Air Aces (2012)

Original title

Heroes of the Skies

Genre

documentary television program

Country

Canada

Length

1 season, 6 episodes

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This series shows the most heroic airborne combat missions from history. It uses vintage aircraft to recreate mid-air battles and interviews with veterans and historians.

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What happens

Air Aces is a Cineflix produced series that airs on History channel in Canada. The series originally aired in the UK titled Heroes of the Skies on September 20, 2012. The series premiered in Canada as Air Aces on January 7, 2013 on History and also aired on Military Channel later in 2013. The show tells the stories of the most heroic airborne combat missions in history. The series uses real vintage aircraft and re-creates mid-air combat sequences. Featuring Spitfires, Lancaster bombers, and Phantom fighters and aerial stunt teams, the series dramatizes the exploits of the world's greatest Air Aces. The series also features interviews with the last surviving veterans and military historians and rare archival footage. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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