Name: Air Aces
Released: 2014-03-03T00:00:00.000Z

The stories of heroic airborne missions are told with astonishing visuals.

Documentary · 2014 · 45 min

EPISODE 1

George Beurling

Canadian George Beurling broke every rule in the book yet became one of the greatest fighter pilots of World War II. A loner and a social misfit, Beurling's disdain for protocol branded him an outcast.

44 min · Jan 7, 2013
EPISODE 2

Douglas Bader

In July 1940, Britain's most celebrated air ace, Douglas Bader, and his ragtag squadron of Canadian fighter pilots, go into battle against Hitler's mighty Luftwaffe. The outcome of the Battle of Britain will determine the future of the free world.

44 min · Jan 14, 2013
EPISODE 3

Wing Walker

Like all the Allied bombers of World War II, the crew of the Lancaster ME669 had one of the most dangerous jobs in the Air Force: to dodge deadly enemy fire and drop mega-tonnes of high-powered explosives over Nazi Germany.

44 min · Feb 4, 2013
EPISODE 4

Red Tails

They were young, gifted, and black but the US Army refused them key positions. Until intense pressure from African-American activist groups pushed President Roosevelt to initiate a Blacks-only fighter pilot training program in Tuskegee, Alabama.

44 min · Aug 18, 2013
EPISODE 5

Robin Olds

In July 1966, North Vietnam's fleet of MiG-21s is hammering the US Air Force, and the embattled men of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing need a hero to whip them into shape. Enter Colonel Robin Olds, a WWII veteran airman, who charges in and commands respect.

44 min · Jan 28, 2013
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

Nick Godwin

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Ian Russell

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