Air Aces

Canadian George Beurling broke every rule in the book, yet became one of the greatest fighter pilots of World War II. A loner and a social misfit, Beurling's disdain for protocol caused him to be branded as an outcast.

In July 1940, Britain's celebrated air ace Douglas Bader and his squadron of Canadian fighter pilots go into battle against Hitler's Luftwaffe. The outcome of the Battle of Britain helped determine the future of the free world.

Like all the Allied bombers of World War II, the crew of the Lancaster ME669 had one of the most dangerous jobs in the air force: to dodge deadly enemy fire and drop tons of high-powered explosives on Nazi Germany.

The Tuskegee Airmen were young and gifted, but the U.S. Army refused them key positions until intense pressure from African-American groups pushed President Roosevelt to initiate a blacks-only fighter pilot training program.

In July 1966, North Vietnam's fleet of MiG-21s is hammering the U.S. Air Force, and the embattled men of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing need a hero to whip them into shape. Enter Colonel Robin Olds, a WWII veteran airman.

During WWII, American pilots race to down the most enemy planes and be crowned the country's top flying ace. "Gabby" Gabreski, the child of Polish immigrants, makes his mission personal, seeking to avenge crushing Polish losses.