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Season 1

Season 1

25 septembre 2000·40 épisodes·1h
Épisodes · 40
Sherman Assault
E1

Sherman Assault

Ride along in the thick of battle in the American M4 Sherman Tank, as it blasts its way into history and paves the way for liberation of Europe.

25 sept. 2000
Spitfire Squadron
E2

Spitfire Squadron

In this episode, see how it feels to be a Spitfire fighter pilot in a dogfight.

27 sept. 2000
Drop Zone
E3

Drop Zone

In this episode, we fly on a Dakota, and American C47/DC3 cargo plane used to transport paratroopers across the English Channel for the D-day invasion at Normandy.

28 sept. 2000
DUKW Landing
E4

DUKW Landing

Ride in the American DUKW Amphibious Vehicle (Duck to G.I.s)

29 sept. 2000
P-51 Mustang
E5

P-51 Mustang

Originally built for the RAF, the USAAF's P-51 Mustang became one of the greatest fighter planes ever to be built.

19 août 2001
T-34 Russian Victory
E6

T-34 Russian Victory

Stalin enlisted the ideas of an American engineer, J. Walter Christie, to develop one of the most formidable tanks in history.

26 août 2001
Mulberry Harbour
E7

Mulberry Harbour

Outlining the most audacious engineering feat of WWII.

16 sept. 2001
Hitlers Vengeance Weapons
E8

Hitlers Vengeance Weapons

Enter the world of rocket scientists, secret weapons, and the race to destroy two of Hitler's most elusive weapons.

23 sept. 2001
Tiger Attack
E9

Tiger Attack

Adolf Hitler became personally involved in the Tiger Tank, one of history's finest armoured fighting vehicles.

7 oct. 2001
Liberty Convoy
E10

Liberty Convoy

The terror of being hunted by Hitler's U-boats and the bravery of crews that risked their lives to deliver men and material to defeat Nazi forces.

11 nov. 2001
Messerschmitt 262
E11

Messerschmitt 262

We take the viewer inside the cockpits of the German pilots who flew the jet-powered Messerschmitt 262 which was a wonder weapon.

18 nov. 2001
Radar
E12

Radar

Details how one man was asked to develop a death ray, but discovered radar.

25 nov. 2001
Lancaster Bombers: Target Germany
E13

Lancaster Bombers: Target Germany

The RAF Lancaster Bomber ranks as one of the finest aircraft of WWII.

16 déc. 2001
Huey Helicopter: Air Armada
E14

Huey Helicopter: Air Armada

The Vietnam War was the Huey war-a brutal war, where the lethal Huey gunship wreaked havoc on the Viet Cong. The Huey revolutionised U.S. Army tactics and changed the way modern wars were fought.

20 janv. 2002
B-26 Marauder
E15

B-26 Marauder

Bombing from altitudes of over 10,000 feet, the Marauder had the lowest loss rate of any Allied bomber during WWII.

10 mars 2002
F-86 Sabre-Jet Strike
E16

F-86 Sabre-Jet Strike

Developed from jet technology captured from the Germans after WWII, the F-86 approached speeds of Mach 1.

19 mars 2002
MIG-15: Russian Stealth
E17

MIG-15: Russian Stealth

The MiG 15 was one of the 20th century's most feared high-performance weapons.

7 avr. 2002
Catalina Patrol
E18

Catalina Patrol

The legendary "Black Cat" squadrons won fame as night bombers in the battles of the Solomon Islands.

28 avr. 2002
Black Hawk: Night Stalker
E19

Black Hawk: Night Stalker

The Black Hawk remains today the world's most advanced twin-turbine military helicopter and flies wherever duty calls, from hot deserts to the icy Arctic.

29 sept. 2002
Blackbird Stealth!
E20

Blackbird Stealth!

Designed in the 1950s by Kelly Johnson, the SR-71 Blackbird was the world's first stealthy aircraft, designed to over-fly enemy territory with impunity while photographing 100,000 square miles in an hour.

15 déc. 2002
Aircraft Carrier
E21

Aircraft Carrier

Weighing in at over 27000 tons and over 800 feet in length, they were known as floating cities.

16 déc. 2002
Corsair: Pacific Warrior
E22

Corsair: Pacific Warrior

Designed for aircraft carriers, it proved too hot to handle during deck landing.

26 déc. 2002
B-52 Stratofortress
E23

B-52 Stratofortress

The race to produce the first intercontinental jet bomber.

26 déc. 2002
E24

M1 Abrams: Supertank

26 déc. 2002
P-38 Lightning Strikes
E25

P-38 Lightning Strikes

The P-38s struggle for aerial supremacy in the skies of the South West Pacific during WWII - Americas Ace of Aces.

5 juil. 2003
The Destroyer
E26

The Destroyer

Featuring interviews with sailors who served on these gladiators of the sea in the often suicidal Pacific Theatre, striking archive film, much of it in colour, and detailed re-enactments.

1 août 2003
FA-18 Hornet
E27

FA-18 Hornet

One aircraft in the US arsenal best typifies the will to win. Using the latest and most sophisticated computerized technology, the F/A-18 Hornet is now one of the foremost fighters of the 21st century.

15 août 2003
B-17 Flying Fortress
E28

B-17 Flying Fortress

This is the story of the young airmen of the "Mighty Eighth" and the angers they faced at 30,000 feet!

15 sept. 2003
The F-15
E29

The F-15

Built to put US pilots back in charge of the skies, the F-15 Eagle proved its superiority in Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

24 oct. 2003
F-117 Nighthawk Stealth
E30

F-117 Nighthawk Stealth

Dogged by controversy, shrouded in secrecy F-117's have become the world's first truly stealth aircraft - forever changing the concept of aerial warfare.

1 févr. 2004
A-10 Tankbuster
E31

A-10 Tankbuster

It is the most feared aircraft in the US Air Force. The A-10 Tankbuster was the first aircraft in the US aviation history designed specifically for Close Air Support.

27 févr. 2004
Mosquito Attack
E32

Mosquito Attack

Powered by two Rolls Royce Merlin engines, this plane was a revolutionary design with no armour or weapons but could carry the same bomb load as a B-17.

1 juin 2004
Apache Helicopter
E33

Apache Helicopter

Developed during the Cold War, this incredible aircraft is now the most powerful and feared helicopter in the world. Able to dive into action at over 200mph, it can deliver a devastating firestorm of missiles or rockets.

19 nov. 2004
PT Boats
E34

PT Boats

These boats were WWII's most heavily armed fighting boats. Screwed and glued together on a hull made of wood, they were nicknamed "The Devil Boats of the Night".

17 déc. 2004
Challenger Tank
E35

Challenger Tank

When this 60 tons of high-tech military hardware rumbles onto the battlefield there's nowhere for the enemy to hide.

1h·17 déc. 2004
HMS Victory
E36

HMS Victory

The HMS Victory would play a crucial role in the foremost naval engagement in 19th century maritime history, the Battle of Trafalgar.

26 mai 2005
B-2 Bomber
E37

B-2 Bomber

With its origins in single wing experimentation carried out in Germany in the 1930s, and continuing through cutting edge aviation research in the 1950s and 60s, the B-2 was developed under a cloak of secrecy.

26 juin 2005
Heavy Metal of D-Day
E38

Heavy Metal of D-Day

The greatest machine of WWII springs into action. It is made up of thousands of ships and aircraft, tens of thousands of men and millions of tons of steel and concrete.

12 avr. 2006
F-22 Raptor
E39

F-22 Raptor

Deadly and undetectable at long range, this super-jet is the latest in fifth-generation fighter technology.

14 juil. 2006
HMS Belfast: Fortress of Steel
E40

HMS Belfast: Fortress of Steel

Commissioned in 1938, the British cruiser HMS Belfast was the Royal Navy's most modern warship.

15 déc. 2006