La guerre des as

Network:ARTE

History War

Previous Episode

S01E02 - "1917-1918"

Aired on Jan 2, 2017, 11:00 AM

Next Episode

Show Ended

Description

At the beginning of the 20th century, the future of aviation lies in the hands of a few daring daredevils and visionaries. The two-part documentary portrays five young pilots who went into the First World War for the German, French and British air forces: Manfred von Richthofen, Ernst Udet, Georges Guynemer, RenÄ‚Â© Fonck and Edward Mannock.

Details

Status: Ended
Language: French
Runtime: 50 min
Premiered: January 1, 2017
Ended: January 2, 2017

External Links

Episodes (1 Season · 2 Episodes)

1914-1916

The popular stars of the time go by names such as Richthofen, Guynemer, Fonck, Udet, and Mannock. These flying aces are shaping the course of the First World War. Planes are getting better and kill counts are going up. But fame and success are starting to wear on these pilots. With strategies still not coordinated, they draw resentment from foot soldiers who are dying by the thousands each day.

Jan 1, 2017

50 min

1917-1918

World War I is the mark of a major new innovation in warfare: airplanes capable of high speed raids, bombing and shooting from the air, spying, and backing up ground troops. But the planes of that era were flown with little in the way of instrumentation. Brave and daring men flew them, often to the point of recklessness. This episode introduces us to the great flying aces of World War I.

Jan 2, 2017

50 min