Air Warriors

  • : 2014
  • : 55
  • : 10
  • Smithsonian Channel
  • Documentary Reality

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10x1
F-14 Tomcat
Episode overview
21, 2023
The true story of the F-14 Tomcat, the military aircraft made famous in “Top Gun,” and how it served as the Navy’s top carrier fighter for a generation.
10x2
PBY Catalina
Episode overview
28, 2023
A look at the amphibious aircraft Catalina and the many roles it served during WWII, from patrol bomber to search-and-rescue aircraft.
10x3
B-17 Flying Fortress
Episode overview
04, 2023
The history of the B-17 reveals how the aircraft evolved into the USAF’s most lethal bomber in World War II’s European and Pacific campaigns. The Women Airforce Service Pilots .. show full overview
10x4
Mosquito
Episode overview
10, 2023
The story of the de Havilland Mosquito, the wooden RAF aircraft that acted as a bomber, fighter, and reconnaissance plane during World War II.
10x5
F-100 Super Sabre
Episode overview
18, 2023
Despite its early reputation for being unsafe, engineers evolved the F-100 Super Sabre into a supersonic powerhouse that carried out daily attack missions throughout the Vietnam War.
10x6
B-1 Lancer
Episode overview
25, 2023
Military experts and veterans discuss the history of the Rockwell B-1 Lancer, first conceived as a nuclear bomber during the Cold War, and its evolving wartime roles in the 1990s and 2000s.
10x7
Hawker Hunter
Episode overview
02, 2023
The inside story of Britain's flagship super jet of the Cold War era, the Hawker Hunter, and its most thrilling flights during the late 20th century.
10x8
C-47 Skytrain
Episode overview
09, 2023
Originally designed as a civilian passenger airliner, the C-47 becomes a durable military workhorse, delivering paratroopers behind enemy lines on D-Day, rescuing injured soldiers and more
10x9
Stuka Dive Bomber
Episode overview
16, 2023
Aviation historians and veterans detail how the high-speed dives and pinpoint accuracy of the Junkers Ju-87 Stukas became a Nazi terror weapon and symbol of German power during World War II.
10x10
AH-1 Cobra
Episode overview
23, 2023
Experts discuss the history of the AH-1 Cobra, an agile attack helicopter designed for combat in the Vietnam War and later used for dangerous ground support missions in the Iraq War.