{"id":99002,"date":"2025-11-12T04:00:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T09:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=99002"},"modified":"2025-11-10T18:21:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T23:21:50","slug":"the-jet-age-how-war-put-us-in-the-sky-w2w-052","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2025\/11\/12\/the-jet-age-how-war-put-us-in-the-sky-w2w-052\/","title":{"rendered":"The Jet Age: How War Put Us in the Sky &#8211; W2W 052"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qUaZ6aJkMHA?si=ywdVNCVyLXxEUWf8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>TimeGhost History<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 10 Nov 2025<\/p>\n<p>From the Wright Brothers&#8217; fragile first flight to supersonic jets that shattered the sound barrier \u2014 this is the story of how war turned humanity&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>What began as a symbol of wonder became the defining weapon of the 20th century \u2014 an arms race in the skies that shaped our modern world.<\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;s Me 262 and Britain&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>Discover:<br \/>\n\u2022 How WW2 research built the first jet fighters<br \/>\n\u2022 Why the Me 262 and Meteor changed everything<br \/>\n\u2022 The jet dogfights of the Korean War (MiG-15 vs F-86 Sabre)<br \/>\n\u2022 The rise of supersonic flight and guided missiles<br \/>\n\u2022 How the Jet Age reshaped both war and peace<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Join us on Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory<\/a><br \/>\nOr join The TimeGhost Army directly at: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/signup\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow WW2 day by day on Instagram @ww2_day_by_day &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day<\/a><br \/>\nFollow Timeghost History on Instagram &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Archive footage: Screenocean\/Reuters &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.screenocean.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.screenocean.com<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Hosted by: Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nDirector: Astrid Deinhard<br \/>\nProducers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nExecutive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nCo-produced by: Sebastian Brandstetter<br \/>\nCreative Director: Iryna Dulka<br \/>\nCommunity Management: Anna Deinhard &#038; Tom Aldis<br \/>\nWritten by: Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nResearch by: Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nEdited by: Karolina Do\u0142\u0119ga<br \/>\nColor grading by: Karolina Do\u0142\u0119ga<br \/>\nArtwork by: Himanka Kalita<br \/>\nSound design by: Marek Kami\u0144ski<\/p>\n<p>Colorizations by: Miko\u0142aj Uchman, Daniel Weiss, Karolina Do\u0142\u0119ga &#038; Iryna Dulka<\/p>\n<p>Image sources:<br \/>\nNational Archives NARA<br \/>\nBundesarchiv<br \/>\nLibrary of Congress<\/p>\n<p>Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:<br \/>\n&#8220;A Swallow&#8217;s Escape&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;Darkness Closing In&#8221; &#8211; Max Anson<br \/>\n&#8220;Force Matrix&#8221; &#8211; Jon Bjork<br \/>\n&#8220;Last Point of Safe Return&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;Leave It All Here&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;London&#8221; &#8211; Howard Harper-Barnes<br \/>\n&#8220;Never Before&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;Plausible Cause&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;Please Hear Me Out&#8221; &#8211; Philip Ayers<br \/>\n&#8220;Rememberance&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;The Inspector 4&#8221; &#8211; Johannes Bornl\u00f6f<br \/>\n&#8220;The Messenger&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;Weapon of Choice&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<\/p>\n<p>A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TimeGhost History Published 10 Nov 2025 From the Wright Brothers&#8217; fragile first flight to supersonic jets that shattered the sound barrier \u2014 this is the story of how war turned humanity&#8217;s dream of flight into the most powerful force on Earth. 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