The Century of Flight - Season 1 Episode 10 Airpower and Navies
The influence of aviation on maritime operations during World War II. Colour footage of Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese 1941 attack on it. How Pearl Harbor took place - the story of the planning, including Yamamoto drawing inspiration from the British carrier strike on the Italian port of Taranto, and the attack itself. US Retaliation - the Doolittle raid on Japan, April 1942 (including colour footage). Aircraft Carriers Rule the Waves - vulnerability of ships to aircraft meant that the carrier took over from battleship as principal naval weapon. Colour graphics/diagrams to explain how carriers operated. Pacific Carrier Battles - Midway 1942, Leyte Gulf 1944, Japanese kamikaze attacks.
First Air Date: Jan 01, 1997
Last Air date: Jun 25, 1997
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 26 Episode
Runtime: 26 minutes
IMDb: 0.00/10 by 0.00 users
Popularity: 0.1422
Language: English
Keyword : aviation, aviation history
Season
Season 1
Episode
Man Learns To Fly
High Above The Trenches
Wings Over the Sea
Strike From The Air
The Trailblazers
The Romance Of The Air
The Shadow Of The Bomber
Struggle For The Skies
Airpower and Armies
Airpower and Navies
The Bomber as War Winner
The Coming of the Jets
Cold War Skies
The Helicopter Story
Korea To The Gulf War
Naval Aviation
Embracing the World
The Spectacle of Flying
Law Enforcement from the Air
Angels of Mercy
Anyone can fly
To the Furthest Corners of the World
The Parachute Story
To the Moon and Beyond
Madcaps and Oddballs
The Future of Flight