Series 1
12 episodes · Jan 2, 1977
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- S1E1
The Volunteer
Jan 2, 197750mIn 1915 18-year-old Alan Farmer, a country blacksmith, joins the Royal Flying Corps, and meets Charles Gaylion, an upper-class officer who transferred in. Mistaken for an seasoned pilot, Alan is taken up in a training plane he cannot land.
- S1E2
Never Turn Back
Jan 9, 197750mAlan's training advances well, but he has to learn both military and flying skills, while Charles has already completed his pilot's training. On a training flight, Alan's engine fails on take-off, and he crash-lands the plane in a field.
- S1E3
Welcome To France
Jan 16, 197750mMay 1915, and Alan arrives in St Marie, France. Some officers resent his lower class background. Alan and his friend Charles are reunited. On his first mission a German plane machine-guns them, and his observer, Bravington, is wounded.
- S1E4
Business As Usual
Jan 23, 197750mThe old CO, Captain Dornish, is shot down. He is replaced by Captain Triggers. Enroute to the unit, Triggers learns the horrible truth of Dornish's fate, from a wounded Infantry Officer.
- S1E5
Speaking From Experience
Jan 30, 197750mSeeing the inadequacies of the planes, Triggers encourages the pilots and NCOs to put forward ideas for improvement.
- S1E6
Over The Top
Feb 6, 197750mGaylion gets a taste of the horrors of life in the trenches when his plane is forced down and he must wait overnight for the arrival of a replacement propeller.
- S1E7
Time Out Of War
Feb 13, 197750mAlan and Charles are sent back to England to pick up a new plane, but on arrival they discover the plane is not ready. They stay at Charles' family home in London, and Alan learns more of the class differences between them.
- S1E8
The Hunters
Feb 20, 197750mCharles devises a method of fitting a Lewis gun to their plane, and Alan makes it a reality, but in their first aerial combat they find the design still needs work, when they shoot out some struts in their own plane.
- S1E9
New Deal
Feb 27, 197750mAlan helps Charles to capture a German plane and its crew. Entertaining the captured officers does not go to plan. The captured plane may be the perfect choice for a covert mission.
- S1E10
The Burning Question
Mar 6, 197750mA new German monoplane is causing massive losses and the British military hierarchy do not believe their planes are being so outclassed. The reason for their success is found from an unlikely source.
- S1E11
The Prisoner's Friend
Mar 13, 197750mOn a reconnaissance mission with observer Conrad, Alan disregards Conrad's order to move closer to a German Eindecker, turns for home and avoids a confrontation. Conrad insists Alan be court-martialled for disobeying an order and cowardice.
- S1E12
Welcome Home
Mar 20, 197750mAfter the court martial, Conrad continues to fly with Alan, ordering him to be more reckless. Conrad shoots down an Eindecker but is fatally wounded. Alan's incident report is complete, but Triggers rewrites it to leave out certain details.