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Wings — Storyline

Aviation history series which aired on the Discovery Channel family of networks. Originally called Great Planes.

Cast & Crew

Wings — Series Details

Wings — Episode Guide

Great Planes

• E1: Boeing 707 (1988-04-06) — The Boeing 707 is an American long-range narrow-body airliner that was developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, its first jetliner. Developed from the Boeing 367-80,
• E2: Boeing 747 (1988-04-13) — The Boeing 747 is a large, long-range wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States. After introducing the 707 in October 1958, P
• E3: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (1988-04-20) — The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engined heavy bomber developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). It was primarily employed by the USAAF in the da
• E4: Boeing B-29 Superfortress (1988-04-27) — The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is an American four-engined propeller-driven heavy bomber designed by Boeing and flown primarily by the United States during World War II and the Kore
• E5: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress (1988-05-04) — The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress (also known as the "BUFF") is an American long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber. The B-52 was designed and built by Boeing, which has co
• E6: British Aerospace/McDonnell Douglas Harrier (1988-05-11) — The Harrier, informally referred to as the Harrier Jump Jet, is a family of jet-powered attack aircraft capable of vertical/short takeoff and landing operations (V/STOL).
• E7: Consolidated B-24 Liberator (1988-05-18) — The B-24 was used extensively in World War II. It served in every branch of the American armed forces as well as several Allied air forces and navies. It saw use in every theater o
• E8: Consolidated PBY Catalina (1988-05-25) — The Consolidated PBY Catalina is a flying boat and amphibious aircraft that was produced in the 1930s and 1940s. It was one of the most widely used seaplanes of World War II. Cata
• E9: Convair B-36 Peacemaker (1988-06-01) — The Convair B-36 "Peacemaker" is a strategic bomber built by Convair and operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1949 to 1959. The B-36 is the largest mass-produced pis
• E10: Douglas A-1 Skyraider (1988-06-08) — The Douglas A-1 Skyraider (formerly known as AD Skyraider) is an American single-seat attack aircraft in service from 1946 to the early 1980s. The Skyraider had a remarkably long a
• E11: Douglas A-4 Skyhawk (1988-06-15) — The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a single-seat subsonic carrier-capable light attack aircraft developed for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps in the early 1950s. The
• E12: Douglas A-26 Invader (1988-06-22) — The Douglas A-26 Invader (designated B-26 between 1948 and 1965) is an American twin-engined light bomber and ground attack aircraft. Built by Douglas Aircraft Company during World
• E13: Douglas C-47 Dakota (1988-06-29) — The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota is a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during World War II an
• E14: General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon (1988-07-06) — The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon (referred to as the "Viper" by its crew) is a single-engine multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the Un
• E15: General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark (1988-07-13) — The General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark is a retired supersonic, medium-range, multirole combat aircraft. Production variants of the F-111 had roles that included ground attack (e.g. i
• E16: Grumman F-14 Tomcat (1988-07-20) — The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. First flown on 21 December 1970, the F-14
• E17: Grumman F4F Wildcat/F6F Hellcat (1988-07-27) — The Grumman F4F Wildcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft that entered service in 1940 with the United States Navy.

  The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-base

• E18: Lockheed Constellation (1988-08-03) — The Lockheed Constellation ("Connie") is a propeller-driven, four-engined airliner built by Lockheed Corporation starting in 1943. The Constellation series was the first pressurize
• E19: Lockheed C-130 Hercules (1988-08-10) — The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built originally by Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin). Capable of using unpre
• E20: Lockheed F-104 Starfighter (1988-08-17) — The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is a single-engine, supersonic interceptor aircraft which was extensively deployed as a fighter-bomber during the Cold War. Created as a day fighter
• E21: Lockheed P-38 Lightning (1988-08-24) — The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is an American single-seated, twin piston-engined fighter aircraft that was used during World War II. Developed for the United States Army Air Corps by
• E22: Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird (1988-08-31) — The Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird" is a long-range, high-altitude, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed and manufactured by the American aerospace company Lockheed Corpo
• E23: Martin B-26 Marauder (1988-09-07) — The Martin B-26 Marauder is an American twin-engined medium bomber that saw extensive service during World War II. The B-26 was built at two locations: Baltimore, Maryland, and Oma
• E24: Martin B-57 Canberra (1988-09-14) — The Martin B-57 Canberra is an American-built, twin-engined tactical bomber and reconnaissance aircraft that entered service with the United States Air Force (USAF) in 1953.

  Used

• E25: McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II (1988-09-21) — The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is an American tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber originally developed by McDo
• E26: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle (1988-09-28) — The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter aircraft designed by McDonnell Douglas (now part of Boeing). The Eagle first flew in July
• E27: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet (1988-10-05) — The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is a twin-engine, supersonic, all-weather, carrier-capable, multirole combat jet, designed as both a fighter and attack aircraft (hence the F/A
• E28: North American B-25 Mitchell (1988-10-12) — The North American B-25 Mitchell is an American medium bomber that was introduced in 1941 and named in honor of Major General William "Billy" Mitchell, a pioneer of U.S. military a
• E29: North American F-86 Sabre (1988-10-19) — The North American F-86 Sabre, sometimes called the Sabrejet, is a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as the United States
• E30: North American F-100 Super Sabre (1988-10-26) — The North American F-100 Super Sabre is an American supersonic jet fighter aircraft that served with the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1954 to 1971 and with the Air National
• E31: North American P-51 Mustang (1988-11-02) — The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other conflicts.

  The

• E32: North American XB-70 Valkyrie (1988-11-09) — The North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie was the prototype version of the planned B-70 nuclear-armed, deep-penetration supersonic strategic bomber for the United States Air Force
• E33: Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter (1988-11-16) — The Northrop F-5 is a family of supersonic light fighter aircraft initially designed as a privately funded project in the late 1950s by Northrop Corporation. There are two main mod
• E34: Republic F-84 Thunderjet (1988-11-23) — The Republic F-84 Thunderjet was an American turbojet fighter-bomber aircraft. Originating as a 1944 United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) proposal for a "day fighter", the F-84 fi
• E35: Republic F-105 Thunderchief (1988-11-30) — The Republic F-105 Thunderchief is an American supersonic fighter-bomber used by the United States Air Force. Capable of Mach 2, it conducted the majority of strike bombing mission
• E36: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (1988-12-07) — The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt is a World War II-era fighter aircraft produced by the American aerospace company Republic Aviation from 1941 through 1945. Its primary armament was e
• E37: Rockwell B-1 Lancer (1988-12-14) — The Rockwell B-1 Lancer is a supersonic variable-sweep wing, heavy bomber used by the United States Air Force. It is commonly called the "Bone" (from "B-One").
• E38: Vought A-7 Corsair II (1988-12-21) — The LTV A-7 Corsair II is an American carrier-capable subsonic light attack aircraft designed and manufactured by Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV).

  The A-7 was developed during the early 1

• E39: Vought F4U Corsair (1988-12-28) — The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft which saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. It was designed and operated as a carrier-based aircraft, and

Strange Planes

• E1: Drones, Midgets and Mutations (1990-08-29) — From the German SC-1262, a 1930s drone controlled by wires connected to a telephone, and Hitler's ominous V-1 to ultra-lights and one-man rocket packs, this episode recounts some o
• E2: Parasites (1990-09-05) — Parasites represent enormous technological breakthroughs. In the beginning, Curtis fighters hid inside dirigibles. Later, parasite aircraft launched out of giant bombers to protect
• E3: Eyes in the Sky (1990-09-12) — Takes a look at the people behind covert operations and the inventions that hid in the clouds – from the observation balloons of the Civil War to modern electronic surveillance air
• E4: Giants (1990-09-19) — Traces the story of aviation's most mammoth aircraft. Built for civil and and military uses, these amazing planes stun the imagination with their vast size. With names such as 'Fat
• E5: Vertical (1990-09-26) — Tells the fascinating story of attempts to design airplanes that could be launched straight up into the air. From the Bell XV3 and XV15 to the Hawker and Harrier, a recounting of t
• E6: Strange Shapes (1990-10-03) — Eliminating the fuselage on aircraft was an idea that never came to fruition, but it gave rise to a smaller, more aerodynamic design: the Flying Wing. Seen in the 1929 Halten Meteo
• E7: Canards and Pusher Propellers

Wings Over the Gulf

• E1: First Strike (1991-10-02) — The run-up to and beginning of Operation Desert Storm (McDonnell-Douglas F-15 Eagle/Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk)
• E2: In Harm's Way (1991-10-09) — The air war over Iraq at the height of Operation Desert Storm (Panavia Tornado/Grumman A-6 Intruder)
• E3: The Final Assault (1991-10-16) — The final days of Desert Storm, including the ground war and the liberation of Kuwait (General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon/Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II)
• E4: Nighthawk: Secrets of the Stealth (1991-10-23) — First ever behind-the-scenes look at the birth of the F-117 Stealth Fighter, including interviews with the airplane's designers, test pilots, first squadron and wing members, and t

Wings of the Luftwaffe

• E1: The Blitz (1992-04-08) — Focuses on the Arado Ar 234 Blitz (English: lightning), the world's first operational jet-powered bomber, built by the German Arado company during World War II.
• E2: The Butcher Bird (1992-04-15) — Focuses on the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 (nicknamed Würger; English: Shrike), a German single-seat, single-engine fighter aircraft designed by Kurt Tank at Focke-Wulf in the late 1930s and
• E3: The Destroyer (1992-04-22) — Focuses on the Messerschmitt Bf 110, often known unofficially as the Me 110; a twin-engine Zerstörer (Destroyer, heavy fighter), fighter-bomber (Jagdbomber or Jabo), and night figh
• E4: Gigant (1992-04-29) — Focuses on the Messerschmitt Me 321 Gigant, a large German cargo glider developed and used during World War II. Intended to support large scale invasions, the Me 321 saw very limit
• E5: Iron Annie (1992-05-06) — Focuses on the Junkers Ju 52/3m (nicknamed Tante Ju ("Aunt Ju") and Iron Annie), a transport aircraft that was designed and manufactured by German aviation company Junkers.
• E6: The Jet (1992-05-13) — Focuses on the Messerschmitt Me 262, nicknamed Schwalbe (German: "Swallow") in fighter versions, or Sturmvogel (German: "Storm Bird") in fighter-bomber versions, a German fighter a
• E7: The Komet (1992-05-20) — Focuses on the Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet, a German interceptor aircraft designed for point-defence. It is the only operational rocket-powered fighter aircraft in history and the f
• E8: The Legend (1992-05-27) — Focuses on the Messerschmitt Bf 109, a German World War II fighter aircraft that was, along with the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, the backbone of the Luftwaffe's fighter force.
• E9: The Schnell Bomber (1992-06-03) — Focuses on the Junkers Ju 88, a German World War II Luftwaffe twin-engined multirole combat aircraft. Junkers Aircraft and Motor Works (JFM) designed the plane in the mid-1930s as
• E10: Sea Wings (1992-06-10) — Focuses on German Seaplanes of WWII.
• E11: The Secret Bomber (1992-06-17) — Focuses on the Heinkel He 111, a German bomber aircraft designed by Siegfried and Walter Günter at Heinkel Flugzeugwerke in 1934. Through development it was described as a "wolf in
• E12: The Stuka (1992-06-24) — Focuses on the Junkers Ju 87 or Stuka (from Sturzkampfflugzeug, "dive bomber"), a German dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft. Designed by Hermann Pohlmann, it first flew in 1935
• E13: V for Vengeance (1992-07-01) — Focuses on the V-1 flying bomb (German: Vergeltungswaffe 1 "Vengeance Weapon 1"); an early cruise missile and the only production aircraft to use a pulsejet for power.

Wings of the Red Star

• E1: The Backfire Bomber (1993-02-04) — Soviet supersonic bomber development, including the Tupolev Tu-22M 'Backfire' and the Tu-160 'Blackjack'
• E2: Duel over Korea (1993-02-11) — Development and career of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 'Fagot'
• E3: The Flying Tank (1993-02-18) — The Ilyushin Il-2 (Cyrillic: Илью́шин Ил-2) Shturmovik (Cyrillic: Штурмови́к, Shturmovík) was a ground-attack aircraft produced by the Soviet Union in large numbers during the Seco
• E4: The Foxbat Deception (1993-02-25) — The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-25; NATO reporting name: Foxbat) is a supersonic interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft that is among the fastest milita
• E5: The Great Patriotic War (1993-03-04) — History of the air war on the eastern front during World War II
• E6: The Last Generation (1993-03-11) — Late-model Soviet fighters, including the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 'Fulcrum' and the Sukhoi Su-27 'Flanker'
• E7: The Nuclear Bear (1993-03-18) — Development of long-range strategic bombers, including the Tupolev Tu-95 'Bear'
• E8: The Phantom's Foe (1993-03-25) — Supersonic fighter development leading to the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 'Fishbed'
• E9: Russian Giants (1993-04-01) — Giant Soviet transport aircraft leading up to the Antonov An-124 and Antonov An-225 Mriya
• E10: Soviet Rotors (1993-04-08) — Development of Soviet helicopters
• E11: Straight Up (1993-04-15) — Soviet Vertical Take-off aircraft, including the Yakovlev Yak-38 'Forger' and Yak-141 'Freestyle'
• E12: Supersonic Transport (1993-04-22) — Development of the Tupolev Tu-144
• E13: The Swing-Wing Solution (1993-04-29) — Development leading up to the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23/Mikoyan MiG-27 'Flogger'

SeaWings

• E1: Intruder: Thunder from the Sea (1994-09-01) — The Grumman A-6 Intruder is an American twinjet all-weather attack aircraft developed and manufactured by American aircraft company Grumman Aerospace and operated by the U.S. Navy
• E2: F9F Panther/Cougar (1994-09-08) — The Grumman F9F Panther is one of the United States Navy's first successful carrier-based jet fighters, as well as Grumman’s first jet fighter. A single-engined, straight-winged da
• E3: Tomcat: Defender of the Fleet (1994-09-15) — The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft.
• E4: The Avenger (1994-09-22) — The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM[1] for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Nav
• E5: Orion: The Hunter (1994-09-29) — The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a four-engined, turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft developed for the United States Navy and introduced in the 1960s. Lockheed bas
• E6: Viking: The Scout (1994-10-06) — The Lockheed S-3 Viking is a 4-crew, twin-engine turbofan-powered jet aircraft that was used by the U.S. Navy (USN) primarily for anti-submarine warfare. In the late 1990s, the S-3
• E7: Hornet: The Killer Bee (1994-10-13) — The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is a twin-engine, supersonic, all-weather, carrier-capable, multirole combat jet, designed as both a fighter and attack aircraft (hence the F/A
• E8: A-5 Vigilante (1994-10-20) — The North American A-5 Vigilante was an American carrier-based supersonic bomber designed and built by North American Aviation (NAA) for the United States Navy. Prior to 1962 unifi
• E9: Super Etendard: The Falkland Surprise (1994-10-27) — The Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard (Étendard is French for "battle flag", cognate to English "standard") is a French carrier-borne strike fighter aircraft designed by Dassault-Bre
• E10: Crusader: Last of the Gunfighters (1994-11-03) — The Vought F-8 Crusader (originally F8U) is a single-engine, supersonic, carrier-based air superiority jet aircraft built by Vought for the United States Navy and United States Mar
• E11: Dauphine: Wing of Mercy (1994-11-10) — The Eurocopter MH-65 Dolphin (Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin) is a twin-engined helicopter operated by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) for medevac-capable search and rescue (SAR) an

Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does Wings have? 9 season(s) with 124 episodes.

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