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Decisive Weapons Season 1 · Episode 6

The Harrier - Jumping Jet Flash

20th October 1996 Season 1 Episode 6

Untested in combat and generally derided by the British military establishment, the Harrier proved itself in the Falklands conflict when just 20 of them took on a 200-strong Argentinian air force.

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Season 2 · Episode 1

The Forgotten Fighter: Hawker Hurricane

Documentary looking at the design and role of the Hurricane during the Battle of Britain and World War II, and how it actually played a larger and more important role than the Spitfire, which is usually credited with repelling the Luftwaffe's air attacks in 1940. Ex-pilots talks about the plane and its qualities.
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