The Jet Age: How War Put Us in the Sky - W2W 052

From the Wright Brothers fragile first flight to supersonic jets that shattered the sound barrier this is the story of how war turned humanitys dream of flight into the most powerful force on Earth. In just fifty years, aviation evolved from wooden propellers and canvas wings to turbojet engines and supersonic bombers.

What began as a symbol of wonder became the defining weapon of the 20th century an arms race in the skies that shaped our modern world.

In this episode of War 2 War, we trace how the Second World War and the Cold War pushed aviation to its limits:
how Nazi Germanys Me 262 and Britains Gloster Meteor launched the jet age, how the MiG-15 and F-86 Sabre clashed in the skies over Korea, and how the United States and Soviet Union raced for speed, power, and dominance.

Discover:
How WW2 research built the first jet fighters
Why the Me 262 and Meteor changed everything
The jet dogfights of the Korean War (MiG-15 vs F-86 Sabre)
The rise of supersonic flight and guided missiles
How the Jet Age reshaped both war and peace

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Hosted by: Spartacus Olsson
Director: Astrid Deinhard
Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson
Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson
Co-produced by: Sebastian Brandstetter
Creative Director: Iryna Dulka
Community Management: Anna Deinhard & Tom Aldis
Written by: Spartacus Olsson
Research by: Spartacus Olsson
Edited by: Karolina Dołęga
Color grading by: Karolina Dołęga
Artwork by: Himanka Kalita
Sound design by: Marek Kamiński

Colorizations by:
Mikołaj Uchman
Daniel Weiss
Karolina Dołęga
Iryna Dulka

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Image sources:
National Archives NARA
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Library of Congress

Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:
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Darkness Closing In - Max Anson
Force Matrix - Jon Bjork
Last Point of Safe Return - Fabien Tell
Leave It All Here - Fabien Tell
London - Howard Harper-Barnes
Never Before - Fabien Tell
Plausible Cause - Fabien Tell
Please Hear Me Out - Philip Ayers
Rememberance - Fabien Tell
The Inspector 4 - Johannes Bornlöf
The Messenger - Fabien Tell
Weapon of Choice - Fabien Tell

A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.