A pilot transforms how airplanes fight during WWI, but nearly plummets and dies trying.

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PRODUCTION CREDITS

Produced by Ari Daniel Elizabeth Gillis

Production Assistance Kristen Clark

Original Footage © WGBH Educational Foundation 2014

MEDIA CREDITS

Starring Evan Hadingham Kieran McWilliam

Louis Strange portrait Imperial War Museums Collections (Public Domain)

Strange's airplane Imperial War Museums Collections (Public Domain)

Mounted machine gun Public Domain

Additional video footage NOVA's First Air War

Music Hornpipe by Paul Mottram Tipperary Cheerful arranged by Patrick Hawes

Special Thanks Irish Village in Brighton, MA

IMAGE

(main image: Model airplane in bar) © WGBH Educational Foundation 2014