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C-47 Skytrain

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

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.

Hell Below

S1, EP4 "The Wolfpack"

Germany devastated Allied ships in the Atlantic, thanks to the new wolf pack tactic in 1940.

Hell Below

S1, EP5 "Hitler's Revenge"

The Nazi campaign to send U-boats across the Atlantic to the U.S. at the beginning of Operation Drumbeat.

Hell Below

S1, EP1 "America Fights Back"

U.S. submarine skippers change the course of the WWII after entering the war and taking the fight to Japanese warships.

Hell Below

S1, EP6 "Atlantic Showdown"

A 3-day clash between Nazi U-boats and Allied ships in March of 1943 marks a major turning point in World War II.

Air Disasters

S1, EP4 "Fanning the Flames"

A complex recovery operation is launched to find out if a 747 which disappeared into the Indian Ocean was carrying illegal weapons.

Air Disasters

"Trained to Fail"

Pilots are prepared to cope with a range of emergency scenarios, but failures in training can lead to catastrophe in the cockpit.

Carriers at War

S1, EP4 "USS Ford"

A behind-the-scenes look at how the U.S. Navy's radically redesigned Ford-class aircraft carrier was built.

Carriers at War

S1, EP1 "Strike Force Arabian Gulf"

The crew of the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier prepares to give air support to ground troops battling ISIS in Iraq.

Carriers at War

S1, EP2 "Ready to Launch"

A behind-the-scenes look at the operations of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier; the dedicated sailors who keep it running at maximum efficiency.

Carriers at War

S1, EP3 "Air Wing"

From the USS Langley to the high-tech floating airports; the history of the aircraft carrier and how its air wing operates.

Race to Victory: WWII Europe

First-person accounts and rare color footage detail the final 100 days of World War II in Europe.

Race to Victory: WWII Pacific

The war was over in Europe but in the Pacific one of the bloodiest battles was being fought; a look at the bloody and history-altering final 100 days of the Pacific War, shown through rare war footage and first-person accounts.

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