First Flights with Neil Armstrong — Season 1, Episode 9: Fighters Between the Wars
Documentary • 30 min • 3 seasons, 39 episodes
Episode synopsis
Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan redefined the arts of aerial warfare with their revolutionary aircraft designs. As the storm clouds gathered for the Second World War, the rest of the world slowly began to rise to the challenge.
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
- E10Testing Under Fire
- E11New Generation of Flyers
- E12Air Battles At Sea
- E13Flash of Glory: Aerial Combat Enters the Jet Age