• HELICOPTER WARS

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Witness extraordinary personal bravery and intense jeopardy on military missions involving helicopter crews.

Helicopter Wars explores the extraordinary personal bravery and intense jeopardy of four military missions where helicopter crews risk their own lives to come to the aid of others. Crew members provide gripping firsthand testimony revealing their fear and anxiety as their skills are tested to the limit. Computer generated images illustrate how helicopters operated in intense environmental conditions and executed complex flight patterns while helicopter demonstrations detail the complications pilots faced in the skies.

EPISODE GUIDE

  • Helicopter Wars: SAS Falklands Rescue
    A disastrous SAS mission in 1982 led to two helicopters crashing in a snowstorm. Facing exposure, the troops needed to be rescued – and fast.
  • Helicopter Wars: Trapped By The Taliban
    The lone survivor of an ambush in Afghanistan was the subject of a frantic manhunt. Would US rescuers or the Taliban get there first?
  • Helicopter Wars: Duel In The Desert
    In the pilot's first-ever day in battle, a Lynx helicopter is engaged in a deadly battle with an Iraqi tank in Basra. Who will win the day?
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    White Out

    The Falklands War, 1982. High on a remote glacier, Special Forces troops are trapped by hurricane...

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