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Battle Stations

All Episodes 2000 - 2006
TV-PG

  • Ended
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  • 2000-09-24T23:00:00Z
  • 42m
  • 1d 4h 18m (40 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary
Battle Stations is a documentary series of 1 hour episodes, which uses archive footage, re-enactments and first-hand accounts from the crews, to follow the machines and technology implemented from the Second World War to the Gulf War in the land, air and sea.

40 episodes

Series Premiere

2000-09-24T23:00:00Z

1x01 Sherman Assault

Series Premiere

1x01 Sherman Assault

  • 2000-09-24T23:00:00Z42m

Ride along in the thick of battle in the American M4 Sherman Tank, as it blasts its way into history and paves the way for liberation of Europe.

2000-09-26T23:00:00Z

1x02 Spitfire Squadron

1x02 Spitfire Squadron

  • 2000-09-26T23:00:00Z42m

In this episode, see how it feels to be a Spitfire fighter pilot in a dogfight.

2000-09-27T23:00:00Z

1x03 Drop Zone

1x03 Drop Zone

  • 2000-09-27T23:00:00Z42m

In this episode, we fly on a Dakota, and American C47/DC3 cargo plane used to transport paratroopers across the English Channel for the D-day invasion at Normandy.

2000-09-28T23:00:00Z

1x04 DUKW Landing

1x04 DUKW Landing

  • 2000-09-28T23:00:00Z42m

Ride in the American DUKW Amphibious Vehicle (Duck to G.I.s)

2001-08-18T23:00:00Z

1x05 P-51 Mustang

1x05 P-51 Mustang

  • 2001-08-18T23:00:00Z42m

Originally built for the RAF, the USAAF's P-51 Mustang became one of the greatest fighter planes ever to be built.

2001-08-25T23:00:00Z

1x06 T-34 Russian Victory

1x06 T-34 Russian Victory

  • 2001-08-25T23:00:00Z42m

Stalin enlisted the ideas of an American engineer, J. Walter Christie, to develop one of the most formidable tanks in history.

2001-09-15T23:00:00Z

1x07 Mulberry Harbour

1x07 Mulberry Harbour

  • 2001-09-15T23:00:00Z42m

Outlining the most audacious engineering feat of WWII.

2001-09-22T23:00:00Z

1x08 Hitlers Vengeance Weapons

1x08 Hitlers Vengeance Weapons

  • 2001-09-22T23:00:00Z42m

Enter the world of rocket scientists, secret weapons, and the race to destroy two of Hitler's most elusive weapons.

2001-10-06T23:00:00Z

1x09 Tiger Attack

1x09 Tiger Attack

  • 2001-10-06T23:00:00Z42m

Adolf Hitler became personally involved in the Tiger Tank, one of history's finest armoured fighting vehicles.

2001-11-11T00:00:00Z

1x10 Liberty Convoy

1x10 Liberty Convoy

  • 2001-11-11T00:00:00Z42m

The terror of being hunted by Hitler's U-boats and the bravery of crews that risked their lives to deliver men and material to defeat Nazi forces.

2001-11-18T00:00:00Z

1x11 Messerschmitt 262

1x11 Messerschmitt 262

  • 2001-11-18T00:00:00Z42m

We take the viewer inside the cockpits of the German pilots who flew the jet-powered Messerschmitt 262 which was a wonder weapon.

2001-11-25T00:00:00Z

1x12 Radar

1x12 Radar

  • 2001-11-25T00:00:00Z42m

Details how one man was asked to develop a death ray, but discovered radar.

The RAF Lancaster Bomber ranks as one of the finest aircraft of WWII.

1x14 Huey Helicopter: Air Armada

  • 2002-01-20T00:00:00Z42m

The Vietnam War was the Huey war-a brutal war, where the lethal Huey gunship wreaked havoc on the Viet Cong. The Huey revolutionised U.S. Army tactics and changed the way modern wars were fought.

2002-03-10T00:00:00Z

1x15 B-26 Marauder

1x15 B-26 Marauder

  • 2002-03-10T00:00:00Z42m

Bombing from altitudes of over 10,000 feet, the Marauder had the lowest loss rate of any Allied bomber during WWII.

2002-03-19T00:00:00Z

1x16 F-86 Sabre-Jet Strike

1x16 F-86 Sabre-Jet Strike

  • 2002-03-19T00:00:00Z42m

Developed from jet technology captured from the Germans after WWII, the F-86 approached speeds of Mach 1.

2002-04-06T23:00:00Z

1x17 MIG-15: Russian Stealth

1x17 MIG-15: Russian Stealth

  • 2002-04-06T23:00:00Z42m

The MiG 15 was one of the 20th century's most feared high-performance weapons.

2002-04-27T23:00:00Z

1x18 Catalina Patrol

1x18 Catalina Patrol

  • 2002-04-27T23:00:00Z42m

The legendary "Black Cat" squadrons won fame as night bombers in the battles of the Solomon Islands.

2002-09-28T23:00:00Z

1x19 Black Hawk: Night Stalker

1x19 Black Hawk: Night Stalker

  • 2002-09-28T23:00:00Z42m

The Black Hawk remains today the world's most advanced twin-turbine military helicopter and flies wherever duty calls, from hot deserts to the icy Arctic.

2002-12-15T00:00:00Z

1x20 Blackbird Stealth!

1x20 Blackbird Stealth!

  • 2002-12-15T00:00:00Z42m

Designed in the 1950s by Kelly Johnson, the SR-71 Blackbird was the world's first stealthy aircraft, designed to over-fly enemy territory with impunity while photographing 100,000 square miles in an hour.

2002-12-16T00:00:00Z

1x21 Aircraft Carrier

1x21 Aircraft Carrier

  • 2002-12-16T00:00:00Z42m

Weighing in at over 27000 tons and over 800 feet in length, they were known as floating cities.

2002-12-26T00:00:00Z

1x22 Corsair: Pacific Warrior

1x22 Corsair: Pacific Warrior

  • 2002-12-26T00:00:00Z42m

Designed for aircraft carriers, it proved too hot to handle during deck landing.

2002-12-26T00:00:00Z

1x23 B-52 Stratofortress

1x23 B-52 Stratofortress

  • 2002-12-26T00:00:00Z42m

The race to produce the first intercontinental jet bomber.

2002-12-26T00:00:00Z

1x24 M1 Abrams: Supertank

1x24 M1 Abrams: Supertank

  • 2002-12-26T00:00:00Z42m

2003-07-04T23:00:00Z

1x25 P-38 Lightning Strikes

1x25 P-38 Lightning Strikes

  • 2003-07-04T23:00:00Z42m

The P-38s struggle for aerial supremacy in the skies of the South West Pacific during WWII - Americas Ace of Aces.

2003-07-31T23:00:00Z

1x26 The Destroyer

1x26 The Destroyer

  • 2003-07-31T23:00:00Z42m

Featuring interviews with sailors who served on these gladiators of the sea in the often suicidal Pacific Theatre, striking archive film, much of it in colour, and detailed re-enactments.

2003-08-14T23:00:00Z

1x27 FA-18 Hornet

1x27 FA-18 Hornet

  • 2003-08-14T23:00:00Z42m

One aircraft in the US arsenal best typifies the will to win. Using the latest and most sophisticated computerized technology, the F/A-18 Hornet is now one of the foremost fighters of the 21st century.

2003-09-14T23:00:00Z

1x28 B-17 Flying Fortress

1x28 B-17 Flying Fortress

  • 2003-09-14T23:00:00Z42m

This is the story of the young airmen of the "Mighty Eighth" and the angers they faced at 30,000 feet!

2003-10-23T23:00:00Z

1x29 The F-15

1x29 The F-15

  • 2003-10-23T23:00:00Z42m

Built to put US pilots back in charge of the skies, the F-15 Eagle proved its superiority in Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

1x30 F-117 Nighthawk Stealth

1x30 F-117 Nighthawk Stealth

  • 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z42m

Dogged by controversy, shrouded in secrecy F-117's have become the world's first truly stealth aircraft - forever changing the concept of aerial warfare.

2004-02-27T00:00:00Z

1x31 A-10 Tankbuster

1x31 A-10 Tankbuster

  • 2004-02-27T00:00:00Z42m

It is the most feared aircraft in the US Air Force. The A-10 Tankbuster was the first aircraft in the US aviation history designed specifically for Close Air Support.

2004-05-31T23:00:00Z

1x32 Mosquito Attack

1x32 Mosquito Attack

  • 2004-05-31T23:00:00Z42m

Powered by two Rolls Royce Merlin engines, this plane was a revolutionary design with no armour or weapons but could carry the same bomb load as a B-17.

2004-11-19T00:00:00Z

1x33 Apache Helicopter

1x33 Apache Helicopter

  • 2004-11-19T00:00:00Z42m

Developed during the Cold War, this incredible aircraft is now the most powerful and feared helicopter in the world. Able to dive into action at over 200mph, it can deliver a devastating firestorm of missiles or rockets.

2004-12-17T00:00:00Z

1x34 PT Boats

1x34 PT Boats

  • 2004-12-17T00:00:00Z42m

These boats were WWII's most heavily armed fighting boats. Screwed and glued together on a hull made of wood, they were nicknamed "The Devil Boats of the Night".

2004-12-17T00:00:00Z

1x35 Challenger Tank

1x35 Challenger Tank

  • 2004-12-17T00:00:00Z1h

When this 60 tons of high-tech military hardware rumbles onto the battlefield there's nowhere for the enemy to hide.

2005-05-25T23:00:00Z

1x36 HMS Victory

1x36 HMS Victory

  • 2005-05-25T23:00:00Z42m

The HMS Victory would play a crucial role in the foremost naval engagement in 19th century maritime history, the Battle of Trafalgar.

2005-06-25T23:00:00Z

1x37 B-2 Bomber

1x37 B-2 Bomber

  • 2005-06-25T23:00:00Z42m

With its origins in single wing experimentation carried out in Germany in the 1930s, and continuing through cutting edge aviation research in the 1950s and 60s, the B-2 was developed under a cloak of secrecy.

2006-04-11T23:00:00Z

1x38 Heavy Metal of D-Day

1x38 Heavy Metal of D-Day

  • 2006-04-11T23:00:00Z42m

The greatest machine of WWII springs into action. It is made up of thousands of ships and aircraft, tens of thousands of men and millions of tons of steel and concrete.

2006-07-13T23:00:00Z

1x39 F-22 Raptor

1x39 F-22 Raptor

  • 2006-07-13T23:00:00Z42m

Deadly and undetectable at long range, this super-jet is the latest in fifth-generation fighter technology.

Season Finale

2006-12-15T00:00:00Z

1x40 HMS Belfast: Fortress of Steel

Season Finale

1x40 HMS Belfast: Fortress of Steel

  • 2006-12-15T00:00:00Z42m

Commissioned in 1938, the British cruiser HMS Belfast was the Royal Navy's most modern warship.

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