《Masters of the Air》Full episode plot introduction

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The 100th Bomb Group of the U.S. Air Force, nicknamed “Bloody Hundred”, carried out dangerous bombing and battles against enemy German Nazis in the extremely cold and hypoxic environment at an altitude of 25,000 feet.This group of young people went through an arduous and horrific process and paid a psychological and emotional price in order to destroy Hitler's Third Reich.Some of them were shot down and captured; some were wounded or killed; some were lucky enough to make it home.Regardless of individual ultimate fate, everyone contributed and paid a heavy price.

Episode 1

In the spring of 1943, U.S. Air Force Majors Gail Craven and John Egan of the 100th Bomb Group were sent to Britain to participate in the Allied war against Nazi Germany.In June, the 100th Bomb Group dispatched a squadron of B-17 bombers from RAF Thorpe Abbotts to perform day bombing missions to destroy military targets in Bremen, Germany.Despite the use of advanced Norden bombsights, the bombers were unable to identify the target and the mission was aborted.The 100th Bomb Group was forced to move through heavy anti-aircraft fire and was subsequently attacked by Luftwaffe fighter pilots.The failure of this mission resulted in the destruction of three aircraft and the loss of thirty lives.

Episode 2

The 100th Bomb Group suffered its first combat loss.In a pub, members of the Royal Air Force questioned the U.S. Army's day raid tactics; Lieutenant Curtis Biddick, feeling disrespected, proposed a boxing match, ultimately defeating a British pilot with his bare hands.Major Marvin Bowman was unable to carry out the second mission due to illness, so Major Craven was ordered to lead the 100th Bomb Group to carry out the second mission: bombing the German U-boat base in Norway.Lieutenant Harry Crosby overcame airsickness and successfully completed the mission.Lieutenant Bidick's B-17 bomber was damaged; other aircraft reduced their airspeed to cover Bidick's aircraft and landed safely in Scotland.

Episode 3

In August 1943, the 100th Bomb Group carried out the Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission: to destroy aircraft manufacturing plants deep in Germany before heading to North Africa.Lieutenant Bidik and his crew were shot down by the Luftwaffe.Sergeant Quinn parachuted out after his B-17 bomber was shot down; he encountered resistance members on his escape route while landing in Belgium.Major Egan and Craven arrived in Africa with the surviving members of the 100th Bomb Group.

Episode 4

In October 1943, a new B-17 crew arrived, including Lieutenant Robert Rosenthal.The 100th Bomb Group bombed Bremen again.Major Egan, tired of the war, was sent to London on leave, where he had a one-night stand with a Polish widow.After learning that Major Craven had not returned from Bremen, the resentful Major Egan returned to the unit early.Meanwhile, Sergeant Quinn, guided by Belgian resistance smugglers, arrives in German-occupied Paris by train, bound for Spain.

Episode 5

The 100th Bomb Group suffered heavy casualties during the Bremen mission and returned to base.Lieutenant Crosby succeeded Lieutenant Payne as group navigator and was promoted to captain.Just a few days after the Bremen mission, Major Egan led the 100th Bomb Group to conduct another bombing mission.The mission of the 100th Bomb Group ended in complete failure, with all but one B-17 bomber piloted by Lieutenant Rosenthal being shot down.Major Egan parachutes out of a crashing plane and lands in the German countryside in Westphalia.

Episode 6

Major Egan was captured in Westphalia, and after a bombing raid he and other downed pilots were attacked by angry German civilians and nearly killed.He was taken to a transitional prisoner of war camp for interrogation and later transferred to Stalag Luft III.There, he met 100 other comrades, including Craven.Rosenthal and his comrades were sent to a country estate to relax and receive psychological counseling, which Rosenthal refused.Major Crosby attends a conference at Oxford University, where he meets a junior British officer and begins to develop a crush on her, but she is unexpectedly called away.

Episode 7

On March 6, 1944, the 100th Bomb Group lost 15 B-17s and 150 soldiers during a bombing mission over Berlin.Their next attack, coordinated by a squadron of P-51 Mustangs, was more successful.Lieutenant Rosenthal completed 25 missions but declined the opportunity to return home.In Luft 3 prisoner of war camp, Major Craven and other prisoners of war built a crystal radio to track the status of the war.In March 1944, a group of prisoners of war tried to escape.

Episode 8

In June 1944, Captain Crosby prepared for the Normandy landings (codename: Operation Overlord) and formulated a combat plan to conduct 200 bombing missions against the German Wehrmacht positions in France.After three days of continuous work, he fell asleep until D-Day.The Luftwaffe offered little resistance.During Operation Dragoon, Tuskegee Airmen of the 99th Fighter Squadron were shot down while attacking German positions on the Cote d'Azur; Lieutenants Richard Macon, Robert Daniels, and Alexander Jefferson were transferred to the SSControlled prisoner of war camp Luft 3.They were invited by Craven to join preparations for a possible breakout as the Red Army approached.

Episode 9

The prisoners are forced across Germany, and Rossi discovers a horrifying truth as the war draws to a close.

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