National Geographic Channel HD Wednesday

Investigators search for a plane that disappeared above the Java Sea with 162 passengers on board, and discover how correcting a routine fault had devastating results

Investigators uncover disturbing facts about an inexperienced pilot, and discover a pattern of abusive behaviour may have contributed to a plane crash

The events of Febtuary 25, 2009, when Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 went down less than a mile from the runway at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, smashing into three pieces on impact

Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend travel to South Yorkshire to pick up a Car SOS first - a Ferguson TE20 tractor. But it is not going to be easy to steal it away from the owner

Lightning interrupts vital maintenance on the airfield. A faulty 787 needs urgent repairs, cargo needs to be re-loaded, and two dogs travel in style

When their landing gear fails to drop, the pilots of a New Zealand turboprop pull off a remarkable wheels-up landing that spares the lives of everyone on board

Wounded but unbroken, Captain Matt Urban returns to the front line and leads a fearless Sherman tank charge through Nazi defences

The remarkable journey of the Airbus BelugaXL, from moon-mission inspiration to record-breaking marvel and one of aviation's true giants

Archaeologists study the mysterious pyramids that followed the Giza pyramids, unearthing new tombs and chambers to reveal their shocking story

When wild weather and traffic convoys cause carnage, Thord races against time to rescue stranded drivers

Hitler's plan to create one of history's greatest air defence systems, by nationalising the production of aircraft and munitions under the strategy of Total War

A cargo plane strikes a grove of trees and crashes a mile short of the runway. Investigators take an unusual approach to uncovering the cause

Suzannah Lipscomb and Dan Snow investigate the man who claimed to be a missing prince and challenged Henry VII's rule

Stories about the history of the Tower of London, including why it took executioner John Ketch five blows to decapitate the Duke of Monmouth in July 1685

Medieval barber-surgeons perform bloodletting and surgery, Elizabethan physicians read the stars to guide treatment, and ancient Indian innovators defy taboos

The inquiry into the crash of American Eagle Flight 4184 near Roselawn, Indiana, in 1994, which killed all 68 people on board

Airport workers reunite travellers with their missing items, including a sentimental 40th anniversary gift and a wallet with $1500

The Rowlands must cross a frozen river to secure resources essential to survival, while Mario and Clare build a shed to protect their generators

How Gibson Guitars in Nashville, Tennessee, make their iconic instruments, a process that combines advanced machinery, hand crafting skills, and global logistics

CBP Nogales uncovers cocaine in the bumper of a car crossing from Mexico, and CBP Atlanta stops a woman smuggling underaged puppies from Brazil

AMO Puerto Rico sinks a marine smuggling operation as HSI shuts down a tunnel dug under the border by a cartel, and a CBP K9 finds drugs in a car

A glimpse behind the scenes at the manufacturing of Bombay mix and mushroom soup

A glimpse behind the scenes at the manufacturing of squeezy yoghurt and tomato sauce

A tiny leopard tortoise is having trouble breathing, possibly due to pneumonia. A baby rabbit may need surgery for a lump on its chin, and a Nigerian Dwarf goat won't pee

A seven-year-old sun conure has a giant egg that won't come out. A one-year-old prairie dog, has a big lump on his belly. Dr T puts him under anesthesia to investigate