First Flights with Neil Armstrong — Season 1, Episode 10: Testing Under Fire
Documentary • 30 min • 3 seasons, 39 episodes
Episode synopsis
The first German WW2 air attacks destroyed most old biplane fighters. The Allies responded with new monoplane designs. Britain with the Hurricane and Spitfire. The US mobilized designers and builders and produced an incredible range of aircraft.
About First Flights with Neil Armstrong
NASA Apollo astronaut Neil Armstrong adds to his long list of space flight & aviation accomplishments as he takes the controls of a variety of flying machines. Each episode blends historic footage, interviews, and flying. Armstrong takes you on an exhilarating adventure through time.
More episodes from Season 1
- E1By the Seat of Their Pants
- E2Every Day a Better Design
- E3Flying Aces, War in the Air
- E4Flying Entrepreneurs
- E5Flying the Mail
- E6Backyard Fliers: An Airplane in Every Garage
- E7First in Speed: Air Racing
- E8Bigger is Better
- E9Fighters Between the Wars
- E11New Generation of Flyers
- E12Air Battles At Sea
- E13Flash of Glory: Aerial Combat Enters the Jet Age