2024•53m•HD•★8.0
50 Years of Aviation: From Wooden Struts to Jet Engines2026•52m•HD•★8.0
Did Putin Kill Prigozhin in a Plane Crash? Unraveling the Wagner Conspiracy2025•46m•HD•★8.0
Malaysia Airlines: Unsolved Aviation Mystery2024•46m•HD•★8
The MH370 Mystery, Part 1: The Plane Crash That Still Haunts Aviation2025•53m•HD•★8
From Gliders to Supersonic Jets: The 100-year History of Naval Aviation2025•54m•HD•★8.0
How the Harrier Jump Jet Was Adapted for Aircraft Carriers2025•50m•HD•★8.0
The Insane Physics Behind the World's Fastest Aircraft2025•50m•HD•★8.0
Fighter Jets: The Weapon That Changed the Face of War2025•54m•HD•★8.0
The Lawless Early Days of Aviation2024•52m•HD•★8.0
Restoring the Beloved Beaver Aircraft2020•47m•HD•★8.0
Flight Power - Aircraft History2019•52m•HD•★8.0
How These Legendary Aircrafts Shaped Boeing 787 Dreamliner2020•41m•HD•★8.0
Boeing – What Caused the 737 Max to Crash?2020•42m•HD•★8.0
Tycoon Toys - Fighter Jets2016•50m•HD•★8.0
Fear of Flying - Aircraft Crashes and Hijackings2014•50m•HD•★8.0
Restoring the World's Only Aircraft Carrier-based Hawker Hurricane2019•58m•HD•★8.0
How the Spitfire Became an Aviation Masterpiece2018•45m•HD•★8.0
The 100-year History of Naval Aviation Warfare2021•54m•HD•★8.0
Top 10 Greatest Fighter Jets, Helicopter & Machinery of All Time2023•2h 35m•HD•★8.0
A Look Into the Royal Navy's Impressive Aircraft Onboard Rnas Yeovilton2023•43m•HD•★8.0
What Is the Future of Aviation Technology?2024•52m•HD•★8.0
Can These Expert Pilots Fly the Historic Yak Airplanes?2023•44m•HD•★8.0
History of the Lancaster Bomber: Aircraft That Won Britain the War2023•43m•HD•★8.0
The Most Influential Helicopters of All Time2021•52m•HD•★8.0
Meet the Aircraft Saved Millions of Germans During Cold War2023•43m•HD•★8.0
RAF's First Fighter Jet - Gloster Meteor2023•42m•HD•★8.0![Mayday Air Disaster - Infamous Plane Crashes Of The 2000s [4k]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8-e8PmKwIcI/hqdefault.jpg)
Mayday Air Disaster - Infamous Plane Crashes Of The 2000s [4k]2024•2h 15m•4K•★7.9
THE FLYING LEVIATHANS: When Seaplanes Ruled the Waves | HD Aviation History Series2025•53m•HD•★7.9
AVIATION ODDITIES | FULL DOCUMENTARY | Aircraft Innovation And Research Pioneers2024•3h 50m•HD•★7.9
Mighty Ships: USS Nimitz: World’s Largest Aircraft Carrier | Season 2 Episode 5 | MIGHTY2025•46m•HD•★7.9
Naval Aviation: The Technical Evolution of Aircraft Carriers & Maritime Flight | FD Engineering2024•1h 48m•HD•★7.9
99 Unbelievable Aviation Moments Caught on Camera2025•26m•HD•★7.9
"Worst Plane Crashes Of All Time" | Mega Marathon | FULL EPISODES | Mayday: Air Disaster2021•2h 30m•HD•★7.9
Airbus A380 Mega Aircraft: Inside the World’s Biggest Passenger Jet | FD Engineering2026•46m•HD•★7.9
US Air Force Rescue Navy SEAL Team From The Taliban | Helicopter Warfare2024•50m•HD•★7.9
Flying Cars and the Future of Aviation2021•24m•HD•★7.9
Air Disasters: Death and Denial Full Episode2023•45m•HD•★7.9
A Crash That Made Boeing Change Their System| Mayday: Air Disaster2023•45m•HD•★7.9
Falling Out Of The Sky At 450 Kilometers Per Hour | United Airlines 585 | Mayday: Air Disaster2022•49m•HD•★7.9
CONVAIR: Engineering the Military and Civil Aviation Future | 4K History Documentary2025•1h 54m•4K•★7.8
Life or Death at 30,000ft | Mayday Air Disaster2024•50m•HD•★7.8
Conquering the Skies: Props to Jets! How Early Civil Aviation Took Flight. FULL HD Historical Docu.2025•3h 20m•HD•★7.8
Pilot Error or Crime? | Mayday Air Disaster2024•50m•HD•★7.8
Pilot Misconduct Revealed in Fatal Colorado Crash | Flight 2286 | Mayday Air Disaster2024•43m•HD•★7.8
West Air Sweden Flight 294 Spirals Down | Mayday: Air Disaster2025•45m•HD•★7.8
AIRCRAFT CONVERSION XXL - A cargo plane is born2021•50m•HD•★7.8
Boeing 747-8 Mega factories Documentary- Boeing's latest Jumbo Jet!2015•45m•HD•★7.8
Giant Aircraft: Manufacturing an Airbus A350 | Mega Manufacturing | Free Documentary2019•48m•HD•★7.8
Aviation Evolution: The Incredible Progress in Aircraft Engineering | FD Engineering2023•52m•HD•★7.8
Inside Airbus: World’s Most Complex Supply Chain | FD Engineering2025•52m•HD•★7.8
Pilot's Eye - Inside the Cockpit of an Airbus A380 | FD Engineering2024•2h 15m•HD•★7.8
Why Flight 708 Fell from the Sky | Mayday: Air Disaster2025•45m•HD•★7.8
The Biggest Plane Crashes in Aviation History | Mayday: Air Disaster2025•2h 30m•HD•★7.8
From Takeoff to Landing: The Fascinating World of Aviation | BBC Earth Science | BBC Studios2025•24m•HD•★7.8
Aviation History: The Golden Age of American Air Travel (Constellation, Stratocruiser, etc..)2024•1h 14m•HD•★7.8
Modern Aircraft Marvels: Capacity, Condition and High-Tech | FD Engineering2024•46m•HD•★7.8
10 Worst Train and Plane Crashes (Full Episode) | Destruction Decoded | National Geographic2025•44m•4K•★7.7
How About that Airplane Food? | Secrets Of Your Airline Food2026•49m•4K•★7.7
The UFO That Followed a Boeing 747 | Close Encounters 1042026•21m•4K•★7.7
How this helicopter survived 1004 days on Mars, then disappeared...2025•29m•4K•★7.7
Aviation Titans: Colossal Aircraft of the Modern Age | FD Engineering2025•2h 16m•HD•★7.7
INSIDE THE BELL 429: The Ultimate Helicopter for Emergency and VIP Transport!2025•50m•HD•★7.7
Deadly Mistakes: 3 Plane Crashes That Shook The World2025•1h 25m•HD•★7.7
AIR RESCUE - How Airbus Helicopters Are Made2020•49m•HD•★7.7
Helicopter SAVES Injured Teen | Saving Lives at Sea2025•59m•HD•★7.7
This Huge Warship Carries The Navy, Aircraft and a Hospital2026•51m•HD•★7.7
Helicopters Arctic Rescue: Risking All to Save Lives2024•52m•HD•★7.7
Bundeswehr's Essential Helicopters: A Crucial Force for Land, Sea & Air Missions | WELT Documentary2023•1h 1m•HD•★7.7
Lockheed C-130 Hercules | An Aircraft Capable Of Doing Anything | Aviation History Documentary2024•1h 53m•HD•★7.7
Boeing's Troubled 737 Max Plane | “Boeing’s Fatal Flaw" Update (full documentary) | FRONTLINE2024•53m•HD•★7.7
Airbus A330 Mega Maintenance: Inside One of the Most Complex Aircraft Overhauls | FD Engineering2026•47m•HD•★7.7
AIRBUS A350 - High Tech In The Air | Exceptional Engineering2020•46m•HD•★7.7
The Sanction-Fueled Destruction of the Russian Aviation Industry2022•22m•HD•★7.7
Boeing 2707: Pentagon's Super-Jet Faster Than Concorde2026•50m•HD•★7.7
Trapped On The Mountains After Deadly Plane Crash: The Ultimate Fight For Survival2024•2h 26m•HD•★7.7
The Wright Brothers and the Evolution of Aviation2022•1h 52m•HD•★7.6
From Takeoff to Landing: The World of Aviation2025•24m•HD•★7.6About this collection
A century of learning to fly, told through triumph and disaster. This collection holds 86 documentaries on aviation: the engineering behind flight, the aircraft that changed the world, the pilots, and the crash investigations that made flying the safest way to travel.