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Wings of War

War, History · 2018

Last aired: S1 E10, Top Guns and Tankbusters · 2018-11-27

Wings of War tells the quintessential story of the role planes and their pilots have played in military history. From the engineering marvels and military context through to the remarkable human accounts and characters, each episode will be thematic. Wings of War shows the role they have played in military aviation history and how technology allowed aerial combat to advance beyond the realms of possibility. We also tell the stories of the pilots who flew these legendary aircraft - stories filled with excitement, emotion, historical detail and engineering prowess. All of which is brought to life through a combination of expert interviews, authentic recreation, engineering graphics and archive with purpose to unravel and illustrate each piece of aviation history in all its detail and glory.

Cast

Kieran O'Brien Narrator

Season 1

E1 Bombers 2018-09-25 · 60 min This episode features the mighty bombers of WWII from the British night-time bomber, the Lancaster, to the American/Canadian Dakota. It tells the story of the bouncing bomb and describes how The Dambusters achieved their famous mission using the weapon designed by British engineer Barnes Wallis to destroy a German dam. The episode finishes with the story of the long range, jet-powered the B-52 from its first flight in 1952 onwards.

E2 Bandits, Secrets and Spies 2018-10-02 · 60 min With the raising of the Iron Curtain, intelligence from within the Soviet Union was hard to come by. How did high-altitude spy planes overcome this problem?

E3 Fight for the Skies 2018-10-09 · 60 min In the early 20th Century there was an arms race to develop military airplanes. With the advent of WWI, the British and Germans experimented with air combat.

E4 The Battle of Britain 2018-10-16 · 60 min Hundreds of German and Allied planes fought for domination of the skies over southern England. How did the first major air battle change the course of WWII?

E5 The Jet Engine 2018-10-23 · 60 min The development of the jet engine was a huge advancement that dramatically increased the speed and altitude at which airplanes flew. How did it change air combat?

E6 Naval Aviaition 2018-10-30 · 60 min A look at how aircrafts and pilots have shaped military history and how technology has impacted the advancement of aerial combat over the past 100 years.

E7 Episode 7 2018-11-06 · 60 min

E8 Episode 8 2018-11-13 · 60 min

E9 Helicopters 2018-11-20 · 60 min

E10 Top Guns and Tankbusters 2018-11-27 · 60 min The ultimate fighter plane, the F-22 Raptor, is a supersonic aircraft that dominates American airspace. What makes this plane the ideal superiority fighter?

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