History's Greatest Warbirds

History's Greatest Warbirds

Documentary 2022

Available on Prime Video

Taking an in-depth look at the greatest aircraft from different armed conflicts; looking at the service history of the different aircraft; getting up close and personal with surviving versions of the planes.

Documentary 2022

Starring David J Hall

EPISODE 1

The Lancaster: Britain's Frontline Bomber

Britain's heavy bomber suffers troubled beginnings, but goes on to secure a place in history during World War II.

43 min · 14 Mar 2022
EPISODE 2

The Spitfire: A British Fighter Legend

The clipped wing version of Britain's most famous plane is flown by Czech refugee pilots in the UK during World War II; a tour of a restored plane.

43 min · 21 Mar 2022
EPISODE 3

Me-109: The Luftwaffe's Frontline Fighter

Germany's main fighter aircraft in World War II, and the most-produced fighter aircraft ever; constantly improved during the war and able to hold its own against any allied aircraft.

43 min · 3 Oct 2022
EPISODE 4

Boeing B-29: Superfortress

The prolonged development and early operational issues of the Boeing B29 Superfortress; forever known as the plane that dropped the first nuclear weapons on Japan.

42 min · 4 Oct 2022
EPISODE 5

He-111: Germany's Frontline Bomber

One of the most recognized German aircraft of World War II, and how it becomes a guinea pig for future bombers.

43 min · 23 Sept 2022
EPISODE 6

Mosquito: The Wooden Wonder

The wooden aircraft becomes an Allied star, undertaking some of the most daring and iconic raids of World War II.

43 min · 18 Apr 2022

David J Hall

Narrator
Nik Coleman

Director
Ellie Coleman

Producer
Nik Coleman

Writer
Nik Coleman

Creator

About

History's Greatest Warbirds

DOCUMENTARY

Taking an in-depth look at the greatest aircraft from different armed conflicts; looking at the service history of the different aircraft; getting up close and personal with surviving versions of the planes.

Information

Studio: SPIEGEL Geschichte
Released: 2022
Region of Origin: United Kingdom

Languages

Original Audio: English (United Kingdom)
Audio: English (United Kingdom)
Subtitles: Dutch (Netherlands), Swedish (Sweden)