Broadcast date
1954-11-13 • 15 episodes
Episodes of this season
1. The Fated Sky
event 1954-11-13 • schedule 30m
Looks at aircraft development before and leading up to the Second World War
2. Battle for Britain
event 1954-11-20 • schedule 30m
This covers the defence of Britain from the summer of 1940 to the spring of 1941.
3. Fifty North
event 1954-11-27 • schedule 30m
Coverage of the Atlantic air defence during the early months of the Second World War.
4. Maximum Effort
event 1954-12-04 • schedule 30m
Concentrates on the early British air raids on Germany and the German invasion of the Balkans, Greece and Russia.
5. Desert Air Force
event 1954-12-11 • schedule 30m
6. Combined Operations
event 1954-12-18 • schedule 30m
7. The Rising Sun
event 1954-12-25 • schedule 30m
8. Round the Clock
event 1955-01-01 • schedule 30m
Covers the Allied strategic bombing of Germany between early 1943 and early 1944.
9. Wings Over Italy
event 1955-01-08 • schedule 30m
10. Operation Overlord
event 1955-01-15 • schedule 30m
Details of the air operations mainly over northern France before the D-Day landings in Normandy in June 1944.
11. Facing New Weapons
event 1955-01-22 • schedule 30m
Looks at the fight against the development and deployment of the German V weapons. This includes a first look at the use jet planes.
12. The Cold Dawn
event 1955-01-29 • schedule 30m
13. Eastern Victory
event 1955-02-05 • schedule 30m
This episode covers the end of the war against Japan and the American deployment of the Atom Bomb.
14. The Unquiet Peace
event 1955-02-12 • schedule 30m
15. Past and Future
End of season • event 1955-02-19 • schedule 30m
The last episode looks at the development of military aircraft and their potential for the future.
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