Heroes of Aviation: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Take to the skies with courageous military pilots of the past century – from the early fliers of WWI to the amazing aerial acrobats of today. This exciting 10-part documentary series combines thrilling combat footage, extraordinary stories of daring and eye-opening first-hand interviews with those who risk their lives in the cockpit. Go deep behind enemy lines and experience the crews' heroic efforts. Plus, get an up-close look at more than 200 historic aircraft. Covers the Great War, WWII, the Ploesti Oil Fields, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, and more. Superb footage of real aerial combat -More than 200 aircraft, including fighters, bombers and jets. Meet the men and women – and the remarkable aircraft – that helped shape history by determining the outcome of critical military battles.

Series details

• Title: Heroes of Aviation
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2006-04-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 2006-04-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Prime Video
• Typical episode runtime: 55 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 1777

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2006-04-15; final listed air date 2006-04-15; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Heroes of Aviation on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.