Britain's Ultimate Pilots: Inside the RAF - Season 1

Season 1

‘Britain’s Ultimate Pilots: Inside the RAF’, showcases the work of the Red Arrows, the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, the Chinook Display Team and the Typhoon Display Team during the 2015 display season. The four-part series was filmed at RAF Coningsby, RAF Scampton, RAF Odiham and other locations between April and September 2015 and follows the teams as they prepare for flypasts and displays at major events, including the Queen’s Birthday Flypast, and at some of Britain’s most popular air shows, including the Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Cosford, Blackpool and Bournemouth.

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Episodes4

DatesOct 11, 2015 - Nov 1, 2015

Episodes

Season 1Episode 160 min

Episode 1

The Red Arrows, counted among the world's most famous pilots, reveal the secrets to their spectacular British summer display season. The stakes couldn't be higher as they aim to salute Her Majesty the Queen. But will they pull off the ambitious display over Buckingham Palace? And could they have found a new fan in the young Prince George?

Oct 11, 2015

Season 1Episode 260 min

Episode 2

The summer flying season for Britain's world-class pilots is well underway and tensions are running high. At the UK's largest air show in Gloucestershire, the Red Arrows are battling with the weather.Recreating an 18-plane World War II scramble is putting the RAF Hurricane pilots through their paces. And to salute the Battle of Britain veterans, the Typhoon fighter jet pilot has a very special ace up its sleeve... an emotionally charged synchro with a Spitfire.

Oct 18, 2015

Season 1Episode 360 min

Episode 3

The air shows come thick and fast for the RAF's display teams. The Red Arrows mark the end of an era, flying with the mighty Vulcan bomber, while the Chinook helicopters are also in the skies. They submit themselves to gruelling underwater training before they can display at Blackpool, but will high winds ruin their plans?

Oct 25, 2015

Season 1Episode 460 min

Episode 4

The RAF's spectacular summer display season continues apace as the Red Arrows continue to battle the great British weather. Will their luck change? Meanwhile, as the mighty Typhoon jet struts its stuff over thebeautiful Bournemouth coastline, how will the pilots cope with the most shocking news of the summer?

Nov 1, 2015