Season 1 Plot
Beyond the Wild Blue presents a comprehensive survey of all the great aircraft and missiles of the United States, as flown by the great aces, and as led into battle by a series of first rate leaders.
Beyond the Wild Blue - A History of the USAF Season 1 aired on January 1st, 1997.
Season 1 Episodes
1. Disintegration and Rebirth
January 1st, 1997
Over the objections of the Navy, the USAF is created out of the remnants of the WWII Army Air Forces. American military leaders came back from World War II convinced of the importance of air power and the need for expansion in the future. On September 18th, 1947 the Air Force was split off from the Army and a new branch of the military was born. Within a year, the new service conducts the Berlin Airlift in its first Cold War test.
2. Korea, SAC, and the ICBMs
January 8th, 1997
3. Vietnam: the Endless Abyss
January 15th, 1997
4. Rebuilding for Space
January 22nd, 1997
5. Desert Storm to the Future
January 29th, 1997
