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- British actor Martin Shaw takes viewers on a tour and tale of the RAF Dam Buster mission of World War II. He points out the few fictional aspects in the 1955 movie, "The Dam Busters." This film has interviews with relatives and friends of the men in the Dambuster Squadron. It visits various sites that were part of the WW II mission. The film culminates with Shaw and former RAF pilot Chris Norton retracing the exact route of the May 16, 1943, attack. They leave RAF Scampton in east-central England on a bright, clear day. They fly their twin-engine light aircraft 100 to 200 feet above the water and ground for 400 miles to the Möhne Dam in Germany's Ruhr Valley.
- An in-depth look at the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight as preparations are made for its 50th year of display and commemorative flying.
- A British Army Sergeant-Major gives the "hairy force" some instructions in the safe operation in Hardened Aircraft Shelters.
- 2002–202250mTV-MA8.3 (277)TV EpisodeRolling Stones member Ronnie Wood is the Star In A Reasonably Priced Car. The team test the Lexus LS600's automatic parking system. Jeremy squeezes his body into a Peel P50 and drives it both to and inside the BBC Television Centre building in order to see if it would be practical in daily life. Richard races a Bugatti Veyron against an RAF Eurofighter Typhoon over a two-mile track. James road tests a Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead. Jeremy reviews the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano.
- The students head out to air fields in America, Scotland, and England to do their preview flights and write up final reports.