Episodes
Season 1
Chuck Yeager
The legendary test pilot who became the first person to break the sound barrier in level flight.
Benjamin Davis
Leader of the Tuskegee Airmen and pioneering African American military aviator.
Billy Mitchell
Aviation pioneer who predicted Pearl Harbor and advocated for air power supremacy.
Duke Cunningham
Vietnam War flying ace and the first American pilot to become an ace in that conflict.
Jimmy Doolittle
Leader of the famous Doolittle Raid on Japan and aviation pioneer.
Gabby Gabreski
Top American fighter ace in the European theater during World War II.
Jimmy Stewart
Hollywood actor who flew combat missions in Europe during World War II.
Curtis LeMay
Strategic bombing commander who revolutionized Air Force tactics and strategy.
Bernard Schriever
Father of the modern U.S. ballistic missile and military space programs.
Hap Arnold
Five-star general who built the modern U.S. Air Force during World War II.
Chuck Horner
Air component commander during the Gulf War's Desert Storm operation.
Russ Dougherty
Strategic Air Command leader who modernized America's nuclear deterrent.
John Glenn
First American to orbit Earth and distinguished Marine Corps pilot.
Season 2
John McCain
Naval aviator, prisoner of war, and distinguished military officer who served with honor.
Charles McGee
Tuskegee Airman who flew combat missions in three wars and broke racial barriers.
Robert Morgan
Pilot of the Memphis Belle, the famous B-17 Flying Fortress bomber.
Carl "Tooey" Spaatz
First Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force and strategic bombing pioneer.
Buzz Aldrin
Apollo 11 astronaut and the second person to walk on the Moon.
Kelly Johnson
Legendary aircraft designer who created the U-2, SR-71, and other breakthrough aircraft.
John Alison
Flying Tiger and Air Force general who served in multiple conflicts.
Charles Lindbergh
Aviation pioneer who made the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight.
Jackie Cochran
Pioneer aviatrix who broke numerous speed and altitude records.
Eileen Collins
First female Space Shuttle pilot and commander in NASA history.
Francis Gary Powers
U-2 pilot shot down over the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
William Turner
Distinguished military aviator and leader in Air Force operations.
The Wright Brothers
Pioneers of powered flight who achieved the first successful airplane flight.
Season 3
James Lovell
Apollo astronaut and commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission.
Everett Alvarez
Naval aviator and the first American pilot shot down over North Vietnam.
Paul Tibbets
Pilot of the Enola Gay and commander of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
Igor Sikorsky
Aviation pioneer who developed the first successful helicopter design.
Donald Lopez
Flying Tiger ace and distinguished fighter pilot in multiple theaters.
Deke Slayton
Original Mercury Seven astronaut and NASA's Director of Flight Crew Operations.
Robin Olds
Fighter ace who served in both World War II and Vietnam War.
Daniel "Chappie" James
First African American four-star general in the United States military.
Edward "Butch" O'Hare
Naval aviator and Medal of Honor recipient, namesake of O'Hare Airport.
Sam Johnson
Fighter pilot and prisoner of war who served with distinction in Vietnam.
Joe Foss
Marine Corps flying ace and Medal of Honor recipient from World War II.
Tommy McGuire
Second-highest scoring American ace of World War II in the Pacific theater.
Claire Chennault
Commander of the Flying Tigers and pioneer of fighter tactics.
Season 4
George McGovern
B-24 pilot who flew 35 combat missions over Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II.
Lorraine Zilner Rodgers
Women Airforce Service Pilot who served with distinction during World War II.
James Stockdale
Naval aviator and Medal of Honor recipient who endured seven years as a POW.
Glenn H. Curtiss
Aviation pioneer and founder of the American aircraft industry.
David Lee "Tex" Hill
Flying Tiger ace and squadron leader who fought in China during World War II.
Albert Scott Crossfield
Test pilot who was the first to fly at Mach 2 and helped develop the X-15.
Richard Bong
America's top ace of World War II with 40 confirmed aerial victories.
Amelia Earhart
Pioneer aviator and the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Edward Rickenbacker
America's top ace of World War I and recipient of the Medal of Honor.
John Boyd
Fighter pilot and military strategist who revolutionized air combat tactics.
Charles Bolden
Astronaut and former NASA Administrator who flew on four Space Shuttle missions.
Harry B. Combs
Aviation entrepreneur and pilot who built a major aircraft sales empire.
Richard "Steve" Ritchie
The only U.S. Air Force pilot ace of the Vietnam War with five confirmed kills.