Elizabeth Elson
Director
Air Warriors (2014)
Season 11
They are the high-flying pride of the U.S. military, one-of-a-kind warriors that, over the decades, collectively revolutionized aerial warfare. Through rare, archival footage and compelling testimonies, meet the men and women who fly and maintain these Air Warriors and see how they've overcome incredible obstacles to rule the sky.
Released Nov. 9, 2014
Episode 44 min
None+
Genres: Documentary, Reality, War
Keywords: tmdb.air-force, tmdb.engineering, tmdb.military, imdb.review, tmdb.aircraft
Watch Providers: fuboTV, Spectrum On Demand, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel + 4 more, Paramount Plus Premium, Philo, YouTube TV, Paramount Plus Essential
Production Companies: Red Rock Films
Network: Smithsonian Channel
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S11E1 - F-14 Tomcat
The F-14 Tomcat fighter jet hit the big screen in 1986's "Top Gun" and flew in major military conflicts like the Gulf of Sidra incident, Cold War confrontations and the Iran-Iraq War.
May 21, 2023, midnight
S11E2 - PBY Catalina
The stealthy PBY Catalina, an amphibious combat aircraft designed to patrol the seas and skies, has been an asset to military operations and harrowing rescue missions for nearly a century.
May 28, 2023, midnight
S11E3 - B-17 Flying Fortress
In World War II, the Women Air Force Service Pilots organization transported B-17 Flying Fortresses, which went to deliver food to the German occupied Netherlands in Operation Chowhound.
June 4, 2023, midnight
S11E4 - De Haviland Mosquito
The story of the de Havilland Mosquito, the wooden RAF aircraft that acted as a bomber, fighter, and reconnaissance plane during World War II.
June 11, 2023, midnight
S11E5 - F-100 Super Sabre
Despite its early reputation for being unsafe, engineers evolved the F-100 Super Sabre into a supersonic powerhouse and the USAF's go-to fighter-bomber that carried out daily attack missions throughout the Vietnam War.
June 18, 2023, midnight
S11E6 - B-1 Lancer
Military experts and veterans discuss the history of the Rockwell B-1 Lancer, first conceived as a nuclear bomber during the Cold War, and its evolving wartime roles in the 1990s and 2000s.
June 25, 2023, midnight
S11E7 - Hawker Hunter
The inside story of Britain's flagship super jet of the Cold War era, the Hawker Hunter, and its most thrilling flights during the late 20th century.
July 2, 2023, midnight
S11E8 - C-47 Skytrain
Originally designed as a civilian passenger airliner, the C-47 becomes a durable military workhorse, delivering paratroopers behind enemy lines on D-Day, rescuing injured soldiers and more.
July 9, 2023, midnight
S11E9 - Stuka Dive Bomber
Aviation historians and veterans detail how the high-speed dives and pinpoint accuracy of the Ju-87 Stukas became a Nazi terror weapon and symbol of German power during World War II.
July 16, 2023, midnight
S11E10 - AH-1 Cobra
Experts discuss the history of the AH-1 Cobra, an agile attack helicopter designed for combat in the Vietnam War and later used for dangerous ground support missions in the Iraq War.
July 23, 2023, midnight
Smithsonian Channel
44 min/ep
2320 min
Nov. 9, 2014
July 23, 2023, midnight
Returning Series
NR
Action
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