Warbirds of World War II
T01:C01 - S01:E01 - Out of the Ashes
The roots of the German Luftwaffe that flew in World War II had its genesis in World War I.
T01:C02 - S01:E02 - The Great Air War
To invade England Germany needed mastery of the air and the English Channel.
T01:C03 - S01:E03 - Rising Sun
By October 1941 the Japanese Navy was preparing for war against the United Stated and the primary target at Pearl Harbor was the American aircraft carriers.
T01:C04 - S01:E04 - Falling Blossoms
After Midway the Japanese Navy tried to regain the initiative by engaging the U.S. naval forces in the southern Solomon Islands supporting the Guadalcanal landings.
T01:C05 - S01:E05 - Against All Odds
The Soviet Air Force fought in the Spanish Civil War as did many Luftwaffe pilots as a prelude to what was to come.
T01:C06 - S01:E06 - Red Star Rising
While the MIG 3 was comparable to the German ME 109, the YAK 9 became the main fighter of the Soviet Air Forces..
T01:C07 - S01:E07 - Never So Few
At the outbreak of World War II the main plane in the Royal Navy air arm was the Swordfish biplane.
T01:C08 - S01:E08 - The Bomber War
The commander of the RAF Bomber Command was Arthur Harris who had first been a cavalryman in World War I and then became a pilot.
T01:C09 - S01:E09 - Hit Them Hard
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor decimated the U.S. Navy surface fleet. On the same day, Japanese air forces also attacked American bases in the Philippines.
T01:C10 - S01:E10 - By Land & Sea
The Dakota transport plane was an integral part of the air war against the Germany and the Axis powers in World War II.