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Season 1

40 episodes · 2000

  1. 1Sherman Assault

    25 Sep 2000

    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.

  2. 2Spitfire Squadron

    27 Sep 2000

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

  3. 3Drop Zone

    28 Sep 2000

    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.

  4. 4DUKW Landing

    29 Sep 2000

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

  5. 5P-51 Mustang

    19 Aug 2001

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

  6. 6T-34 Russian Victory

    26 Aug 2001

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

  7. 7Mulberry Harbour

    16 Sep 2001

    Outlining the most audacious engineering feat of WWII.

  8. 8Hitlers Vengeance Weapons

    23 Sep 2001

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

  9. 9Tiger Attack

    07 Oct 2001

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

  10. 10Liberty Convoy

    11 Nov 2001

    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.

  11. 11Messerschmitt 262

    18 Nov 2001

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

  12. 12Radar

    25 Nov 2001

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

  13. 13Lancaster Bombers: Target Germany

    16 Dec 2001

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

  14. 14Huey Helicopter: Air Armada

    20 Jan 2002

    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.

  15. 15B-26 Marauder

    10 Mar 2002

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

  16. 16F-86 Sabre-Jet Strike

    19 Mar 2002

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

  17. 17MIG-15: Russian Stealth

    07 Apr 2002

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

  18. 18Catalina Patrol

    28 Apr 2002

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

  19. 19Black Hawk: Night Stalker

    29 Sep 2002

    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.

  20. 20Blackbird Stealth!

    15 Dec 2002

    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.

  21. 21Aircraft Carrier

    16 Dec 2002

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

  22. 22Corsair: Pacific Warrior

    26 Dec 2002

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

  23. 23B-52 Stratofortress

    26 Dec 2002

    The race to produce the first intercontinental jet bomber.

  24. 25P-38 Lightning Strikes

    05 Jul 2003

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

  25. 26The Destroyer

    01 Aug 2003

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

  26. 27FA-18 Hornet

    15 Aug 2003

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

  27. 28B-17 Flying Fortress

    15 Sep 2003

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

  28. 29The F-15

    24 Oct 2003

    Built to put US pilots back in charge of the skies, the F-15 Eagle proved its superiority in Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

  29. 30F-117 Nighthawk Stealth

    01 Feb 2004

    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.

  30. 31A-10 Tankbuster

    27 Feb 2004

    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.

  31. 32Mosquito Attack

    01 Jun 2004

    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.

  32. 33Apache Helicopter

    19 Nov 2004

    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.

  33. 34PT Boats

    17 Dec 2004

    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".

  34. 35Challenger Tank

    17 Dec 2004 · 1 hr 0 min

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

  35. 36HMS Victory

    26 May 2005

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

  36. 37B-2 Bomber

    26 Jun 2005

    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.

  37. 38Heavy Metal of D-Day

    12 Apr 2006

    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.

  38. 39F-22 Raptor

    14 Jul 2006

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

  39. 40HMS Belfast: Fortress of Steelfinale

    15 Dec 2006

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