Season 1

1. Boeing B-29 Superfortress

1988-01-01

2. General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark

1988-01-01

The story of the fighter that became a bomber. The F-111 set new standards of design, but had to wrestle with adapting high technology.

3. Grumman F-14 Tomcat

1988-01-01

Defending the U.S. Navy's Aircraft Carriers the F-14 Tomcat has become as well-known for its production deadlines as for the skill of its pilots, whose mettle was tested at the Gulf of Sidra and celebrated in the film "Top Gun".

4. Convair B-36 Peacemaker

1988-01-01

5. North American XB-70 Valkyrie

1988-01-01

6. General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon

1988-01-01

7. Consolidated B-24 Liberator

1988-01-01

8. Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

1988-01-01

9. Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

1988-01-01

10. Lockheed P-38 Lightning

1988-01-01

11. Douglas DC-3/C-47 Dakota

1988-01-01

12. North American F-86 Sabre

1988-01-01

13. British Aerospace/McDonnell Douglas Harrier

1988-01-01

14. Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter

1988-03-31

15. North American F-100 Super Sabre

1988-04-01

16. Lockheed Constellation

1988-04-02

17. Episode 17

1988-04-03

18. Grumman F-6F Hellcat

1988-04-04

19. Martin B-57 Canberra

1988-04-05

20. Consolidated PBY Catalina

1988-04-06

21. Republic P-47 Thunderbolt

1988-04-07 · 58m

Roughly twice the weight of other World War II fighters, the Jug's cumbersome appearance belied its speed and firepower. As frontline fighters, escorts for heavy bombers, and fighter-bombers, the sturdy planes saw action in both Europe and the Pacific.

22. McDonnell-Douglas F-15 Eagle

1988-04-08

23. Douglas A-26 Invader

1988-04-09

24. Republic F-105 Thunderchief

1988-04-10

25. Douglas A-1 Skyraider

1988-04-11 · 45m

The consummate carrier jet, the A-1 was such a success that the Navy used it for three decades. Air Force engineers considered its design the pinnacle of piston-powered aviation.

26. Vought F4U Corsair

1988-04-12