In March 1918, with the fear of a one-million-man American army landing in France, the Germans attacked. In response, Australian soldiers were involved in a number of engagements, culminating in the Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux and the saving of Amiens, and Paris, from German occupation. Then came General John Monashs first victory as ......
Corey Meads The Lost Pilots is the saga of two star crossed pilots who soar to the greatest heights of fame, tailspin into scandal and crime, and go the ultimate lengths for a chance at redemption...
The presidential plane wasnt always known as Air Force One. FDR traveled in the Guess Where II, a transport version of the heavy bomber four-engine Liberator. Later presidential aircraft included the Dixie Clipper and Sacred Cow (FDR), Independence (Truman), Columbine I and II (Eisenhower), followed by Air Force One.
For the last ......
The untold story of the historic voyage to the moon that closed out one of our darkest years with a nearly unimaginable triumph In August 1968, NASA made a bold decision: in just sixteen weeks, the United States would launch humankinds first flight to the moon. Only the year before, three astronauts had burned to death in their spacecraft, and ......
The Dambusters were the go-to forces for dangerous precision attacks: They bombed Hitlers prize battleship, Tirpitz, as well as rocket sites, weapon strongholds, and the dams at the heart of the industrial Ruhr; they targeted enemy leaders including Hitler and Mussolini; and they created a false fleet on D-Day, which fooled the Germans. But ......
PlanesTVs first trip out in the 2017 air show season took us as always straight to Duxford, and what a show it was! During the two day event, we bore witness to a huge line up, including the RAF Typhoon, the DH88 Comet, the Trig Team, the Auto Gyro, the ......
An insight into operating, flying and maintaining the Soviet Union’s deadly Cold War jet fighter. The Soviet MiG-29 was probably the finest Cold War military fighter jet on both sides during the 1980s and 90s. When Western military experts later analysed its flight characteristics they were astounded by the MiG’s performance and realised the ......
Hundreds of thousands of people followed PlanesTV’s live online broadcasts from 2016 airshows, in this 2-disc programme we bring you the highlights of each of them.
2016 became the year of the United Kingdom’s latest frontline jet, the F-35B Lightning II. It gave an impressive role demonstration at the Royal International Air Tattoo. ......
Expertly shot with high definition cameras, the official DVD and Blu-ray is a superb way to relive the action from Farnborough International Airshow 2016.
90 minutes of the very best flying action recorded throughout the week plus 30 minutes of in-cockpit special features.
The programme will include the fabulous site of ......
The Westland Lynx is the Royal Navys agile, versatile, multi-role combat ship-borne helicopter that has been in service around the world for over 40 years, from Antarctica to the Gulf and Caribbean. During that time it has fought in wars, provided humanitarian assistance and has been used for geological survey work. Aviation engineer and author ......
Jeff Watson Aviation Collectors Series 2. Once again from acclaimed broadcaster, author, journalist, documentary maker and aeroplane enthusiast Jeff Watson, comes this box set of six historic DVDS Documenting the exciting and important stories of classic aircraft from both Australia and overseas, as well as Australian aviation history. This ......
In this feature-length documentary, Guy Martin pays homage to the greatest engineering masterpiece of the Cold War, The Vulcan XH588 Bomber.
With unprecedented access, Guy joins a group of volunteers tasked with nursing a 600mph Vulcan Bomber back to life in preparation of its final ever flight.
Guy learns about the ......
Firmly established as one of the UKs most popular family days out, Dunfold Wings and Wheels wows crowds of over 40000. The show had an outstanding variety of dynamic aviation and motoring displays, iconic cars, shopping and arena attractions. Best show for years and especially with 2 Avro Lancasters in the sky together.
$6.95 flat rate Australia wide