Air Power Season 1 Episode 2 The Early Days 1956
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Co-narrated by Eddie Rickenbacker, World War I flying ace and owner of Eastern Air Lines. The history of the airplane from its invention in 1903, through its early role as a plaything of rich Europeans, to its history during World War I (1914–1918), when it rapidly grew in capability from a flying observation post to a multimission weapon of war. The episode includes pre-World War I footage of aviation pioneers such as the Wright Brothers, Glenn Curtiss, and Anthony Fokker and wartime footage of World War I flying aces Manfred von Richthofen, Hermann Göring, Georges Guynemer, Charles Nungesser, and Rickenbacker.
- Released: 1956-11-18
- Runtime: 30 minutes
- Genre: Documentary, War & Politics
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1. The Day North America Is Attacked 1956-11-11
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2. The Early Days 1956-11-18
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3. The Luftwaffe 1956-11-25
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4. Pearl Harbor 1956-12-02
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5. The Battle of Britain 1956-12-09
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6. Counterblast 1956-12-16
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7. Fools, Daredevils and Geniuses 1956-12-23
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8. The 1930s 1956-12-30
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9. Target Ploesti 1957-01-06
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10. Schweinfurt 1957-01-13
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11. Conquest of the Air 1957-01-20
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12. The Japanese Perimeter 1957-01-27
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13. Interdiction and Blockade 1957-02-03
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14. Operation Strangle 1957-02-10
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15. Pacific Patterns 1957-02-17
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16. Advance the Bomber Line 1957-02-24
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17. The Winning of France 1957-03-03
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18. Superfort 1957-03-10
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19. Victory in Europe 1957-03-17
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20. Kamikaze 1957-03-24
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21. Defeat of Japan 1957-03-31
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22. The Cold Decade: Airlift 1957-04-07
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23. The Cold Decade: To the Yalu 1957-04-14
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24. The Cold Decade: Korean Stalemate 1957-04-21
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25. Starfighter 1957-04-28
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26. The New Doctrine 1957-05-05
