RAF: The Royal Air Force: Battle for the Skies

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War

12+

1 Season

47m

Using hours of totally unique and previously unavailable and lost archive film, exclusive air-to-air sequences and dozens of interviews with veterans, Battle For The Skies now covers everything.

Season 1, 7 Episodes

Season 1 (7 Episodes)

S1 E1

Useless for the Purposes of War,

The series begins before WWI when military commanders struggled to understand what uses aviation might have. The Wright Brothers had been the first to fly a powered aircraft in controlled flight in 1903, but even by 1914 aircraft were still underpowered.

12+ 47m 2011

S1 E2

Under Distant Skies,

The 1920s and 30s were uncertain times for the RAF as well as all other armed services. With peace came cuts in spending on new aircraft development.

12+ 47m 2011

S1 E3

A Vicious Sting,

By the end of the war the RAF had aircraft that could escort bombers to targets deep inside Germany and back. With the Gloster Meteor, the RAF had also entered the ‘Jet Age’. Aircraft like the Hawker Hunter and F-86 Sabre took the RAF supersonic.

12+ 47m 2011

S1 E4

Strike Hard, Strike Sure,

By the end of the First World War the RAF had bombers that could fly to Berlin and back. For the first time in a thousand years British civilians found themselves under direct attack - by Zeppelin airships and Gotha bombers.

12+ 47m 2011

S1 E5

By Air, By Sea,

The RAF’s maritime role is often overlooked. Between the wars the RAF operated elegant flying boats to patrol the far flung corners of the Empire.

12+ 47m 2011

S1 E6

Supplies from the Skies,

After the war, RAF transports helped keep Berliners alive during the Soviet blockade of the city in 1948/49. As well as flying round-the-clock operations into the airport, Sunderland flying boats delivered supplies by landing on Lake Havel near the city.

12+ 47m 2011

S1 E7

The Sky's the Limit,

In this programme we bring the RAF story into the modern era. Another aircraft to have extended the RAF’s capabilities is the C130 Hercules. This aircraft has proved its capabilities in countless environments from resupply, to dropping paratroopers.

12+ 1h 9m 2011

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RAF: The Royal Air Force: Battle for the Skies

War

12+

1 Season

47m

Using hours of totally unique and previously unavailable and lost archive film, exclusive air-to-air sequences and dozens of interviews with veterans, Battle For The Skies now covers everything.

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