
Aviation history series which aired on the Discovery Channel family of networks. Originally called Great Planes.
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Air Date: 1988-04-06
The Boeing 707 is an American long-range narrow-body airliner that was developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Ai...
Air Date: 1988-04-13
The Boeing 747 is a large, long-range wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in ...
Air Date: 1988-04-20
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engined heavy bomber developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air ...
Air Date: 1988-04-27
The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is an American four-engined propeller-driven heavy bomber designed by Boeing and flown ...
Air Date: 1988-05-04
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress (also known as the "BUFF") is an American long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic ...
Air Date: 1988-05-11
The Harrier, informally referred to as the Harrier Jump Jet, is a family of jet-powered attack aircraft capable of ve...
Air Date: 1988-05-18
The B-24 was used extensively in World War II. It served in every branch of the American armed forces as well as seve...
Air Date: 1988-05-25
The Consolidated PBY Catalina is a flying boat and amphibious aircraft that was produced in the 1930s and 1940s. It ...
Air Date: 1988-06-01
The Convair B-36 "Peacemaker" is a strategic bomber built by Convair and operated by the United States Air Force (USA...
Air Date: 1988-06-08
The Douglas A-1 Skyraider (formerly known as AD Skyraider) is an American single-seat attack aircraft in service from...
Air Date: 1988-06-15
The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a single-seat subsonic carrier-capable light attack aircraft developed for the United Stat...
Air Date: 1988-06-22
The Douglas A-26 Invader (designated B-26 between 1948 and 1965) is an American twin-engined light bomber and ground ...
Air Date: 1988-06-29
The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota is a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airline...
Air Date: 1988-07-06
The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon (referred to as the "Viper" by its crew) is a single-engine multirole fight...
Air Date: 1988-07-13
The General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark is a retired supersonic, medium-range, multirole combat aircraft. Production vari...
Air Date: 1988-07-20
The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, variable-sweep w...
Air Date: 1988-07-27
The Grumman F4F Wildcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft that entered service in 1940 with the United St...
Air Date: 1988-08-03
The Lockheed Constellation ("Connie") is a propeller-driven, four-engined airliner built by Lockheed Corporation star...
Air Date: 1988-08-10
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built origi...
Air Date: 1988-08-17
The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is a single-engine, supersonic interceptor aircraft which was extensively deployed as ...
Air Date: 1988-08-24
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is an American single-seated, twin piston-engined fighter aircraft that was used during W...
Air Date: 1988-08-31
The Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird" is a long-range, high-altitude, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed an...
Air Date: 1988-09-07
The Martin B-26 Marauder is an American twin-engined medium bomber that saw extensive service during World War II. Th...
Air Date: 1988-09-14
The Martin B-57 Canberra is an American-built, twin-engined tactical bomber and reconnaissance aircraft that entered ...
Air Date: 1988-09-21
The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is an American tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic ...
Air Date: 1988-09-28
The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter aircraft designed by McDonn...
Air Date: 1988-10-05
The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is a twin-engine, supersonic, all-weather, carrier-capable, multirole combat jet,...
Air Date: 1988-10-12
The North American B-25 Mitchell is an American medium bomber that was introduced in 1941 and named in honor of Major...
Air Date: 1988-10-19
The North American F-86 Sabre, sometimes called the Sabrejet, is a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North ...
Air Date: 1988-10-26
The North American F-100 Super Sabre is an American supersonic jet fighter aircraft that served with the United State...
Air Date: 1988-11-02
The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used durin...
Air Date: 1988-11-09
The North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie was the prototype version of the planned B-70 nuclear-armed, deep-penetrat...
Air Date: 1988-11-16
The Northrop F-5 is a family of supersonic light fighter aircraft initially designed as a privately funded project in...
Air Date: 1988-11-23
The Republic F-84 Thunderjet was an American turbojet fighter-bomber aircraft. Originating as a 1944 United States Ar...
Air Date: 1988-11-30
The Republic F-105 Thunderchief is an American supersonic fighter-bomber used by the United States Air Force. Capable...
Air Date: 1988-12-07
The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt is a World War II-era fighter aircraft produced by the American aerospace company Repub...
Air Date: 1988-12-14
The Rockwell B-1 Lancer is a supersonic variable-sweep wing, heavy bomber used by the United States Air Force. It is ...
Air Date: 1988-12-21
The LTV A-7 Corsair II is an American carrier-capable subsonic light attack aircraft designed and manufactured by Lin...
Air Date: 1988-12-28
The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft which saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War...