Air Combat
History|2008|GAir Combat covers the history of military aviation from World War I to the present day, focusing on famous aerial engagements, heroic pilots and a dramatic array of aircraft from Harrier Jump Jets to B-52 Bombers.
Episode 1: Test Pilots
Episode 2: Pilots of Desert Storm
Told from the perspective of pilots and tacticians, this episode is a compelling look at the most perfectly orchestrated air mission in history.
Told from the perspective of pilots and tacticians, this episode is a compelling look at the most perfectly orchestrated air mission in history.
Episode 3: The Chopper War
The helicopter, invented by Frenchman Louis Breguet, first played a major role in war during the Vietnam conflict. There, the Americans developed the concept of "air mobility".
The helicopter, invented by Frenchman Louis Breguet, first played a major role in war during the Vietnam conflict. There, the Americans developed the concept of "air mobility".
Episode 5: The Carriers
British and American pilots take to the dangerous decks of the first carriers - converted battleships - as they invent naval aviation in WW1.
British and American pilots take to the dangerous decks of the first carriers - converted battleships - as they invent naval aviation in WW1.
Episode 7: The Fighters
Trace the development of the modern jet fighter from the multi-national, multi-purpose, multi-service F-4 Phantom to today's highly specialized fighters
Trace the development of the modern jet fighter from the multi-national, multi-purpose, multi-service F-4 Phantom to today's highly specialized fighters
Episode 8: In Pursuit of Space
Follow the super power race to control the last frontier. From the visionaries like Robert Goddard and Wernher Von Braun to the pilots like John Glenn and Yuri Gagarin who braved the unknown.
Follow the super power race to control the last frontier. From the visionaries like Robert Goddard and Wernher Von Braun to the pilots like John Glenn and Yuri Gagarin who braved the unknown.
Episode 9: WWII: Pacific
The story of the air war over the Pacific Ocean: The early triumph of the Japanese, the use of carrier based planes, the desperate kamikaze attacks and the final strategic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The story of the air war over the Pacific Ocean: The early triumph of the Japanese, the use of carrier based planes, the desperate kamikaze attacks and the final strategic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Episode 10: WWII: Europe
The strategy behind the air war over Europe: How it developed and how the British and Americans joined forces to finally win the war of attrition in the skies.
The strategy behind the air war over Europe: How it developed and how the British and Americans joined forces to finally win the war of attrition in the skies.
Episode 12: The X Planes
Witness the exciting story of pioneering experimental aircraft, their visionary designers, the pilots who risked their lives to fly daring test missions, and the sometimes unsuccessful or unexpected results.
Witness the exciting story of pioneering experimental aircraft, their visionary designers, the pilots who risked their lives to fly daring test missions, and the sometimes unsuccessful or unexpected results.