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The Century of Flight
Year: 1997
Seasons: 1
Type: TV Series
Genre: Documentary
Overview
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 and leading archive libraries. Included in the footage are shots of rare prototype accidents and failures which contributed to the inevitable achievement and success of man in the air. Since Charles Lindbergh became the first lone aviator to cross the Atlantic in 1927, air transport has greatly accelerated , revolutionised by the giant Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet - and what might we see in the 21st century?
Episodes
EP 1
Man Learns To Fly
EP 2
High Above The Trenches
EP 3
Wings Over the Sea
EP 4
Strike From The Air
EP 5
The Trailblazers
EP 6
The Romance Of The Air
EP 7
The Shadow Of The Bomber
EP 8
Struggle For The Skies
EP 9
Airpower and Armies
EP 10
Airpower and Navies
EP 11
The Bomber as War Winner
EP 12
The Coming of the Jets
EP 13
Cold War Skies
EP 14
The Helicopter Story
EP 15
Korea To The Gulf War
EP 16
Naval Aviation
EP 17
Embracing the World
EP 18
The Spectacle of Flying
EP 19
Law Enforcement from the Air
EP 20
Angels of Mercy
EP 21
Anyone can fly
EP 22
To the Furthest Corners of the World
EP 23
The Parachute Story
EP 24
To the Moon and Beyond
EP 25
Madcaps and Oddballs
EP 26
The Future of Flight
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