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    TV Series

    Wings

    IMDb7.7/10
    1977 - 1978
    50m/ep
    Ended
    Seasons: 2
    Episodes: 25

    The trials and tribulations of a daring group of young pilots in the Royal Flying Corps as they prepare for battle in World War I. The lead character joins the RFC without being the right class for some of his fellow pilots.

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    Seasons & Episodes

    1. The Volunteer

    In 1915 18-year-old Alan Farmer, a country blacksmith, joins the Royal Flying Corps, and meets Charles Gaylion, an upper-class officer who transferred in. Mistaken for an seasoned pilot, Alan is taken up in a training plane he cannot land.

    1/2/197750 min

    2. Never Turn Back

    Alan's training advances well, but he has to learn both military and flying skills, while Charles has already completed his pilot's training. On a training flight, Alan's engine fails on take-off, and he crash-lands the plane in a field.

    1/9/197750 min

    3. Welcome To France

    May 1915, and Alan arrives in St Marie, France. Some officers resent his lower class background. Alan and his friend Charles are reunited. On his first mission a German plane machine-guns them, and his observer, Bravington, is wounded.

    1/16/197750 min

    4. Business As Usual

    The old CO, Captain Dornish, is shot down. He is replaced by Captain Triggers. Enroute to the unit, Triggers learns the horrible truth of Dornish's fate, from a wounded Infantry Officer.

    1/23/197750 min

    5. Speaking From Experience

    Seeing the inadequacies of the planes, Triggers encourages the pilots and NCOs to put forward ideas for improvement.

    1/30/197750 min

    6. Over The Top

    Gaylion gets a taste of the horrors of life in the trenches when his plane is forced down and he must wait overnight for the arrival of a replacement propeller.

    2/6/197750 min

    7. Time Out Of War

    Alan and Charles are sent back to England to pick up a new plane, but on arrival they discover the plane is not ready. They stay at Charles' family home in London, and Alan learns more of the class differences between them.

    2/13/197750 min

    8. The Hunters

    Charles devises a method of fitting a Lewis gun to their plane, and Alan makes it a reality, but in their first aerial combat they find the design still needs work, when they shoot out some struts in their own plane.

    2/20/197750 min

    9. New Deal

    Alan helps Charles to capture a German plane and its crew. Entertaining the captured officers does not go to plan. The captured plane may be the perfect choice for a covert mission.

    2/27/197750 min

    10. The Burning Question

    A new German monoplane is causing massive losses and the British military hierarchy do not believe their planes are being so outclassed. The reason for their success is found from an unlikely source.

    3/6/197750 min

    11. The Prisoner's Friend

    On a reconnaissance mission with observer Conrad, Alan disregards Conrad's order to move closer to a German Eindecker, turns for home and avoids a confrontation. Conrad insists Alan be court-martialled for disobeying an order and cowardice.

    3/13/197750 min

    12. Welcome Home

    After the court martial, Conrad continues to fly with Alan, ordering him to be more reckless. Conrad shoots down an Eindecker but is fatally wounded. Alan's incident report is complete, but Triggers rewrites it to leave out certain details.

    3/20/197750 min

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