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Air Warriors
S10, EP8 "C-47 Skytrain"A look at how the C-47 evolved from passenger plane to a transport aircraft and flying hospital in WWII and years later as a gunship in Vietnam.
Air Warriors
S7, EP1 "Top Dogfighters"Stories of fighter aircraft and deadly combat, including dogfights with the P-38 Lightning and Messerschmitts over Nazi Germany, told through rarely seen battle footage and first-hand accounts.
Air Warriors
S8, EP2 "B-29 Superfortress"The story of the world's first nuclear bomber, the B-29, and its explosive impact on aerial warfare.
Air Warriors
S6, EP9 "Zero"An inside look at Japan's A6M Zero, the most feared fighter at the start of World War II.
Air Warriors
S10, EP6 "B-1 Lancer"The history of the B-1 Lancer reveals how the Cold War bomber evolved to become one of Americas most effective military aircraft.
Air Warriors
"Top Ten Cold War"A countdown of the most influential and impactful military planes of the Cold War, from America's B-2 to the Soviet's MiG-15.
Air Warriors
S4, EP1 "F-16"The history of the F-16 Fighting Falcon and how it became the U.S. Air Force's most versatile plane.
D-Day
Rerun Air Date: May 11, 2026A retelling of the D-Day invasion and its critical naval operation involving an armada of diverse and ingenious vessels.
D-Day and the Dambusters
How the legendary "Dambuster" bomber squadron of WWII fooled Nazi Germany into believing the Allied invasion was going to be at Calais, rather than Normandy, and went to on to destroy Hitler's super weapons.
The Battle of Normandy: 85 Days in Hell
On D-Day, Allied forces land in Normandy, France, to beat back the German troops and liberate France; previously unseen archival footage captures the 85-day struggle to liberate Europe and includes rare images of the battle itself.
Liberation: D-Day to Berlin
S1, EP1 "France"In 1944, the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe brings the hope of freedom and the devastation of war to the people of France.
Liberation: D-Day to Berlin
S1, EP2 "Belgium and the Netherlands"New colorized footage and testimony reveal the cost paid by the Allies and civilians to free Belgium and the Netherlands from Nazi occupation.
Liberation: D-Day to Berlin
S1, EP3 "Hitler Strikes Back"In late 1944, Hitler forces the Americans into their biggest battle of the war when he launches a surprise attack into liberated Belgium.
Liberation: D-Day to Berlin
S1, EP4 "Germany"New colorized footage and testimony reveals the cost of victory, the aftermath of war and the liberation of the camps and the destruction of Germany.
Air Disasters
S5, EP1 "Fight to the Death"On 18 June 1972, British European Airways Flight 548 stalls and crashes in a field near Staines shortly after takeoff from London Heathrow Airport, killing all 118 people on board.