Secrets of the Dead

The Airmen and the Headhunters

Season 9 Episode 2 | 52m 41s  | Video has closed captioning.

In 1944, a U.S. bomber was hit by Japanese anti-aircraft fire, and the crew ejected and parachuted into the wilderness. They were taken in and protected by members of the Dayak tribe — the "wild men of Borneo," infamous for their custom of hunting and smoking enemy heads. Months later, the airmen were found by an eccentric British Major who devised an ingenious plan to rescue them.

Aired: 11/11/09

Expired: 12/14/15

Rating: TV-PG

Buy Now:

Problems Playing Video? | Closed Captioning

SECRETS OF THE DEAD is made possible, in part, by public television viewers.

Now Streaming

Watch While You Can!

Now Streaming

Stream full episodes of SECRETS OF THE DEAD

Watch Now