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Season 1

  • S01E01 Useless for the Purposes of War

    • September 13, 2011

    Jack Bruce, ex-curator of the RAF Museum and possibly one of the world's leading authorities on early aircraft names the world's first ever fighter pilot.

  • S01E02 Under Distant Skies

    • September 13, 2011

    We take a look at the absolutely fascinating records and chronicles of the inter-war years.

  • S01E03 A Vicious Sting

    • September 13, 2011

    The lovely and very, very rare material featured on this episode includes a colour clip of the first flight and even air-to-air material.

  • S01E04 Strike Hard, Strike Sure

    • September 13, 2011

    We look at more of Air Vice Marshal Tony Dudgeon's priceless home movie archive as well as some low quality but absolutely extraordinary colour footage of Blenheim Mkls.

  • S01E05 By Air, By Sea

    • September 13, 2011

    Aircraft used to defend Britain's maritime interests, from the flying boats of the 1930s to the modern Nimrod

  • S01E06 Supplies from the Skies

    • September 13, 2011

    We look at the SOE Lysander reconstruction filmed at Audley End near Cambridge featuring the Lysander from the Shuttleworth Collection, one of just three Lysanders then flying in the UK.

  • S01E07 The Sky's the Limit

    • September 13, 2011

    Why piloted aircraft are still considered the most versatile and effective weapons in modern warfare

  • S01E08 Spitfire

    • September 13, 2011

    The story of the Spitfire, including action footage, pilots' accounts and expert commentary