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Season 1

  • S01E01 Sherman Assault

    • September 25, 2000
    • History

    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.

  • S01E02 Spitfire Squadron

    • September 27, 2000
    • History

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

  • S01E03 Drop Zone

    • September 28, 2000
    • History

    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.

  • S01E04 DUKW Landing

    • September 29, 2000
    • History

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

  • S01E05 P-51 Mustang!

    • August 19, 2001
    • History

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

  • S01E06 T-34: Russian Victory

    • August 26, 2001
    • History

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

  • S01E07 Mulberry Harbour

    • September 16, 2001
    • History

    Outlining the most audacious engineering feat of WWII.

  • S01E08 Hitlers Vengeance Weapons

    • September 23, 2001
    • History

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

  • S01E09 Tiger Attack

    • October 7, 2001
    • History

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

  • S01E10 Liberty Convoy

    • November 11, 2001
    • History

    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.

  • S01E11 Messerschmitt 262

    • November 18, 2001
    • History

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

  • S01E12 Radar

    • November 25, 2001
    • History

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

  • S01E13 Lancaster Bombers: Target Germany

    • December 16, 2001
    • History

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

  • S01E14 Huey Helicopter: Air Armada

    • January 20, 2002
    • History

    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.

  • S01E15 B-26 Marauder

    • March 10, 2002
    • History

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

  • S01E16 F-86 Sabre-Jet Strike!

    • March 19, 2002
    • History

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

  • S01E17 MiG 15: Russian Stealth

    • April 7, 2002
    • History

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

  • S01E18 Catalina Patrol

    • April 28, 2002
    • History

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

  • S01E19 Black Hawk: Night Stalker

    • September 29, 2002
    • History

    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.

  • S01E20 Blackbird Stealth!

    • December 15, 2002
    • History

    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.

  • S01E21 US Carriers in the Pacific

    • December 16, 2002
    • History

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

  • S01E22 Corsair: Pacific Warrior

    • December 26, 2002
    • History

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

  • S01E23 B-52 Stratofortress

    • December 26, 2002
    • History

    The race to produce the first intercontinental jet bomber.

  • S01E24 M1 Abrams: Supertank

    • December 26, 2002
    • History

    The M1 supertank, which was built by the US to balance the Soviet Union's armoured supremacy, and performed with deadly accuracy during Operation Desert Storm.

  • S01E25 P-38 Lightning Strikes

    • July 5, 2003
    • History

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

  • S01E26 The Destroyer

    • August 1, 2003
    • History

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

  • S01E27 F/A-18 Hornet

    • August 15, 2003
    • History

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

  • S01E28 B-17 Flying Fortress

    • History

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

  • S01E29 F-15 Eagle

    • October 24, 2003
    • History

    Built to put U.S. pilots back in charge of the skies, the F-15 Eagle proved its superiority in Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom. In a dogfight, it can maneuver against the toughest fighters and climb to Mt. Everest's height in 60 seconds. One of the toughest planes in the world, one fortunate F-15 pilot flew back to base after losing a wing!

  • S01E30 F-117 Nighthawk Stealth

    • History

    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.

  • S01E31 A-10 Tankbuster

    • February 27, 2004
    • History

    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.

  • S01E32 Mosquito Attack

    • June 1, 2004
    • History

    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.

  • S01E33 Apache Helicopter

    • November 19, 2004
    • History

    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.

  • S01E34 PT Boats

    • December 17, 2004
    • History

    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".

  • S01E35 Challenger Tank

    • December 17, 2004
    • History

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

  • S01E36 HMS Victory

    • May 26, 2007
    • History

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

  • S01E37 B-2 Bomber

    • History

    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.

  • S01E38 Heavy Metal of D-Day

    • April 12, 2006
    • History

    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.

  • S01E39 F-22 Raptor

    • History

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

  • S01E40 HMS Belfast: Fortress of Steel

    • December 15, 2006
    • History

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