Broadcast: July 8-Aug. 12, 1990. The series follows the daredevil exploits of the 12-man Hornet Squadron, all young men barely out of their teens. Taught to fly the famous single-engine Spitfires, they are posted to France to do battle in the skies with the better-trained, better-armed and more experienced Luftwaffe flyers. (First airing of the series coincided with the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.)
