Materiel losses during World War 2 were massive. According to one source, Germany produced a staggering 119,907 aircraft of all types and most were destroyed or damaged during the war. The United States lost 52,951 of their 95,000 aircraft in operations over Europe and the Pacific. The Soviet Uni...

It is the morning of January 16th 1991. Within the next 24 hours, coalition forces will undertake a precision aerial campaign against Iraqi forces, in what will be known as Operation Desert Storm. Desert Storm will see almost 4000 aircraft mobilized by both sides, with coalition forces taking par...

This was an American Air Forces film of 1947, largely based on an in-service film DZ Normandy from 1944. Intended as it was for active servicemen, it goes into considerable detail as to the methods and strategies employed in the initial stages of the invasion of Normandy, employing over 500 glide...

On the 4th of July 1989, a strange incident would occur in Europe. Over the course of an hour, various air forces would be put on high alert as a Soviet MIG-23 flew across central Europe. What wasn’t known, until after the aircraft had been intercepted and visually identified, was that this MiG-2...

The most famous B-17 in history - The Memphis Belle. But now - for the first time, her story is told from a purely historical perspective, breaking down the Hollywood myths, and covering the real story of an iconic Flying Fortress in World War II.

Director Ford and his regular camera man Joseph August, who had worked on many Hollywood features with Ford, were assigned to Midway Island in 1942 to document, for the Navy, the work of guerrillas and resistance fighters in the Pacific. Two days before the battle of Midway, he learned that the J...

Oskar Ziesig, born in 1919 in Gelsenkirchen near Essen, Germany, recounts his life, military career, and capture as a Luftwaffe pilot during World War II in an interview conducted in Australia on August 13, 2004. His firsthand account is creatively interwoven with period archival footage and prec...

The F-14 Tomcat is remembered for it's important Navy role during the 1980s and 1990s. However, few people are aware of the brief role it played in the Vietnam War. We look at Operation Frequent Wind, in which the F-14 served.

This compelling biography (written by Australian historian Kristen Alexander) charts the extraordinary journey of Clive Robertson Caldwell, Australia's highest-scoring fighter ace of the Second World War. From his early frustrations in the North African desert to pioneering combat tactics like "s...

This documentary explores the extraordinary history of America’s airborne command posts—better known as “doomsday planes.” From the Cold War’s Operation Looking Glass EC-135s, which maintained an unbroken 24/7 airborne alert for three decades, to the E-4 Nightwatch 747s designed to safeguard pres...

Counter Small UAS (C-S-UAS), aimed at neutralizing small drones (up to 25kg) on the battlefield. The Australian Defence Force (ADF) targets cost-effective solutions like DroneShield’s RfPatrol Mk 2 and DroneGun Mk4 (jamming, swarm-capable), alongside "hard kill" options like lasers and the M230 B...

During World War II, two ace pilots emerged and were considered unmatched for their skill and combat record. They were Erich Hartmann - highest scoring ace of all time - and Hans-Joachim Marseille - the top ace in the North African campaign. A common debate is whether Marseille - despite having h...

Using stunning recreations, historical military documents, and beautiful archive footage to cover the often misunderstood story of the legendary F4U Corsair, one of the most iconic Navy and Marine fighter aircraft of World War II.

The story of a Flying Fortress is a 1944 documentary film which provides an account of the final mission of the crew of the Memphis Belle, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. In May 1943 it became the third U.S. Army Air Forces heavy bomber to complete 25 missions over Europe, but the first to return ...

This is the story of SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber Gunner Dick Miralles and his incredible trip to fly again in his plane at the Commemorative Air Force Airbase Georgia.

Many years ago, the US Military had plans for a F-22 upgrade. This would have been a strike fighter, with an emphasis on bombing. Details surrounding the project remain a mystery, with some suggesting that the project was never really cancelled, but rather postponed for possible future implementa...

The Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider is the United States’ first new bomber in over three decades—a next-generation, long-range stealth aircraft designed to penetrate advanced air defenses and strike global targets with precision. In this documentary, we explore the B-21’s origins, lineage, developme...

Venezuela’s Air Force, the Aviación Militar Bolivariana, is a complex regional force shaped by decades of shifting alliances, sanctions, and modernization. Formerly among the strongest in Latin America, it now relies on Russian-built Su-30MK2 "Flanker" fighters and a dense, mobile air defense net...

In late 1944, Japan’s military turned to a deadly and radical tactic: suicide attacks by pilots known as kamikaze, or “divine wind.” These young men, often in their late teens, flew explosive-laden aircraft into Allied ships, sacrificing themselves to delay defeat. The kamikaze program, rooted in...