Helicopter Warfare (Documentary, English)
Genres: War
Status: Ended
Premiered: 2009-05-12
Ended: 2009-06-02
Network: National Geographic
Country: GB
Airs on: Tuesday
Air time: 20:00
Runtime: 60 minutes
Helicopter Wars explores the extraordinary personal bravery and intense jeopardy of four military missions where helicopter crews risk their own lives to come to the aid of others. Crew members provide gripping firsthand testimony revealing their fear and anxiety as their skills are tested to the limit. Computer generated images illustrate how helicopters operated in intense environmental conditions and executed complex flight patterns while helicopter demonstrations detail the complications pilots faced in the skies.