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The Century of Flight
The Century of Flight
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The Century of Flight
1997 1 Season EN
Documentary
This definitive history of manned flight has been compiled into 26 hour episodes, with access to some of the rarest archive film ever taken. Unprecedented co-operation has been extended by the world's leading aircraft manufacturers …
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Man Learns To Fly
Ep 1 1997-01-01
Man Learns To Fly
The development of the early heavier-than-air and lighter-than-air flying machines. The programme framework includes a …
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High Above The Trenches
Ep 2 1997-01-08
High Above The Trenches
How the aeroplane went to war, with the development of the combat aircraft from the …
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Wings Over the Sea
Ep 3 1997-01-15
Wings Over the Sea
This programme covers the development of naval aviation during the Great War. We travel back …
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Strike From The Air
Ep 4 1997-01-22
Strike From The Air
The aircraft soon bought civilians into the firing line as never before and brought about …
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The Trailblazers
Ep 5 1997-01-29
The Trailblazers
A review of the great long distance flights and those aviators who achieved them including …
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The Romance Of The Air
Ep 6 1997-02-05
The Romance Of The Air
A review of heroic days of civil aviation. How civil airlines began in Europe and …
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The Shadow Of The Bomber
Ep 7 1997-02-12
The Shadow Of The Bomber
How air forces developed between the two world wars. Rearmament - creation of the Luftwaffe, …
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Struggle For The Skies
Ep 8 1997-02-19
Struggle For The Skies
Fighter developments and the great air battles. Colour collage of World War II fighters. All …
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Airpower and Armies
Ep 9 1997-02-26
Airpower and Armies
How aircraft were used in direct support of ground forces. Camera gun shots in colour …
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Airpower and Navies
Ep 10 1997-03-05
Airpower and Navies
The influence of aviation on maritime operations during World War II. Colour footage of Pearl …
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The Bomber as War Winner
Ep 11 1997-03-12
The Bomber as War Winner
Colour collage of World War II bombers taking off and airborne. Eastern front- German and …
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The Coming of the Jets
Ep 12 1997-03-19
The Coming of the Jets
The development of the jet up to and including the Korean War. Pre-war developments, combat …
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Cold War Skies
Ep 13 1997-03-26
Cold War Skies
The role of airpower in the Cold War. Coming of the Cold War. Berlin Airlift …
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The Helicopter Story
Ep 14 1997-04-02
The Helicopter Story
How the helicopter evolved into today’s multi-purpose aerial vehicles. In the beginning, the Autogiro, the …
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Korea To The Gulf War
Ep 15 1997-04-09
Korea To The Gulf War
Air warfare developments in the second half of the Twentieth Century. Korea and SE Asia …
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Naval Aviation
Ep 16 1997-04-16
Naval Aviation
Aircraft carrier developments - from World War II types to the carrier of today, and …
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Embracing the World
Ep 17 1997-04-23
Embracing the World
The airlines get back on their feet - immediate post World Ward II developments and …
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The Spectacle of Flying
Ep 18 1997-04-30
The Spectacle of Flying
Aerobatic display teams - the leading military and civilian display teams in action, and how …
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Law Enforcement from the Air
Ep 19 1997-05-07
Law Enforcement from the Air
Helicopter monitoring of a high speed car chase. How police monitor traffic and deter crime, …
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Angels of Mercy
Ep 20 1997-05-14
Angels of Mercy
The humanitarian uses of the aircraft. Helicopters rescuing people from a skyscraper fire. Aircraft as …
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Anyone can fly
Ep 21 1997-05-21
Anyone can fly
Private flying in all its forms. Light aircraft in flight. Theme of freedom of the …
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To the Furthest Corners of the World
Ep 22 1997-05-28
To the Furthest Corners of the World
Aerial exploration and its offshoots. Aerial views of the Amazon jungle, Himalayas, deserts of Arabia, …
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The Parachute Story
Ep 23 1997-06-04
The Parachute Story
How parachuting has evolved over the century. Parachute formation team in action and military para …
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To the Moon and Beyond
Ep 24 1997-06-11
To the Moon and Beyond
The means to get there - rocketry developments in the 1920s and 1930s, German rocket …
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Madcaps and Oddballs
Ep 25 1997-06-18
Madcaps and Oddballs
Japanese manpowered flight competition. Manpowered flight - the story from Icarus and Daedalus to Kanellopolous’s …
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The Future of Flight
Ep 26 1997-06-25
The Future of Flight
What we might see in the Twenty-First Century. Stealth aircraft in flight. Current frontiers of …
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First Air Date
1997-01-01
Last Air Date
1997-06-25
Status
Returning Series
Language
EN
Seasons
1
Total Episodes
26
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