National Geographic Channel HD Thursday
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8:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
A pilot who tried to land on a drag-racing strip
The case of a 1983 Air Canada flight whose pilot tried to make an emergency landing on a decommissioned air force base - not realising it was being used for drag racing

9:00 AM
Air Crash Investigation
A fatal fire on board Air Canada Flight 797 in 1983
How a fire erupted on board Air Canada Flight 797 in June 1983, killing 23 of the 41 passengers

10:00 AM
Engineering Europe
Discover the innovations powering Europe
Discover the innovations powering Europe, from Tower Bridge's lift system to Dutch bridge repairs and a new Basque high speed rail link

11:00 AM
Car S.O.S.
Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend restore a Ferrari 308 GTS
Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend restore a Ferrari 308 GTS, famous from Magnum PI, for a retired police sergeant who paused the project to support his family.

12:00 PM
Seconds from Disaster
The DC-10 crash at Chicago's O'Hare Airport in 1979
An investigation into what caused a DC-10 to crash into a caravan park seconds after take-off at Chicago's O'Hare Airport in 1979, killing more than 270 people

1:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
US Air Force pilots try to land a plane after losing two engines
After losing two engines near enemy territory, US Air Force pilots abort their refuelling mission and attempt to land their damaged plane

2:00 PM
World War II: Secrets from Above
In 1940, 400,000 Allied troops find themselves surrounded by Hitler's army at Dunkirk
In 1940, 400,000 Allied troops find themselves surrounded by Hitler's army at Dunkirk. Can they escape and make it back to Britain unscathed?

3:00 PM
World War II: Secrets from Above
Stalin, seeking revenge, wages an offensive against Berlin
Stalin, seeking revenge, wages an offensive against Nazi Germany. Over one million Soviet soldiers charge west to launch an attack on Berlin

4:00 PM
Strangest Things
The story behind the lost colony of Roanoke
The story behind the lost colony of Roanoke and the mysterious Dare Stone. Plus, how First World War gunners used a satellite dish on wheels

5:00 PM
Mystery of MH370: Drain the Oceans
The case of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
The case of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared without a trace in March 2014, and why technology has so far been unable to find its wreckage

6:00 PM
World War II: Secrets from Above
In December 1944, Hitler launches an all-out assault on the Western front
In December 1944, Hitler launches an all-out assault on the Western front across Belgium and Luxembourg, leading to the Battle of the Bulge

7:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
Investigators discover a danger that the industry has known about for years
Investigators trying to find the cause of a plane crash in Detroit make the discovery that the tragedy happened because of a danger that the industry has known about for years

8:00 PM
Apocalypse: The Fall of Hitler
In 1943, the Allies prepare to rid the world of the Nazi leader once and for all
In 1943, Hitler is desperately trying to change the course of the war, while the Allies prepare to rid the world of the Nazi leader once and for all

9:00 PM
Apocalypse: The Fall of Hitler
The Allied forces take over the West and Nazis retreat in the East
It's 1944, and as the Allied forces take over the West and Nazis retreat in the East, Hitler leads his country to its ruin from his underground bunker

10:00 PM
Nazi Megastructures: Battle Ready
The construction of the largest battleships ever seen
The construction of the largest battleships ever seen, and fortified bunkers designed to protect German U-boats

11:00 PM
Air Crash Investigation
A DC-8 with just three working engines crashes during take-off
When a DC-8 with just three working engines crashes during take-off, killing all three pilots, the training simulator is found to have been fatally wrong

12:00 AM
Inside Melbourne Airport
An assistance dog makes his final flight before he retires
The Australian Border Force investigates potential criminal activity on the tarmac and Nina's assistance dog makes his final flight before he retires

1:00 AM
To Catch a Smuggler
A sailboat is intercepted coming from Colombia with bricks of cocaine onboard
Homeland Security Investigations along with Air and Marine Operations in Miami intercept a sailboat coming from Colombia with bricks of cocaine onboard

2:00 AM
Car S.O.S.
Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw restore a 1994 Vauxhall Cavalier Turbo
Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw head to Stockport to take on a 1994 Vauxhall Cavalier Turbo owned by a man left unable to move from the neck down after an accident

2:55 AM
To Catch a Smuggler
A frequent visitor to Colombia is questioned at Miami International Airport
A frequent visitor to Colombia is questioned at Miami International Airport. Meanwhile, past drug use comes back to haunt a passenger at JFK

3:20 AM
Food Factory
The production of cheesecake and ice-cream sandwiches
How certain foods are made in factories, including cheesecake, ice-cream sandwiches, marmalade and pierogies

3:45 AM
Food Factory
Rocket sweets, chocolate blueberries, roast duck and Pilsener beer
A look at the production of rocket sweets, chocolate blueberries, roast duck and Pilsener beer

4:10 AM
Secrets of the Zoo: Keeper Tales
Unprecedented access to one of America's largest and most popular zoos
With unprecedented access to one of America's largest and most popular zoos, hear the dramatic, heartwarming stories that keep this place moving

4:35 AM
Secrets of the Zoo: Keeper Tales
Unprecedented access to one of America's largest and most popular zoos
With unprecedented access to one of America's largest and most popular zoos, hear the dramatic, heartwarming stories that keep this place moving


