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Air Warriors
S6, EP7 "P-38 Lightning"Innovative engineering allows the P-38 Lightning to fly faster and climb higher than any other WWII warplane; a twin-propeller fighter with heavy armaments packed into its nose, the P-38 becomes one of America's premiere combat planes during the war.
Air Warriors
S1, EP2 "Apache"The AH-64 Apache, one of the most heavily fortified and well-armed helicopters ever built.
Air Warriors
S7, EP4 "F-18"Exploring the history of the F-18 and how the U.S. Navy's dual-role aircraft has dominated both the air and the battlefields for over three decades.
Air Warriors
S5, EP1 "Harrier"The inside story of the Harrier, the world's most famous short takeoff and vertical landing fighter jet.
Air Warriors
S10, EP10 "AH-1 Cobra"During the Vietnam War, the United States needed a helicopter that could defend itself; the AH-1 Cobra, the world's first pure attack helicopter.
Air Warriors
S2, EP2 "Prowler-Growler"Electronic warfare aircraft; the EA-6B Prowler; the EA-18G Growler.
Air Warriors
S4, EP2 "B-52"The history of the longest serving bomber in the U.S. military: the B-52 Stratofortress.
The Pacific War in Color
S1, EP6 "Fire From the Sky"Allies slug it out on the island of Peleliu in a campaign to pave the way for Gen. MacArthur's return to the Philippines; footage shows troops enduring the muddy muck in the Philippines; Japan unveils a devastating new tactic, the kamikaze.
The Pacific War in Color
S1, EP7 "No Surrender"By the spring of 1945, the United States begins to take back the Philippines; on Borneo, the Australians invade Labuan; when the United States invades Okinawa, Japan makes a strong stand and launches the biggest kamikaze attacks of the war.
The Pacific War in Color
S1, EP8 "From the Ashes"President Harry Truman decides to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki; Emperor Hirohito surrenders, and Gen. Douglas MacArthur arrives to oversee the country's occupation; mortal enemies must now become partners in Japan's rebirth.
Air Disasters
S2, EP501 "Pacific Ditching"Just after takeoff from Honolulu, TransAir Flight 810 loses power and ditches in the Pacific. Both pilots survive, blaming dual engine failure-but when the Boeing 737 is recovered, the wreckage reveals a different cause behind t.
Air Disasters
S4, EP6 "Grand Canyon"United Airlines Flight 718 and Trans World Airlines Flight 2 collide midair over the Grand Canyon in Arizona, killing all 128 people on both aircraft in 1956.
Air Disasters
S13, EP6 "Fatal Climb"A commercial airliner crashes minutes after taking off from an airport in Bucharest causing suspicions to rise.
Air Disasters
S15, EP3 "Explosive Touchdown"After touching down, a Taiwanese commuter plane is rocked by a massive explosion, but investigators find no evidence of a bomb on board.
Air Disasters
S15, EP7 "Atlantic Ditching"A helicopter carrying offshore drilling workers crashes into the ocean, leading to an investigation that reveals a fatal flaw in the chopper's design.