Angle of Attack

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From the very first shipboard landing by Eugene Ely in 1911 to the latest debates surrounding unmanned aerial vehicles, Angle of Attack: How Naval Aviation Changed the Face of War chronicles the triumphs and challenges that Naval Aviation has faced since its invention, and brings to life the largely untold story of one of the pillars in our national defense structure.

Angle of Attack tells the story of a hundred years of Naval aviation, from wobbly gliders to supersonic jets. The two-part series charts how technological innovations shaped strategic choices and, conversely, how strategic imperatives propelled Naval aviation toward innovation and reinvention.

While chronicling the technological and strategic advancements of Naval aviation, Angle of Attack also highlights the aviators, the people in the cockpits who give life to the machines and their mission.

 
Angle of Attack was first broadcast in November 2011 on PBS.

 

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  PACIFIC OCEAN (March 2, 2011) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transits the Pacific Ocean. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is returning from a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet areas of responsibility supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Adam Randolph/Released)
  

  

  Commander Eugene Ely and his flying machine on USS Pennsylvania. 1/18/1911. San Francisco, CA
  

  

  060508-N-4166B-030 South China Sea (8 May, 2006) - The Nimitz Class Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), and aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 perform a aerial demonstration in the South China Sea. Lincoln and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 are currently underway to the Western Pacific for a scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Jordon R. Beesley (RELEASED by LCDR John Filostrat)
  

  
  

  

  Eugene Ely flying from USS Pennsylvania for first time on 1/18/1911. San Francisco, CA
  

  

  110414-N-1004S-077 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 14, 2011) The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) transits the western Pacific Ocean. Ronald Reagan is operating in the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Shawn J. Stewart/Released)
  

  

  Eugene B. Ely's Curtiss pusher biplane nears the landing platform on USS Pennsylvania (Armored Cruiser # 4), during the morning of 18 January 1911.
  

  
  

  

  ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 18, 2010) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) sails toward the southern hemisphere to conduct training and team-building with multinational allies in South America. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joel Carlson/Released)
  

  

  Aviator Eugene B. Ely seated in his Curtiss pusher biplane, just before taking off from USS Pennsylvania to return to land, 18 January 1911.
  

  

  
  
  
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• Written & Produced by
  Chana Gazit
  Thomas Lennon

  Directors of Photography
  Thomas Lennon
  Glen Mordeci

  Editors
  Nancy Novack
  Maeve O’Boyle
  Merril Stern

  Narrator
  Michael Murphy

  Composer
  Mark Suozzo

  Technical Coordinator
  Charles Farrell

  Associate Producer
  Julia Conley

  Archival Researchers
  Joy Conley
  Tiffany Hagger
  Judy Aley

  Researcher
  Erika Howard

  Additional Camera
  Charles Farrell
  and
  Lt Cdr Tim Kray
  Lt Cdr Gabe Pincelli
  Lt Eric Disher
  Lt Patrick Foster
  Lt Justin Mason
  Lt Jarred Redford

  Sound
  Charles Farrell
  Mark Mandler
  Len Schmitz

  Gaffer
  Doug Cordonier
  Ned Hallick
  Russell Senato
  Russell Wicks

  Grip
  Brett Carleton

  Production Assistants
  Zachery Houston
  Brigette Proctor
  Rebecca Weber
  Josh Mankoff

  Assistant Editors
  Charles Farrell
  Jason Johnson-Spinos

  Animator
  Erin Natal

  Compositing
  Hiroaki Sasa

  For The Documentary Group:

  Graphics
  Victoria Nece

  Production Coordinator
  Heidi Christenson

  Executive Producer
  Tom Yellin