The pioneers -- Monoplanes -- WWII : the struggle for airspace -- WWII : technological improvements -- New aircraft, new weapons, new frontiers.
Summary:
Follows the history of the aerial assault vehicle from the creation of the aeroplane to its militarization during World War I and the Russian Revolution. Viewers learn that it was the Spanish Civil War that served as the testing ground for the German airplanes of the Third Reich in the lead-up to the Second World War, and more.
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