Fighter pilot. Series 1, episode 1 /

Andy and Sedge must sit their fast jet driving test at the fighter pilot base at RAF Valley in Anglesey. Until now both have only flown propeller planes. For Andy a combination of training and a secondment to the States has meant this has been a long time coming. The school trains pilots for the RAF...

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Other Authors:	Shapira, Max (Director), Durgan, Paul (Producer), Bond, Samantha, 1962- (Narrator)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2019.
Series:	Academic Video Online
Subjects:	Great Britain. > Royal Air Force. Fighter pilots > Training of > Great Britain. Air pilots, Military > Training of > Great Britain. Pilotes de chasse > Formation > Grande-Bretagne. Pilotes d'aéronef militaires > Formation > Grande-Bretagne. Air pilots, Military > Training of. Fighter pilots > Training of. Great Britain. Documentary television programs. Documentaires télévisés.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	Andy and Sedge must sit their fast jet driving test at the fighter pilot base at RAF Valley in Anglesey. Until now both have only flown propeller planes. For Andy a combination of training and a secondment to the States has meant this has been a long time coming. The school trains pilots for the RAF and the Royal Navy. Danielle, known as Danners, whose husband flies for a low cost airline, is retraining to be a fighter pilot having previously flown Navy helicopters. Britain only has eight frontline female fighter pilots and Danners is the schools only female student. Yet she is further on in her training than the others, and is sent out on a sortie to learn how to handle the jet at dangerous low heights and make it to a target on time.
Item Description:	"The real top gun". Title from resource description page (viewed February 18, 2020).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (47 minutes)
Playing Time:	00:46:30