Masters of the Air

This instalment contains raider for Masters of the Air episode 3 .

Summary

As the third World War II television drama created by Tom Hanks , Steven Spielberg , and Gary Goetzman , it is no surprisal thatMasters of the Airhas expanded beyond what its harbinger have done , particularly in its cellular inclusion of North Africa in episode 3.Masters of the Airepisode 3 sees the adult male of the100th Bombardment Groupsent on a dangerous mission to drop bomb on Regensburg , Germany . Although the mission causes incredible expiration for the 100th , the episode ends with thesurvivors put down safely in North Africa , a place that Hanks and Spielberg ’s workplace has never gone before .

Tom Hanks ' World War II projectsstarted in 1998 when he starred in Spielberg’sSaving Private Ryan . Two years later , Hanks joined Spielberg and Goetzman , and the two created their first miniseries , Band of Brothers . In 2010 , they reunite to make a companion , The Pacific . And now , 14 years later , the brace are back with a unexampled World War II miniseries , Masters of the Air . In all these years , these shows have endure out for historic truth and visual achievements , and seeminglyeach serial publication is a fortune to go forward breaking barriers .

victor of the Air dives into the world of the U.S. Army Air Forces , not the Air Force as audience experience it today , but why does this difference survive ?

Masters of the Air TV Show Poster showing Austin Butler and Several Air Pilots in World War II Uniforms

Masters Of The Air Goes To North Africa & Will Show Its Role In WW2

superior of the Airis different from its predecessors for many reason , but one unique preeminence is that the 2024 serial search a section of World War II that the others never even touched . WhileBand of Brothersis mainly set in Europe andThe Pacificdelves into the Pacific island , Masters of the Airexpands into fresh territory when it leavesits character in North Africaat the end of episode 3 . And as it twist out , this move into Africa is not fictionalized either . The real 100th Bomb Group rightfully run low to Africa .

The ground whyMasters of the Airvisits Africa is because of theinfamous Regensburg mission . After the 100th bombed Regensburg , they had orders to fly to Algeria for confuse the Germans . Therefore , at the oddment ofMasters of the Airepisode 3 , Buck , Bucky , Crosby , and the others land safely in Algeria . This is exciting , not just because it offers a change of scene , but because it gives the show a chance to explain Africa ’s significance in World War II . This is a feat that neitherBand of BrothersnorThe Pacificever accomplished .

The Regensburg mission caused the deaths of 38 flier and left 130 soldier as POWs .

Callum Turner as John Bucky Egann Masters and Austin Butler as Major Gale Buck Cleven laughing in Masters of the Air

What Will Happen In North Africa In Masters Of The Air

Since the 100th just land in Algeria at the oddment ofMasters of the Airepisode 3 , it is unclear where the serial publication think to take this detour . Historically , the 100th stay in Algeria for a weekbefore head back to England . Therefore , it seems potential that episode 4 will stay in Algeria for a time . The series can provide some context of use as to how Africa play into World War II . But finally , the 100th must riposte to Thorpe Abbotts , which intend that Africa will be only a brief part of the 100th ’s journey inMasters of the Air .

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Shirtless Austin Butler in front of a plane in Masters of the Air

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