Masters of the Air release schedule

The American unit was deployed to England in 1943, and launched bombing runs over occupied Europe and later, Germany itself, until the end of the war.

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Masters of the Air stars Austin Butler and Callum Turner as the emotional leaders of the Hundredth – Major Gale ‘Buck’ Cleven and Major John ‘Bucky’ Egan – both of whom were real-life bomber boys.

The series is based on a non-fiction book of the same name by historian Donald L Miller, who spoke to us about the series in an exclusive interview on this episode of the HistoryExtra podcast. The book, Miller reveals, was inspired by his meeting with on of the Bloody Hundredth's most-decorated veterans, Robert 'Rosie' Rosenthal.

Masters of the Air release date

Episodes 1 and 2 of Masters of the Air streamed on Apple TV+ on 26 January 2024, and introduced us to the American bomber boys and the perils of war in the air, as the crews of the Hundredth faced flak, fighter aircraft and frostbite in their earliest missions.

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