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Victory by Air

Season 1

2010 · 5 episodes

  1. 1. The Pioneers

    2010-01-07 · 52m

    Episode 1, "The Pioneers," begin s in 1903 with Orville and Wilbur Wright, then follows the chronology of the airplane through World War I

  2. 2. Monoplanes

    2010-01-07 · 52m

    Episode 2 examines how pilots in the Post-WW1 years managed to achieve many of the challenges set forth by aeronautic engineers

  3. 3. WWII - The Struggle for Airspace

    2010-01-07 · 52m

    Episode 3 looks at how the Spanish Civil War served as a proving ground for the planes of the Third Reich, and how planes around the globe gained better performance as a product of militaristic involvements;

  4. 4. WWII - Technological Improvements

    2010-01-07 · 52m

    Episode 4 discusses advancements in airplanes and air combat during WWII.

  5. 5. New Aircraft, New Weapons, New Frontiers

    2010-01-07 · 52m

    Episode 5 examines how WWII dramatically expanded the geographic boundaries of war, and thus made an indelible impact on the types of planes that needed to be enlisted.

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