Season 1 Episodes
1. Boeing B-29 Superfortress
2. General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
The story of the fighter that became a bomber. The F-111 set new standards of design, but had to wrestle with adapting high technology.
3. Grumman F-14 Tomcat
Defending the U.S. Navy's Aircraft Carriers the F-14 Tomcat has become as well-known for its production deadlines as for the skill of its pilots, whose mettle was tested at the Gulf of Sidra and celebrated in the film "Top Gun".
4. Convair B-36 Peacemaker
5. North American XB-70 Valkyrie
6. General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
7. Consolidated B-24 Liberator
8. Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
9. Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
10. Lockheed P-38 Lightning
11. Douglas DC-3/C-47 Dakota
12. North American F-86 Sabre
13. British Aerospace/McDonnell Douglas Harrier
14. Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter
15. North American F-100 Super Sabre
16. Lockheed Constellation
17. Episode 17
18. Grumman F-6F Hellcat
19. Martin B-57 Canberra
20. Consolidated PBY Catalina
21. Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Roughly twice the weight of other World War II fighters, the Jug's cumbersome appearance belied its speed and firepower. As frontline fighters, escorts for heavy bombers, and fighter-bombers, the sturdy planes saw action in both Europe and the Pacific.
22. McDonnell-Douglas F-15 Eagle
23. Douglas A-26 Invader
24. Republic F-105 Thunderchief
25. Douglas A-1 Skyraider
The consummate carrier jet, the A-1 was such a success that the Navy used it for three decades. Air Force engineers considered its design the pinnacle of piston-powered aviation.