Series from 2017
| Genres: | War, Military, Historical |
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August 1914 One month after the outbreak of World War I Paris is bombarded by German airplanes In this spectacle Parisians witness a whole new type of warfare Aviators known as inventors and daredevils were now at the center of a new age In this fascinating series five pilots from France Germany and Britain take us into the world of the greatest flying aces of the First World War
The popular stars of the time go by names such as Richthofen Guynemer Fonck Udet and Mannock These flying aces are shaping the course of the First World War Planes are getting better and kill counts are going up But fame and success are starting to wear on these pilots With strategies still not coordinated they draw resentment from foot soldiers who are dying by the thousands each day
World War I is the mark of a major new innovation in warfare airplanes capable of high speed raids bombing and shooting from the air spying and backing up ground troops But the planes of that era were flown with little in the way of instrumentation Brave and daring men flew them often to the point of recklessness This episode introduces us to the great flying aces of World War I
