Cineflix to make 'Air Aces' for Discovery's Military Channel

MUMBAI: Media company Cineflix Productions has landed a commission to produce Air Aces, a new series that tells the stories of the most heroic airborne combat missions from history.

The six-episode one hour series has been commissioned by Discovery?s Military Channel and History Television in Canada. It will be broadcast on Channel 5 UK. The series is executive produced by Ian Russell and Nick Godwin for Cineflix.

Using original aircraft from wartime battles with stunt pilots, Air Aces will feature hyper realistic mid-air combat sequences in addition to revealing interviews with the last surviving veterans, rare archival footage, cutting edge CGI, and new cinematic techniques.

The show aims to take docu-drama to the next level, transporting viewers back in time by taking them inside the real aircrafts, and re-creating the daring feats of the pilots charged with fighting enemy forces in the sky. Using vintage planes such as Spitfires, Lancaster bombers and Phantom fighters, aerial stunt teams, and state-of-the-art camera technology, the series dramatises the exploits of the world?s greatest Air Aces.