Air Aces

Documentary 2014

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Profiling pilots who faced insurmountable odds, AIR ACES looks at the most harrowing airborne combat missions ever, many of which were recently declassified. Featuring CGI and real-life aerial reenactments - including the actual historic aircrafts - AIR ACES examines these dynamic dogfights and the pilots who survived them.

Documentary 2014

PG

EPISODE 1

George Beurling

Canadian aviator George Beurling becomes one of the most successful fighter pilots of World War II.

44 min · Jan 7, 2013 PG
EPISODE 2

Douglas Bader

Royal Air Force fighter pilot Douglas Bader leads a ragtag squadron of Canadian counterparts against Hitler's Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain.

44 min · Jan 14, 2013 PG
EPISODE 3

Wing Walker

The crew of the Allied Lancaster ME669 bomber had one of the most dangerous jobs of World War II, but the controversial tactic known as "total war" overshadowed its legacy.

44 min · Feb 4, 2013 PG
EPISODE 4

Red Tails

An experimental program to train black fighter pilots during World War II helps change the course of American history.

44 min · Jan 21, 2013 PG
EPISODE 5

Robin Olds

U.S. Air Force Col. Robin Olds masterminds Operation Bolo, a combat ruse designed to lure MiG-21 enemy aircraft to their destruction during the Vietnam War.

44 min · Jan 28, 2013 PG
EPISODE 6

Gabby Gabreski

U.S. Air Force fighter pilot Francis "Gabby" Gabreski becomes America's top flying ace in Europe during World War II.

44 min · Feb 11, 2013 PG

Nick Godwin

Producer
Ian Russell

Producer

About

Air Aces

DOCUMENTARY

Profiling pilots who faced insurmountable odds, AIR ACES looks at the most harrowing airborne combat missions ever, many of which were recently declassified. Featuring CGI and real-life aerial reenactments - including the actual historic aircrafts - AIR ACES examines these dynamic dogfights and the pilots who survived them.

Information

Studio: AHC
Released: 2014
Rated: PG
Region of Origin: Canada

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (United States) (AAC)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.