Air Aces

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Interviews with veterans and military historians as they recount the most heroic airborne combat missions in history. Aerial stunt teams and state-of-the-art camera technology is used to dramatize the historic battles.
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George Beurling
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Canadian aviator George Beurling becomes one of the most successful fighter pilots of World War II.

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Douglas Bader
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Royal Air Force fighter pilot Douglas Bader leads a ragtag squadron of Canadian counterparts against Hitler's Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain.

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Red Tails
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An experimental program to train black fighter pilots during World War II helps change the course of American history.

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Robin Olds
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U.S. Air Force Col. Robin Olds masterminds Operation Bolo, a combat ruse designed to lure MiG-21 enemy aircraft to their destruction during the Vietnam War.

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Wing Walker
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The crew of the Allied Lancaster ME669 bomber had one of the most dangerous jobs of World War II, but the controversial tactic known as "total war" overshadowed its legacy.