Helicopter Warfare

A Royal Navy helicopter pilot - Lt. Commander James Newton faces his very first day in battle.

Highlighting the most daring wartime helicopter rescues. This episode is set in the Vietnam War, where an unarmed helicopter used its rotary blades to cut down the jungle's 40-foot-tall bamboo and create a landing space to rescue over 100 troops under-fire.

When a US Navy SEAL team is ambushed in Afghanistan, the Taliban shoots down their rescue helicopter. Two modified Blackhawks manned by volunteers are called in for the search and rescue operation.

SAS Falklands Rescue Exploring how the SAS planned to retake South Georgia during the Falklands War in 1982, and the role of helicopters in rescuing soldiers from the Fortuna Glacier.

SAS Falklands Rescue Exploring how the SAS planned to retake South Georgia during the Falklands War in 1982, and the role of helicopters in rescuing soldiers from the Fortuna Glacier.