TimeGhost History
Published 10 Nov 2025From the Wright Brothers’ fragile first flight to supersonic jets that shattered the sound barrier — this is the story of how war turned humanity’s dream of flight into the most powerful force on Earth. In just fifty years, aviation evolved from wooden propellers and canvas wings to turbojet engines and supersonic bombers.
What began as a symbol of wonder became the defining weapon of the 20th century — an arms race in the skies that shaped our modern world.
In this episode of War 2 War, we trace how the Second World War and the Cold War pushed aviation to its limits: how Nazi Germany’s Me 262 and Britain’s Gloster Meteor launched the jet age, how the MiG-15 and F-86 Sabre clashed in the skies over Korea, and how the United States and Soviet Union raced for speed, power, and dominance.
Discover:
• How WW2 research built the first jet fighters
• Why the Me 262 and Meteor changed everything
• The jet dogfights of the Korean War (MiG-15 vs F-86 Sabre)
• The rise of supersonic flight and guided missiles
• How the Jet Age reshaped both war and peace
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Hosted by: Spartacus Olsson
Director: Astrid Deinhard
Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson
Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson
Co-produced by: Sebastian Brandstetter
Creative Director: Iryna Dulka
Community Management: Anna Deinhard & Tom Aldis
Written by: Spartacus Olsson
Research by: Spartacus Olsson
Edited by: Karolina Dołęga
Color grading by: Karolina Dołęga
Artwork by: Himanka Kalita
Sound design by: Marek KamińskiColorizations by: Mikołaj Uchman, Daniel Weiss, Karolina Dołęga & Iryna Dulka
Image sources:
National Archives NARA
Bundesarchiv
Library of CongressSoundtracks from Epidemic Sound:
“A Swallow’s Escape” – Fabien Tell
“Darkness Closing In” – Max Anson
“Force Matrix” – Jon Bjork
“Last Point of Safe Return” – Fabien Tell
“Leave It All Here” – Fabien Tell
“London” – Howard Harper-Barnes
“Never Before” – Fabien Tell
“Plausible Cause” – Fabien Tell
“Please Hear Me Out” – Philip Ayers
“Rememberance” – Fabien Tell
“The Inspector 4” – Johannes Bornlöf
“The Messenger” – Fabien Tell
“Weapon of Choice” – Fabien TellA TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.
November 12, 2025
The Jet Age: How War Put Us in the Sky – W2W 052
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