From the Eastern Front to the Pacific Theater, these legendary WWII aces dominated the skies in Spitfires, P-38s, and Messerschmitts.
Meet Germany's Black Devil Erich Hartmann (352 kills), America's Medal of Honor ace Richard Bong, the one-eyed Samurai Saburo Sakai, RAF's deadly precise James "Johnnie" Johnson, and the Soviet Union's jet killer Ivan Kozhedub.
Discover how a farm boy became America's top ace, why the Japanese feared "the Devil of Rabaul," and how a half-blind pilot flew 560 miles through enemy territory.
Learn about dogfights, aerial combat tactics, the Battle of Britain, Pacific War, Eastern Front air battles, Luftwaffe aces, Japanese Zero fighters, and the deadliest aerial combat missions of World War 2.
Features rare combat footage, gun camera film, and the untold stories of the greatest aerial warriors in history. From P-51 Mustangs to ME-262 jets, from Pearl Harbor to the Fall of Berlin, this is the story of how five men revolutionized air combat forever.
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