War Above the Trenches
2018 · U&Yesterday · 60 min · 1 season
S01E02 · Into the Furnace
Fri, 20 Apr, 5:00 am
Hear about the lesser-known aerial dogfights and bombing missions of World War I, a conflict more thought of as a trench-based war. This film tells the Royal Flying Corps' tale.
About
This brand-new and exclusive two-part series tells the story of the Royal Flying Corps' bitter struggle for air superiority over the Western Front during World War I, a horrifying conflict more thought of a trench-based war.
Adapted from the book Bloody April by historian Peter Hart, War Above the Trenches explores the brave new world of dogfights, aerial reconnaissance and bombing missions through the eyes of the men in the air and those fighting in the trenches below.
The thrilling story is told thanks to reconstructions, archive footage and the diaries of Royal Flying Corps veterans from Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, with their words coming back to life to give an insider's view of what really happened when the Allies took to the air.
Episodes
- E01
Into the Air
Fri, 13 Apr· 60 minHear the incredible story of the Royal Flying Corps' struggle for air superiority over the Western Front during World War I. Reconstructions and archive footage tell the tale.
- E02
Into the Furnace
Fri, 20 Apr· 60 minHear about the lesser-known aerial dogfights and bombing missions of World War I, a conflict more thought of as a trench-based war. This film tells the Royal Flying Corps' tale.
Cast
Saul David
Presenter