B-17 Flying Fortress
Beloved by pilots and crews for its durability and high alitude performance,
the B-17 Flying Fortress was the dominant heavy bomber in the early years
of World War II. This program looks back at the development and history
of the B-17. Through experiences of the pilots and crews who were there,
it recounts the battles that raged in the skies over Europe as the German
interceptors faced off with the B-17 gunners in a life or death struggle for freedom.
B-24 Liberator
Never loved like the B-17, the B-24 Liberator was meant to be the bomber
that would finally break the back of the Germans. Watch in horro as you
are hurled back in time, right into the devastating air battles of World War II.
Told through eyewitness accounts of B-24 crews, this program examines the
role the B-24 played in pulvering the German was machine from the air.
Defenders of the Reich
The success of the German army in the first half of World War II was due in
large part to German supremacy in the air. The Luftwaffe, working closely
with Geramn army units on the ground, seemed in the verge of world domination.
However, with America's entrance into the war, the battle for the skies over
Europe was on. Even with Germany throwing advance warplanes such as the
Me 262 jet at the Allied planes, the Luftwaffe was falling apart at the seams.
Relive the harrowing accounts of these battles as told by both German and
American pilots.
