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Cold War, Hot Jets

Season 1

2 episodes · Nov 8, 2013

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  • S1E1

    Wide Blue Yonder

    Nov 8, 201360m

    Britain emerged from World War Two in financial crisis, but one technological innovation provided hope for the future: a world leading jet aviation industry. During the Cold War, the jet engine became a lucrative export and a powerful piece of military hardware, but selling to the wrong buyer could alter the balance of power.

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  • S1E2

    Darker Skies

    Nov 15, 201360m

    As an `Iron Curtain' fell across Europe, the jet bomber came to define how the Cold War was fought. Able to fly faster, higher and further than ever before, and armed with a devastating new weapon, Britain's V Force became the platform for delivering nuclear Armageddon.

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