National Geographic Channel HD Thursday

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A captain tries to stop his plane from crashing into the South China Sea after a catastrophic engine failure - but finds himself unable to slow the plane down for a landing

The story of a pilot who crashed while flying a Second World War fighter in a 450mph air race, and how his friend helped the authorities to discover what went wrong

From perilous daylight raids over occupied Europe to the road to D-Day, discover how the B-17 Flying Fortress became a symbol of Allied air power and WWII victory

Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw restore a 1972 Ford Escort Mexico belonging to a Jersey resident with blood cancer and tuberculosis, but find some parts of the car are not salvageable

Dangerous weapons concealed in luggage test airport security and paramedics rush to treat a passenger suspected of having a stroke

An incident in 1977 when Southern Airways Flight 242 was caught in a storm so severe that hailstones cracked the windscreen, causing the DC-9 to plummet to the ground

A Japanese-American regiment fights through dark forests, heavy rains and entrenched Nazis to reach a lost US battalion in the Vosges Mountains

Experts investigate the fate of Port Royal. Known as 'the wickedest city on Earth', it was a famous hangout for pirates until an earthquake and tsunami sucked it into the ocean

Archaeologists investigate one of the great mysteries of ancient Egypt - the mummy. Join them as they excavate buried tombs and make shocking discoveries

Rookie Terje is in big trouble when he crashes Thord's truck, Eirik searches for a missing garbage truck, and Bjoern rescues a forty-tonner which over-turned

As Allied forces reach the Seine, British troops face fierce resistance in a desperate fight to secure a vital bridgehead

Slamming into a mountain, Japan Airlines 123 becomes the deadliest single aircraft accident in history and threatens to ground 747s worldwide

The errors that caused the deaths of 118 people in the 2001 Linate airport disaster in Milan, when a pilot was forced to rely on ground controllers for take-off

A380 Turnaround Coordinator Diana orchestrates cargo, ground operations and baggage services to get the biggest passenger plane off the ground

In San Juan the passengers try to smuggle elicit medication

An investigation into the 1958 accident in which the plane carrying Matt Busby's Manchester United team crashed shortly after take-off in Munich, killing 23 of the 44 on board

The spring melt has everyone scrambling to protect the city from flooding, and the fire department responds to a call that puts the town in jeopardy

The Alaskans must stockpile necessary resources if they wish to survive the bleak winter that stretches ahead of them

How Tabasco sauce is made according to an old family recipe, using chilli peppers flown from all over the world to a plantation in Louisiana

In Colorado, Sean Rich examines a 76lb bar of silver that may have come from the most famous Spanish shipwreck rescue in history

Bidders vie for an 18th-century flintlock. The four-barrel gun was so complex and expensive to produce that only the wealthy could afford one, making such items highly desirable

Discover how a team of ice carvers make an ice bar for a wedding. Plus, discover how a bakery produces 200 brioche buns for a special BLT sandwich

Can a team of intrepid bakers fulfil a huge order for Mother's Day lunch at the Four Seasons hotel. Plus, how do the village juicery produce cold pressed juice?

It's baby boom time on Africa's vast Serengeti Plain. One million wildebeest halt their migration to give birth. And there are predators everywhere

The fascinating story of the Christmas crab - a landbound creature that takes an extraordinary annual trip to the ocean

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