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Air Power Season 1 Episodes

  • 1956-1958
  • 1 Season
  • CBS
  • Documentary, Action & Adventure
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Produced shortly after the fiftieth anniversary of powered flight, this documentary series, hosted by veteran news anchor Walter Cronkite, traced the development of flight from the Wright Brothers to the present day. In addition to the impact of air travel on society and the economy, this series also took a detailed look at the military uses of air power, from the dogfighting biplanes of the First World War, to the high powered bombers and jet fighters of the 1950's.

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

26 Episodes 1956 - 1957

Episode 1

The Day North America Is Attacked

Sun, Nov 11, 195660 mins

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Episode 2

The Early Days

Sun, Nov 18, 1956

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Episode 3

The Luftwaffe

Sun, Nov 25, 1956

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Episode 4

Pearl Harbor

Sun, Dec 2, 1956

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Episode 5

Battle of Britain

Sun, Dec 9, 1956

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Episode 6

Counterblast

Sun, Dec 16, 1956

The air raid on Hamberg, Germany in July, 1943.

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Episode 7

Fools, Daredevils, and Geniuses

Sun, Dec 23, 1956

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Episode 8

1930s

Sun, Dec 30, 1956

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Episode 9

Target Ploesti

Sun, Jan 6, 1957

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Episode 10

Schweinfurt

Sun, Jan 13, 1957

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Episode 11

Conquest of the Air

Sun, Jan 20, 1957

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Episode 12

The Japanese Perimeter

Sun, Jan 27, 1957

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Episode 13

Interdiction and Blockade

Sun, Feb 3, 1957

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Episode 14

Operation Strangle

Sun, Feb 10, 1957

This episode tells the story of the Allied attack on the German-occupied Monte Cassino Monastery in Italy and how, although subjected to non-stop shelling, infantry attacks and bombardment it resisted capture until it was finally reduced to rubble by bombing raids.

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Episode 15

Pacific Pattern

Sun, Feb 17, 1957

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Episode 16

Advance the Bomber Line

Sun, Feb 24, 1957

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Episode 17

The Winning of France

Sun, Mar 3, 1957

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Episode 18

Superfort

Sun, Mar 10, 1957

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Episode 19

Victory in Europe

Sun, Mar 17, 1957

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Episode 20

Kamikaze

Sun, Mar 24, 1957

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Episode 21

Defeat of Japan

Sun, Mar 31, 1957

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Episode 22

The Cold Decade: Airlift

Sun, Apr 7, 1957

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Episode 23

The Cold Decade: To the Yalu

Sun, Apr 14, 1957

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Episode 24

The Cold Decade: Korean Stalemate

Sun, Apr 21, 1957

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Episode 25

Starfighter

Sun, Apr 28, 1957

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Episode 26

The New Doctrine

Sun, May 5, 1957

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