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Century Of Flight
Publisher
BBC
Publication Date
[1997]
Language
English
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From the eVideo
Space Flight Precursors (3:52); Peenemunde Innovations (5:06); Cold War Advancements (3:18); Space Race: Manned Missions (4:50); Space Race: Initial Milestones (2:46); Space Race: Lunar Surface Landing (3:19); Space Race: Setbacks (1:42); Space Race: Moon Landing (8:50); Space Race: Ending an Era (4:09); Space Living (5:48); Soviet Modular Station (1:56); Solar System Exploration (4:13); Credits: To The Moon And Beyond (0:42);
From the eVideo
Introduction: To The Farthest Corners of The Globe (3:17); Amazon River (2:29); Australia and Neighbors (3:29); Northwest Passage: Expedition (9:40); Northwest Passage: Exploration (6:03); Antarctic Expedition History (4:05); South Pole By Air (9:41); Himalayas (8:10); Final Frontiers (3:03); Credits: To The Farthest Corners Of The Globe (0:41);
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Introduction: The Romance of the Air (2:41); Post World War: Europe (2:47); Post World War: England (4:21); Post World War: United States (6:20); Civilian Travel: United States (4:51); Civilian Travel: Europe and Neighbors (3:43); Airships (9:47); Colonial Expansion (4:06); Crossing the Pacific (7:51); Transatlantic Flight (3:28); Credits: The Romance Of The Air (0:41);
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Introduction: The Trailblazers (2:28); London Daily Mail Contest (4:57); East West Trailblazers (3:33); Orteig Prize (6:13); Female Trailblazers (6:00); Epic Flights (8:30); International Challenge (3:11); Australian Trailblazer (3:07); National Aviation Heroes (2:44); Circumnavigating the Globe (7:04); Trailblazer Legacies (2:07); Credits: The Trailblazers (0:42);
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Air Strike Legacy (3:18); Ground Support (8:28); Ground Strafing (2:28); Air Interdiction (5:48); Domination by Air Power (4:39); Zeppelin Offensives (7:54); German Air Raids (7:19); Changing Tactics (4:51); Surrender (5:08); Credits: Strike From The Air (0:43);
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Naval Aviation Legacy (2:22); Naval History (2:09); Naval Aviation Pioneers (4:12); Empress, Riviera, and Engadine (4:24); Notable Firsts (4:36); Battle of Jutland (5:50); Air Craft Carriers (6:08); Early Adaptations (3:51); Submarine Scouts (5:51); Spider's Web (8:07); Impacting Warfare (2:25); Credits: Wings Over The Sea (0:43);
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Introduction: High Above The Trenches (2:06); First Aerial Strikes (4:33); Creating Fighters (3:28); Fokker Scourge and Eastern Front (5:33); Bloody April (5:16); From Spying to Fighting (4:01); Schooling Aviators (7:43); Allied Forces (3:48); World War I Aces (5:38); Strains of Battle (4:44); Fighter Legacy (3:04); Credits: High Above the Trenches (0:43);
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Introduction: Madcaps And Oddballs (2:31); Mammoth Fliers (4:39); Dornier Do X (5:38); Notable Prototypes (4:59); World War II Engineering (2:43); Flying Wings (4:06); Self-Propelled Prototypes (5:22); Kremer Prize (4:44); Human Powered Competitions (5:35); Myth Recreation (1:49); Alternate Energy Aircraft (3:08); Global Accomplisment (4:39); Credits: Madcaps And Oddballs (0:44);
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Experimental Aircraft Association Meeting (4:01); Learning to Fly (4:33); Aviatrix Military Pioneers (2:22); Individual Transport (2:11); Modern Private Instruction (5:59); Frugal Flyers (2:58); Non Powered Flight: Trailblazers (2:54); Non Powered Flight: Military Applications (2:55); Non Powered Flight: Advancements (4:54); Balloons: Pioneers and Military Applications (4:14); Balloons: Hobbyists and Record Holders (5:53); Balloons: Circumnavigation Attempts (7:01); Credits: Anyone Can Fly (0:42);
From the eVideo
Fiftieth Anniversary Exhibit (5:07); Initial Exhibits (7:24); Post World War II Exhibits (2:33); Exhibit Disasters (2:36); Aerobatics: Beginnings and Basics (3:51); Aerobatics: Modern Exhibits (3:27); Aerobatics: Team Exhibits (11:02); National Exhibits: England (3:37); National Exhibits: United States (3:09); Aviation Archaeologists (7:11); Credits: The Spectacle of Flying Post-1945 (0:42);
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Introduction: Embracing The World (1:28); War Time Progress (4:58); Competing With Trains (5:26); First Commercial Jetliner (4:03); United States Rivalry (5:08); International Rivalry (3:54); Popularity Problems and Solutions (5:21); Jumbo Jets (3:58); Breaking the Sound Barrier (9:57); Skyjacking (3:07); Computerization and Growing Popularity (2:35); Credits: Embracing The World (0:42);
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Introduction: Man Learns To Fly 1900-14 (5:03); Original Lifts (2:49); Notable Engineers (4:31); Aviation Pioneers (6:53); Aviation Reach (4:00); Military Aviation (4:05); Original Exhibition (2:13); London Daily Mail Prize (3:57); Technological Developments (2:47); Epic Flights (7:03); Aviation Eccentrics (2:06); Aviation Expansion (4:27); Credits: Man Learns To Fly 1900-14 (0:42);
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Aerial Law Enforcement: Early History (11:43); Combating Terrorism (4:45); Air Exclusion Zones (7:07); War On Drugs: Origins (11:07); War On Drugs: Resources (6:43); War On Drugs: Continuing Struggle (7:09); Credits: Law Enforcement From The Air (0:41);
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Introduction: The Parachute Story (3:11); Initial Jumps (2:57); Plane Jumping (3:39); Jazz Age Jumpers (2:06); Military Jumping: Pioneers (7:44); Military Jumping: World War II (6:30); Military Jumping: International Conflicts (4:35); Advancements and Applications (2:26); Sport Jumping (11:07); Free Falling (5:40); Credits: The Parachute Story (0:42);
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Flying Doctor (2:34); Military Evacuation (9:54); Marine Rescue (5:08); Mountain Rescue (2:42); Humanitarian Aid (4:59); Political Evacuations (5:14); Aerial Diversity (4:49); Firefighters: Rural (3:10); Firefighters: Urban (9:18); Credits: Angels of Mercy (0:43);
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Introduction: The Bomber As War Winner (1:29); War Onset (7:53); Improved Techniques (4:50); Increasing Range (9:34); United States Support (6:45); Allied Forces Retaliation (4:23); War Worn (6:52); Strategic Bombing Destruction (2:56); War End (5:13); Credits: The Bomber As War Winner (0:43);
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Pearl Harbor (6:50); Pacific War: Retaliation (10:09); Pacific War: Technological Superiority (5:16); Pacific War: Final Maneuvers (2:42); Naval Aviation (5:04); Atlantic Battle: Longest Campaign (7:32); Atlantic Battle: U Boats (5:22); Atlantic Battle: Black Gap Closure (7:00); Credits: Airpower and Navies (0:43);
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Introduction: Airpower And Armies (3:31); Reconnaissance: Aviation (5:25); Reconnaissance: Analysis (3:58); Bombing: Role Development (3:41); Bombing: Low Level Advancements (8:20); Bombing: Interdiction (7:36); Paratroopers and Gliders (7:18); Reinforcements and Resupply (4:09); Aviation Battle Support (5:55); Credits: Airpower And Armies (0:43);
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Introduction: Struggle For The Skies (1:36); Polish Skies (3:04); French Skies: Invasion (3:08); British Skies (12:10); Russian Skies (2:53); German Skies (10:46); French Skies: Retaliation (6:19); Pacific Skies (10:00); Credits: Struggle For The Skies (0:43);
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Modern American Military Aviation (3:00); English Aviation (4:10); Italian Enthusiasm and American Reluctance (3:49); Navy Aerial Advancements (4:55); Peacetime Aviation: Pace (4:04); Peacetime Aviation: Endurance (3:26); Nazi Ambition (5:28); World War Precipice: Conflicts (9:13); World War Precipice: Arms Race (8:47); World War Precipice: Final Preparations (3:01); Credits: The Shadow Of The Bomber (0:43);
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Introduction: Naval Aviation 1945-95 (1:36); World War II (2:53); Korean War: Conflict (2:47); Korean War: Advancements (3:32); Cold War Developments (2:48); Vietnam War (9:02); Naval Aviation Expansion (2:17); South Atlantic: Invasion (9:55); South Atlantic: Task Force Landings (4:28); Mediterranean Sea (3:21); Operation Desert Storm (7:13); Credits: Naval Aviation 1945-95 (0:43);
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Advancing Air Power (3:59); Korean War: Communist Perimeter (3:39); Korean War: Thirty Eighth Parallel (6:25); Southeast Asian Conflicts (3:14); Egypt: Fifties and Sixties (7:22); Vietnam: Divided Nation (8:41); Vietnam: Failed Campaign (4:20); Egypt: Seventies (2:02); Training and Desert Shield (4:00); Desert Storm (6:13); Credits: Korea To The Gulf War (0:42);
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Introduction: The Helicopter Story (5:14); Early Developments (6:59); Preparing for War (7:30); Wartime Innovations (5:14); The Fifties: Military Applications (4:05); The Fifties: Civil Applications (3:39); War Machine (9:59); Air Mobile Operations (4:14); Modern Civil Uses (3:00); Credits: The Helicopter Story (0:42);
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