Timewatch: WWI Aces Falling

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WWI Aces Falling: Timewatch

John Hayes-Fisher

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Timewatch: 2008-2009: Episode 10: WWI Aces Falling

WWI Aces Falling

Episode 10

Episode 10: WWI Aces Falling

2008-2009

BBC Two - Timewatch, 2008-2009, WWI Aces Falling

The story of Edward Mannock and James McCudden, two of Britain's fighter aces in WWI.

Edward Mannock and James McCudden were two of Britain's great fighter aces in World War One. This is the story of their battle to survive and the mystery surrounding one's death.

Edward Mannock VC and James McCudden VC rose from modest backgrounds to become two of Britain's greatest fighter aces in World War One.

As the number of their victories grew, so did their chances of dying in flames. Timewatch tells the story of their battle to survive against the odds, and of the 90-year-old mystery surrounding the death of one of them.

Timewatch: 2008-2009

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