Wings

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.

Première diffusion : 2 janvier 1977

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.

Première diffusion : 9 janvier 1977

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.

Première diffusion : 16 janvier 1977

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.

Première diffusion : 23 janvier 1977

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

Première diffusion : 30 janvier 1977

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.

Première diffusion : 6 février 1977

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.

Première diffusion : 13 février 1977

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.

Première diffusion : 20 février 1977

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.

Première diffusion : 27 février 1977

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.

Première diffusion : 6 mars 1977

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.

Première diffusion : 13 mars 1977

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.

Première diffusion : 20 mars 1977

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Première diffusion : 5 janvier 1978

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Première diffusion : 12 janvier 1978

Triggers has to drop a female British spy behind enemy lines and their plane suffers engine failure. They are captured, and are scheduled to be shot at dawn, as spies.

Première diffusion : 19 janvier 1978

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Première diffusion : 26 janvier 1978

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Première diffusion : 2 février 1978

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Première diffusion : 9 février 1978

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Première diffusion : 16 février 1978

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Première diffusion : 23 février 1978

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Première diffusion : 2 mars 1978

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Première diffusion : 9 mars 1978

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Première diffusion : 16 mars 1978

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Première diffusion : 23 mars 1978

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Première diffusion : 30 mars 1978