The BEST episodes of Air Warriors season 10

Every episode of Air Warriors season 10, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Air Warriors season 10!

A winged fighter that hasn’t lost a fight in 26 years, a lifesaver that’s part plane and part chopper, and an attack helicopter our enemies call the Black Death. These are America’s undisputed kings of the sky: the F-15 Eagle, the V-22 Osprey, and the AH-64 Apache. And their success stories are as remarkable as they are improbable. Witness their turbulent journeys, brought to life through rarely seen combat footage and the stories of the dedicated pilots and teams who fly and maintain these ultimate air warriors.

Last Updated: 5/13/2024Network: Smithsonian ChannelStatus: Continuing
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PBY Catalina
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8.50
4 votes

#1 - PBY Catalina

Season 10 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/28/2023

A look at the amphibious aircraft Catalina and the many roles it served during WWII, from patrol bomber to search-and-rescue aircraft.

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F-14 Tomcat
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8.40
5 votes

#2 - F-14 Tomcat

Season 10 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/21/2023

The true story of the F-14 Tomcat, the military aircraft made famous in “Top Gun,” and how it served as the Navy’s top carrier fighter for a generation.

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B-17 Flying Fortress
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8.00
2 votes

#3 - B-17 Flying Fortress

Season 10 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/4/2023

The history of the B-17 reveals how the aircraft evolved into the USAF’s most lethal bomber in World War II’s European and Pacific campaigns. The Women Airforce Service Pilots organization transported Flying Fortresses, which delivered food to the German-occupied Netherlands in Operation Chowhound in the last days of the war.

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Mosquito
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8.00
2 votes

#4 - Mosquito

Season 10 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/10/2023

The story of the de Havilland Mosquito, the wooden RAF aircraft that acted as a bomber, fighter, and reconnaissance plane during World War II.

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B-1 Lancer
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8.00
3 votes

#5 - B-1 Lancer

Season 10 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/25/2023

Military experts and veterans discuss the history of the Rockwell B-1 Lancer, first conceived as a nuclear bomber during the Cold War, and its evolving wartime roles in the 1990s and 2000s.

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F-100 Super Sabre
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7.33
3 votes

#6 - F-100 Super Sabre

Season 10 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/18/2023

Despite its early reputation for being unsafe, engineers evolved the F-100 Super Sabre into a supersonic powerhouse that carried out daily attack missions throughout the Vietnam War.

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0.00
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#7 - Hawker Hunter

Season 10 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/2/2023

The inside story of Britain's flagship super jet of the Cold War era, the Hawker Hunter, and its most thrilling flights during the late 20th century.

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#8 - C-47 Skytrain

Season 10 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/9/2023

Originally designed as a civilian passenger airliner, the C-47 becomes a durable military workhorse, delivering paratroopers behind enemy lines on D-Day, rescuing injured soldiers and more

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#9 - Stuka Dive Bomber

Season 10 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/16/2023

Aviation historians and veterans detail how the high-speed dives and pinpoint accuracy of the Junkers Ju-87 Stukas became a Nazi terror weapon and symbol of German power during World War II.

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#10 - AH-1 Cobra

Season 10 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/23/2023

Experts discuss the history of the AH-1 Cobra, an agile attack helicopter designed for combat in the Vietnam War and later used for dangerous ground support missions in the Iraq War.

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