Masters of the Air
This article contains spoilers for Masters of the Air .
Summary
From sequence one to eight , Masters of the Airhas understand an abundance of intense delegacy and plenty of time whirl , but audiences may be wonder just how many months have in reality go by in the war play . Like previous World War II drama create by Steven Spielberg , Tom Hanks , and Gary Goetzman , Masters of the Airfollows the honest experience of material humankind who fought during World War II . While previous series likeBand of Brothershave rivet on the U.S. Army , Masters of the Airtakes to the sky with the U.S. Army Air Forces'100th Bomb Group .
Over the course of the season , the men of the 100th haveseen some highs , but also an overpowering number of low . Though the airmen arrive at Thorpe Abbotts experience affirmative about serving in the state of war , their initial flights taught them that their fight would not be sluttish or safe . DuringMasters of the Air , the 100th flew several severe missions that led to concern event like the death of Lieutenant Curtis Biddick or the crash landing ofSergeant William Quinn in Nazi territory . And as the series continues , and time has passed , outcome have gotten both worse and better .
Masters of the Air episode 7 let in a promise between Buck Cleven and Bucky Egan that comes true in existent life , so must happen in the TV series .
Masters Of The Air’s Timeline Has Covered 1 Year & 3 Months
As of sequence eight , Masters of the Airhas coveredone class and three month . The series began in May 1943 , when Major John Egan was sent to Thorpe Abbotts to begin his service with the 100th Bomb Group . According to episode one , he vanish his first mission on May 21 , 1943 . It was only a few weeks later that Major Gale ' Buck ' Cleven and the quietus of the 100th followed , some time in June . What abide by was a serial publication of months in thespring and summertime of 1943 that would be the most destructivefor the centesimal Bomb Group .
In October 1943 , the 100th embarked on three missions in three consecutive days , which chair to the diminishing of the 100th ’s planes and airmen , many of whom became POW at that time .
Now eight episodes later , Masters of the Airisset in August 1944 . In June , the100th enter in D - Day , and a duo month by and by , members of the Tuskegee Airmen were shot down over Germany , lead them to be interned atStalag Luft III , where Buck , Bucky , and other members of the 100th were being kept .
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As the ninth and last episode nears , it seems potential thatMasters of the Air’stimeline will go a spot further , probable to bound 1945 .
At that time , the 100th ’s POW were lastly expel and the 100th were able to revert home .
What Masters Of The Air’s Time Jumps Have Skipped Over
While the showhas a somewhat extensive timeline , there have been a fewMasters of the Airtime jumpsthat skimmed over certain events . For example , Masters of the Airepisode 6 is set during October 1943 , but episode 7 skips all the way to March 1944 . By doing this , the seriesdoes not depict Black Thursday , a disastrous mission that came only daylight after the horrific Munster Raid . moreover , Masters of the Airepisode 8 mention D - solar day , but does n’t dig deep into the event itself . Therefore , Masters of the Airhas an impressive timeline , but ca n’t limn everything .
