War Machine: World War II War in the Air (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 50 min | Documentary, History, War

War Machine: World War II

War in the Air (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV Episode | 50 min | Documentary, History, War

The Germans go from Junkers 88 to V rockets to ME 262 relying on slave labor. The Americans has the Liberator and Rosie the Riveter. The British has the Spitfire and dispersed production. The Japanese has the Zero but production struggled.

Director

Tristan Beacroft

Writers

Steve Iliffe | Liz Kenneally

Producer

Edmund Duff (producer)

Cinematographer

Mikon Haaksman (cinematographer)

Editors

Melissa Brooks | Craig Marsh

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Updated Mar 26, 2025

Release date

Mar 26, 2025 (United Kingdom)

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
Andy Saunders Self - Aviation Historian and Author / Self - Editor of 'Iron Cross', German Military History Magazine Self - Aviation Historian and Author / Self - Editor of 'Iron Cross', German Military History Magazine See fewer	Voices of Liberation (2022)
Stephen Bull Self - Museum Curator, Lancashire Infantry Museum (as Dr. Stephen Bull) Self - Museum Curator, Lancashire Infantry Museum (as Dr. Stephen Bull) See fewer	Crimson Point (2023)
Mark R. Wilson Self - Professor of History, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Self - Professor of History, University of North Carolina, Charlotte See fewer	War Machine: World War II (2025)
Katherine Landdeck Self - Professor of History / Self - Author of 'The Women with Silver Wings' (as Katherine Sharp Landdeck Ph.D.) Self - Professor of History / Self - Author of 'The Women with Silver Wings' (as Katherine Sharp Landdeck Ph.D.) See fewer	Silver Wings
Terrance Furgerson Self - Historian, 'The Dallas Story: The North American Aviation Plant and Industrial Mobilization During World War II' Self - Historian, 'The Dallas Story: The North American Aviation Plant and Industrial Mobilization During World War II' See fewer	War Machine: World War II (2025)
Larrie Ferreiro Self - Naval Architect and Historian, George Mason University / Self - Author of 'Churchill's American Arsenal' (as Dr. Larrie D. Ferreiro) Self - Naval Architect and Historian, George Mason University / Self - Author of 'Churchill's American Arsenal' (as Dr. Larrie D. Ferreiro) See fewer	Abandoned: Expedition Shipwreck (2021)
Guy Walters Self - Historian and Journalist / Self - Author of 'Hunting Evil' Self - Historian and Journalist / Self - Author of 'Hunting Evil' See fewer	Mussolini & Hitler: Blood & Betrayal (2025)
Jessica Douglas-Henry Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Our Brother James (2001)
Kristen Burton Self - Historian / Self - Department of History, Classics, and Religion, University of Alberta Self - Historian / Self - Department of History, Classics, and Religion, University of Alberta See fewer	War Machine: World War II (2025)
Henry Ford Self - Founder of Ford Motorworks (archive footage) Self - Founder of Ford Motorworks (archive footage) See fewer	Upcoming Ford Project (2021)
Hermann Göring Self - Minister for Aviation (archive footage) Self - Minister for Aviation (archive footage) See fewer	Wunder des Fliegens: Der Film eines deutschen Fliegers (1935)
Adolf Hitler Self - Führer of Germany (archive footage) Self - Führer of Germany (archive footage) See fewer	Triumph of the Will (1935)
Jiro Horikoshi Self - Chief Engineer of Mitsubishi A6M Zero (archive footage) Self - Chief Engineer of Mitsubishi A6M Zero (archive footage) See fewer	Toki no hito (1963)
Hugo Junkers Self - German Engineer & Aviation Pioneer (archive footage) Self - German Engineer & Aviation Pioneer (archive footage) See fewer
R.J. Mitchell Self - Designer and Engineer, Supermarine (archive footage) (as RJ Mitchell) Self - Designer and Engineer, Supermarine (archive footage) (as RJ Mitchell) See fewer
Naomi Parker Fraley Self - American War Worker (archive footage) Self - American War Worker (archive footage) See fewer
Franklin D. Roosevelt Self - President of the United States (archive footage) Self - President of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	The President's Mystery (1936)
Wernher von Braun Self - Rocket Engineer (archive footage) Self - Rocket Engineer (archive footage) See fewer	The Magical World of Disney (1954)