1943. Best friends, US Army Air Corps bomber pilots Majors Gale "Buck" Cleven and John "Bucky" Egan have been posted to the 100th Bomb Group in England, flying B-17 bombers. Cleven will be a squadron commander, Egan the group's air exec. The 100th Bomb Group will be part of the allied air offensive against Germany and nothing can prepare Cleven and Egan for what lies ahead.
A good start to the series. I was initially a bit underwhelmed: the set-up in the US seemed unengaging and token and the two main characters seemed too young for their rank. However, as things progress things get much more gritty and engaging and the pilots of the USAAC were probably really that young.
Some good battle and flying scenes. It's not just about the action - the attention to detail is very good too, e.g. Showing pre-flight checklists, missions gets scrubbed. It's not about gung ho heroism.
CGI is good though maybe not 100% realistic. Feels like a PC game at times.
Overall though, an interesting start. I'll certainly be watching Episode 2.
A good start to the series. I was initially a bit underwhelmed: the set-up in the US seemed unengaging and token and the two main characters seemed too young for their rank. However, as things progress things get much more gritty and engaging and the pilots of the USAAC were probably really that young.
Some good battle and flying scenes. It's not just about the action - the attention to detail is very good too, e.g. Showing pre-flight checklists, missions gets scrubbed. It's not about gung ho heroism.
CGI is good though maybe not 100% realistic. Feels like a PC game at times.
Overall though, an interesting start. I'll certainly be watching Episode 2.