AIR WARS:FIGHTER AIRCRAFT

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• Release Year: 2000
• Genre: Documentary, War
• Plot: Supermarine Spitfire:; With the courage and skill of fighter aces like Johnnie Johnson, 'Sailor‘ Malan and Bobby Tuck, the Supermarine Spitfire helped change the course of the war in favour of the Allies. The classic combination of airframe, Rolls Royce Merlin engine and dual cannon/machine gun armament struck terror into the hearts of the enemy's most fearless flyers and won the aircraft a place in history as a timeless thoroughbred fighter. The Spitfire fought in the front line throughout the war, and rightly remains an aviation legend today. Combining dramatic wartime film with colour footage of surviving Spltfires in flight, this is the definitive documentary of a thoroughbred fighter.; ; Hawker Hurricane:; Its eight wing-mounted Colt-Brownings spitting flame, the Hawker Hurricane swooped to dispatch over two·thirds of aIl enemy aircraft destroyed in the Battle of Britain. The Hurricane was outnumbered but never outclassed, designed to hit the enemy hard, absorb tremendous punishment yet live to fight another day. Featuring colour footage of the last surviving aircraft, alongside original combat film, this is the definitive documentary of a fighter plane that truly changed the course of history.; ; Messerschmitt Bf 109:; By the outbreak of the Second World War, the German Luftwaffe possessed more than 3,500 front-line aircraft. Over one third of these were single engine fighters and for the next six years, one of these fighters would become the flagship of the German Fighter Force - the Messerschmitt Bf 109. This legendary aircraft remained in operational service throughout the war, fighting on all fronts and in doing so, was responsible for shooting down twice as many aircraft as any other fighter plane in the annals of military history.; ; Focke-Wulf FW 190:; No combat aircraft ever achieved perfection, but at the time of its debut, the FW190 probably came as near to this elusive goal as any other fighter. This aircraft was undoubtedly the finest warplane ever produced by Germany and from the moment it entered the theatre or war the FW190 achieved the slim margin of superiority over the RAF aircraft in fighter versus fighter combat. ln the ground attack role, it subsequently proved its ability to absorb considerable punishment and in return deliver a more than powerful punch.
• Cast: Patrick Allen, Roy Ward, Dave Flitton, Robert Garofalo, David McWhinnie, Lyn Beardsall, Neil McLauchlan, Michael Dunne
• Director: Dave Flitton
• Runtime: 3:49
• Company: Eagle Media Productions Ltd
• Media Format: Movie