Air Aces: Full Throttle

An experimental program to train black fighter pilots during World War II helps change the course of American history.

Canadian aviator George Beurling becomes one of the most successful fighter pilots of World War II.

U.S. Air Force fighter pilot Francis ``Gabby'' Gabreski becomes America's top flying ace in Europe during World War II.

The crew of the Allied Lancaster ME669 bomber had one of the most dangerous jobs of World War II, but the controversial tactic known as ``total war'' overshadowed its legacy.

Royal Air Force fighter pilot Douglas Bader leads a ragtag squadron of Canadian counterparts against Hitler's Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain.

U.S. Air Force Col. Robin Olds masterminds Operation Bolo, a combat ruse designed to lure MiG-21 enemy aircraft to their destruction during the Vietnam War.

The crew of the Allied Lancaster ME669 bomber had one of the most dangerous jobs of World War II, but the controversial tactic known as ``total war'' overshadowed its legacy.

Royal Air Force fighter pilot Douglas Bader leads a ragtag squadron of Canadian counterparts against Hitler's Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain.

Canadian aviator George Beurling becomes one of the most successful fighter pilots of World War II.

An experimental program to train black fighter pilots during World War II helps change the course of American history.

U.S. Air Force fighter pilot Francis ``Gabby'' Gabreski becomes America's top flying ace in Europe during World War II.

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