
This documentary follows a handful of British pilots as they go through the elite training necessary to become the country's finest Air Force aces. For almost the whole of 2002, 208 Squadron was host to a BBC documentary team as they followed the progress of one of our courses from Ground school through to the end of the Tactical Weapons training on 19 Squadron. Combat Pilot was broadcast nationally in early 2004 and gave a detailed insight into the Squadron’s activities at the time and a valuable historic record.
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Air Date: 2004-12-01
For the first few weeks, the pilots are concerned with learning the basics of their aircraft, with their cardboard co...
Air Date: 2004-12-08
This is the pilots' first experience of 208 squadron and centers around their respective first flights in the Hawk. D...
Air Date: 2004-12-15
This episode begins with Lewis talking about his recurrent problem of airsickness, which requires him to leave RAF Va...
Air Date: 2004-12-22
April 9, 2003, statue of Saddam Hussein is pulled down in Baghdad. Dave is about to take his final navigation test, w...
Air Date: 2004-12-29
This episode focuses on the weapons training of the pilots, mainly Rich and Dave. In this episode, we see dog-fightin...
Air Date: 2005-01-05
The pilots fire live ammunition, of the pilots we have been following, Dave is the first to go through this level of ...