Great Planes Season 1

Season 1

Air date: 1988-01-01

Episodes: 26

Episodes

E1: Boeing B-29 Superfortress

Air date: 1988-01-01

E2: General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark

The story of the fighter that became a bomber. The F-111 set new standards of design, but had to wrestle with adapting high technology.

Air date: 1988-01-01

E3: Grumman F-14 Tomcat

Defending the U.S. Navy's Aircraft Carriers the F-14 Tomcat has become as well-known for its production deadlines as for the skill of its pilots, whose mettle was tested at the Gulf of Sidra and celebrated in the film "Top Gun".

Air date: 1988-01-01

E4: Convair B-36 Peacemaker

Air date: 1988-01-01

E5: North American XB-70 Valkyrie

Air date: 1988-01-01

E6: General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon

Air date: 1988-01-01

E7: Consolidated B-24 Liberator

Air date: 1988-01-01

E8: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

Air date: 1988-01-01

E9: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

Air date: 1988-01-01

E10: Lockheed P-38 Lightning

Air date: 1988-01-01

E11: Douglas DC-3/C-47 Dakota

Air date: 1988-01-01

E12: North American F-86 Sabre

Air date: 1988-01-01

E13: British Aerospace/McDonnell Douglas Harrier

Air date: 1988-01-01

E14: Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter

Air date: 1988-03-31

E15: North American F-100 Super Sabre

Air date: 1988-04-01

E16: Lockheed Constellation

Air date: 1988-04-02

E17: Episode 17

Air date: 1988-04-03

E18: Grumman F-6F Hellcat

Air date: 1988-04-04

E19: Martin B-57 Canberra

Air date: 1988-04-05

E20: Consolidated PBY Catalina

Air date: 1988-04-06

E21: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt

Roughly twice the weight of other World War II fighters, the Jug's cumbersome appearance belied its speed and firepower. As frontline fighters, escorts for heavy bombers, and fighter-bombers, the sturdy planes saw action in both Europe and the Pacific.

Air date: 1988-04-07

E22: McDonnell-Douglas F-15 Eagle

Air date: 1988-04-08

E23: Douglas A-26 Invader

Air date: 1988-04-09

E24: Republic F-105 Thunderchief

Air date: 1988-04-10

E25: Douglas A-1 Skyraider

The consummate carrier jet, the A-1 was such a success that the Navy used it for three decades. Air Force engineers considered its design the pinnacle of piston-powered aviation.

Air date: 1988-04-11

E26: Vought F4U Corsair

Air date: 1988-04-12