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Great Planes

Season 1

26 episodes

Episode 1

Boeing B-29 Superfortress

No overview available.

1988-01-01

Episode 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.

1988-01-01

Episode 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".

1988-01-01

Episode 4

Convair B-36 Peacemaker

No overview available.

1988-01-01

Episode 5

North American XB-70 Valkyrie

No overview available.

1988-01-01

Episode 6

General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon

No overview available.

1988-01-01

Episode 7

Consolidated B-24 Liberator

No overview available.

1988-01-01

Episode 8

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

No overview available.

1988-01-01

Episode 9

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

No overview available.

1988-01-01

Episode 10

Lockheed P-38 Lightning

No overview available.

1988-01-01

Episode 11

Douglas DC-3/C-47 Dakota

No overview available.

1988-01-01

Episode 12

North American F-86 Sabre

No overview available.

1988-01-01

Episode 13

British Aerospace/McDonnell Douglas Harrier

No overview available.

1988-01-01

Episode 14

Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter

No overview available.

1988-03-31

Episode 15

North American F-100 Super Sabre

No overview available.

1988-04-01

Episode 16

Lockheed Constellation

No overview available.

1988-04-02

Episode 17

Episode 17

No overview available.

1988-04-03

Episode 18

Grumman F-6F Hellcat

No overview available.

1988-04-04

Episode 19

Martin B-57 Canberra

No overview available.

1988-04-05

Episode 20

Consolidated PBY Catalina

No overview available.

1988-04-06

Episode 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.

58m 1988-04-07

Episode 22

McDonnell-Douglas F-15 Eagle

No overview available.

1988-04-08

Episode 23

Douglas A-26 Invader

No overview available.

1988-04-09

Episode 24

Republic F-105 Thunderchief

No overview available.

1988-04-10

Episode 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.

45m 1988-04-11

Episode 26

Vought F4U Corsair

No overview available.

1988-04-12