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Air Warriors

  • 2014 – 2023
  • Returning Series
  • Documentary · Reality
  • ~45m / ep
  • 11 seasons
  • 6.6/10

They are the high-flying pride of the U.S. military, one-of-a-kind warriors that, over the decades, collectively revolutionized aerial warfare. Through rare, archival footage and compelling testimonies, meet the men and women who fly and maintain these Air Warriors and see how they've overcome incredible obstacles to rule the sky.

Latest: Season 11 · 2023

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  1. E1. F-14 Tomcat

    May 21, 2023 · 45m

    The F-14 Tomcat fighter jet hit the big screen in 1986's "Top Gun" and flew in major military conflicts like the Gulf of Sidra incident, Cold War confrontations and the Iran-Iraq War.

  2. E2. PBY Catalina

    May 28, 2023 · 45m

    The stealthy PBY Catalina, an amphibious combat aircraft designed to patrol the seas and skies, has been an asset to military operations and harrowing rescue missions for nearly a century.

  3. E3. B-17 Flying Fortress

    Jun 4, 2023 · 45m

    In World War II, the Women Air Force Service Pilots organization transported B-17 Flying Fortresses, which went to deliver food to the German occupied Netherlands in Operation Chowhound.

  4. E4. De Haviland Mosquito

    Jun 11, 2023 · 43m

    The story of the de Havilland Mosquito, the wooden RAF aircraft that acted as a bomber, fighter, and reconnaissance plane during World War II.

  5. E5. F-100 Super Sabre

    Jun 18, 2023 · 43m

    Despite its early reputation for being unsafe, engineers evolved the F-100 Super Sabre into a supersonic powerhouse and the USAF's go-to fighter-bomber that carried out daily attack missions throughout the Vietnam War.

  6. E6. B-1 Lancer

    Jun 25, 2023 · 42m

    Military experts and veterans discuss the history of the Rockwell B-1 Lancer, first conceived as a nuclear bomber during the Cold War, and its evolving wartime roles in the 1990s and 2000s.

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