DISC ONE - THE STORY OF SPITFIREWith the courage and skill of fighter aces like Johnnie Johnson 'Sailor' Malan and Bobby tuck the Supermarine Spitfire helped change the course of the war in favour of the Allies. The only match for the Luftwaffe's Messerschmitt Bf 109 the Spitfire played a major role in the success of the Battle of Britain. The classic combination of airframe Rolls Royce Merlin engine and dual cannon - machine gun armament struck terror into the hearts of the enemy's most fearless flyers and won the aircraft a place in history as a timeless thoroughbred fighter. The Spitfire fought in the front line throughout the war and rightly remains an aviation legend today. Combining dramatic wartime film with colour footage of surviving Spitfires in flight this is the definitive documentary of the Supermarine Spitfire.DISC TWO - THE STORY OF THE HURRICANEIt's eight wing-mounted Colt-Brownings spitting flame the Hawker Hurricane swooped to dispatch over two-thirds of all enemy aircraft destroyed in the Battle of Britain. Courageous Squadron Commander Douglas Bader 14 - kill hero 'Cobber Kain' Ginger Lacey - the top Battle of Britain ace with 18 victims - and many other RAF pilots owed their reputations and their lives to this toughest mount of all. The Hurricane was outnumbered but never outclassed designed to hit the enemy hard absorb tremendous punishment yet live to fight another day. Featuring colour footage of the last surviving aircraft alongside original combat film this is an exceptional programme of a fighter plane that truly changed the course of history.DISC THREE - DE HAVILLAND MOSQUITOIn 1941 the RAF was being pressed to fill new and ever more demanding roles in the war against Hitler. Although first-class modern fighters - Hurricanes and Spitfires - were in abundant supply the Air Chiefs had a serious problem with the bomber force. This uncomfortable gap was filled by a revolutionary fighter bomber one of the most original and versatile designs of the entire war - the De Havilland Mosquito.DISC FOUR - FIGHTERS OF WORLD WAR IIThe development and operational history of the best and most famous fighter aircraft of World War Two. Some of the fighters in this DVD changed the course of the conflict others gained spurious fame through the propagandists some marked the end of an era in fighter design whilst others signified the beginnings of a new era.DISC FIVE - AIR BATTLES OF WORLD WAR TWOFeaturing dramatic action of battles fought in the air during the Second World War. Dogfights over England between the British and German pilots during the Battle of Britain the Japanese Zeros versus the American Hellcats and Corsairs over the Pacific. the famous bombing raids of the infamous 617 Squadron on the Mohne Sorpe and Eder Dams and against the V2 rocket launching site at Peenemunde. The USAAF raid on the Ploesti Oilfields in Romania. The fighter battle for the island of Malta and the air war over the battlefields of the Kursk Salient between the Russian and German aces.DISC SIX - WINGS OF WORLD WAR TWOA unique film depicting the outstanding and legendary aircraft of World War Two including: THE SPITFIRE HURRICANE LANCASTER MOSQUITO BLENHEIM FLYING FORTRESS LIBERATOR MITCHELL MUSTANG HELLCAT CORSAIR AND AVENGER. This classic collection only contains film produced to the highest standards; this is one of the finest programmes ever made about World War Two aviation.