Introduction

Discover the legendary aircrafts and thrilling aerial battles that marked many historic achievements and advances for pilots, engineers and our military.

Witness interviews with men who flew in the Great War, archival film footage and video of restored aircraft still flying 100 years later.

This one-of-a-kind collection allows you to experience history’s soaring military like never before!

Outline

This episode explores the first strategic aerial bombings.

Zeppelins could travel undetected at night, and thus became known as Night Raiders.

Advancements in aviation allowed pilots to drop bombs onto targets from the air with unbelievable accuracy, especially for the time period, which aided in ending the stalemate among the trenches.

America enters the war.

Warbirds Over The Trenches Series

You can find a full index of Warbirds Over The Trenches here.

Production & Filming Details

• Production: Mill Creek Enterainment.
• Distributor(s): Valorous TV (2013) and Amazon Prime (2014).
• Release Date: 2013.
• Running Time: 5 x 60 minutes (300 minutes total running time).
• Country: US.
• Language: English.

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