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  • WAR HEROES OF THE SKIES

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Through the eyes of the heroes, experience realistic mid-air combat and see revealing interviews with the last surviving WWII veterans in War Heroes Of The Skies.

From the WWII aircrew officer who doused a fire on the wing of his aircraft while 20,000 ft in the sky, to the phantom fighter pilot who took out four MiGs over Vietnam in the most celebrated dog fight of the modern era. 

Presented by Lord Ashcroft, these are all stories of superhuman endurance, selfless courage and heroism beyond the call of duty.

EPISODE GUIDE

  • War Heroes Of The Skies: Vietnam Dogfight
    Discover the US Air Force's attempts at defeating North Vietnamese MiG-21s, including the mastermind behind Operation BOLO, Colonel Robin Olds.
  • War Heroes Of The Skies: Battle Of Britain
  • War Heroes Of The Skies: Total War
  • War Heroes Of The Skies: Red Tails
    When President Roosevelt initiated a Blacks-only fighter pilot programme, it changed the course of American history.
  • War Heroes Of The Skies: Vietnam Firefight
    Discover the US Air Force's attempts at defeating North Vietnamese MiG-21s, including the mastermind behind Operation BOLO, Colonel Robin Olds.
  • War Heroes Of The Skies: Nazi Hunters
    Trace the inspiring journey of how Francis 'Gabby' Gabreski, the son of Polish immigrants, became the best American fighter pilot during WWII.
  • War Heroes Of The Skies: Splitfire Victory
    Discover George Beurling, a skilled fighter pilot whose unprecedented marksmanship helped save the strategically important island of Malta.
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