About this season
Series which celebrates an unlikely story of outstanding British aviation achievement at a time of national austerity, the breathtaking planes that were built and the remarkable men who flew them.
Episodes (2)
E1
1. Military Marvels
Aired 22 August 2012 • 60 min
Series celebrating the British aviation industry. In the 50s and 60s, Britain led the world into the jet age with a new generation of fighters and bombers.
E2
2. The Shape of Things to Come
Aired 29 August 2012 • 60 min
Series celebrating the British aviation industry looks at how, by 1960, the UK's passenger airline industry was the largest in the world.