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Air Warriors

Name: Air Warriors
Genre: Documentary, Reality
Released: 2014-11-09
Rating: 6.571

Documentary Reality~45 min

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Smithsonian Channel

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First aired

2014-11-09

Last aired

2023-07-23

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Rating

6.6 / 10

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Synopsis and details

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.

Seasons and episodes

Season 1

3 episodes · 2014-11-09

A winged fighter that hasn't lost a fight in 26 years, a lifesaver that's part plane and part chopper, and an attack helicopter our enemies call the Black Death. These are America's undisputed kings of the sky: the F-15 Eagle, the V-22 Osprey, and the AH-64 Apache. And their success stories are as remarkable as they are improbable.

Season 2

3 episodes · 2015-09-27

Season 3

3 episodes · 2015-10-18

Season 4

3 episodes · 2016-06-12

The fourth season focuses on the the F-16 ‘Fighting Falcon’, one of the premiere fighting jets in the world.; the B-52 Stratofortress has been a bomber that instilled fear and panic in our enemies, capable of carrying over 70,000 pounds of weapons, can fly at 50,000 ft and over 6,000 miles long; and the P-51 Mustang, fast, nimble, beautiful and lethal, arguably the best all-around fighter plane of WW II.

Season 5

3 episodes · 2017-05-14

The fifth season focuses on the U-2 Dragon Lady, a secret Cold War spy plane with a troublesome crash record; the AV-8B Harrier, the vertical takeoff 'jump-jet' which changed the face of military air combat; and the KC-135 Stratotanker, the gigantic air tanker which travels the world refuelling jets in mid air, at speeds of over 550mph.