Masters of the Air
This clause control spoilers for Masters of the Air .
Summary
While Tom Hanks , Steven Spielberg , and Gary Goetzman ’s World War II dramas are typically known for their historical truth , andMasters of the Airdoes its best to squeeze two age of story into nine episodes , there are a few detail , both small and prominent , that the television show changed or never portrayed at all . Though these import do not necessarily make or break the war drama , they definitely could have added to the story , or made it add up across differently . In the end though , each variety or deletion has a rationality that , hopefully , made the serial easily .
Over nine episodes , Masters of the Airsucceeds at show chronicle as it go on . The openhanded reason for this is thatMasters of the Airisinspired by Major Harry Crosby ’s 1993 memoir , " A Wing and a Prayer . “By using his book as a guide , the serial publication was able to accurately portray the men of the 100th from the outflow of 1943 until the spring of 1945 . However , even with literal history in their hands , Masters of the Air’screators made some notablechanges to perfect the show ’s pacing , add more striking elements , and check good logic .
The final installment of Masters of the Air revealed the ultimate lot of the beloved man of the 100th Bomb Group , but how much of it was true to life ?
8Masters Of The Air Gave Meatball The Dog An Owner
The real Meatball was the base’s dog
In installment one ofMasters of the Air , Captain Bernard DeMarco pop off his plane with a Eskimo dog named Meatball in helping hand . He get hold the dog in Greenland and decide to bring in him along to Thorpe Abbotts . Though the show imply that he is DeMarco ’s frump , this is n’t quite true . Meatball ’s truthful storywas thathe was very much possess by the entire base . Everyone adopt caution of him , include Major John Egan , fit in toThe 100th Bomb Group Foundation . This change was potential a logic issue , wherein the show want to portion a single soldier / role player to handle the dog .
7Masters Of The Air Changed Lt. Curtis Biddick’s Hometown
Biddick was originally from Wisconsin
A stand - out theatrical role from the early episodes ofMasters of the AirwasBarry Keoghan ’s Lieutenant Curtis Biddick . The pilot shows off an gumptious New York sprightliness that is both unfearing and charmingly positive . However , one aspect of Biddick portrayed in the show is entirely wrong . While the serial imply that Biddick is from New York , thereal Lt . Biddick was in reality from Wisconsin . Though he might have had the same personality that Keoghan portrays , he surely had no ties to New York , having lived in the Midwest for most of his life . This hometown change is hard to decipher .
6Masters Of The Air Changed Bubbles' Death
Bubbles died six months too early in Masters of the Air
master copy of the Airepisode 5 see Captain Joseph ' Bubbles ' Payne die during the infamous Munster Raid , leaving Harry Crosby in a state of mourning for his good friend . But as it turns out , this timeline does n’t align with history . While Bubbles did come about out during World War II , it was not the Munster Raid in October 1943 that got him killed . house of cards met his tragical fatesix months subsequently , in April 1944 , during a botched escape to Sottevast . This change in all likelihood had to do with putting Crosby through emotional turmoil in episode 5 rather than later on in the series .
5Masters Of The Never Showed What Happened To Buck Cleven
The mission to Bremen is skipped completely
In episode 4 ofMasters of the Air , something surprising happens when the 100th fly out on a delegation , and the series does not document it . The men , include Major Gale ' Buck ' Cleven , fly out to Bremen , but the show does not follow them , so when Cleven does not return , theMasters of the Aircastbelieves Buck to be dead . While this choice obviouslyhas to do with make secret around Buck ’s disappearanceand grief for Major John ' Bucky ' Egan , it is a shame that the series did not depict what happen to Cleven after the Bremen missionary station .
According to Buck ’s own account uncommitted in theAmerican Air Museum , his airplane keep up enough damage during the Bremen mission that he and his gang were push to evacuate the aircraft . As a result , Buck shoot down not only in German territory , but allegedly , in the living room of a German farmer . The farmerput a pitchfork to Cleven ’s throat until German officers could arriveto take him and his crew off . at long last , Masters of the Air’schoice to skip this part of Buck ’s story make signified , but it is disappointing that audiences never got to see Buck ’s account of Bremen .
4Masters Of The Air Left Out Black Thursday & The Rest Of Black Week
Black Thursday resulted in the Eighth Air Forces worst losses of the war
In the middle ofMasters of the Air’sepisodes , the 100th faces their worst losses yet when they embark on several mission roll in the hay as Black Week . In particular , the series note Bremen , where Buck Cleven went absent , and the Munster Raid , which result in Bucky Egan becoming a POW and Lieutenant Colonel Robert Rosenthal being the only pilot to return his sheet to Thorpe Abbotts . However , these two missions werefar from the only ones during Black Week .
In reality , from October 8 , 1943 , to October 14 , 1943 , the Eighth Air Force fly several disastrous charge .
One mission thatMasters of the Airskips is Black Thursday . Of the many dangerous flights call for by the Eighth Air Force during Black Week , Black Thursday lead in the most losses . On October 14 , 1943 , the Eighth Air Force embarked on a deputation over Schweinfurt , Germany . The German Luftwaffe was well - fix for the Americans ' onset , and therefore , had an unbelievable issue of carpenter’s plane in the sky to ward them off . In the end , the U.S. Army Air Forceslost approximately 60 planes and 600 serviceman . Masters of the Airlikely skipped Black Thursday for prison term and repetition .
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3Masters Of The Air Skipped Another Important Rosenthal Mission
Rosenthal broke his arm and nose in France, 1944
During the conclusion ofMasters of the Air , audiences seeRobert ' Rosie ' Rosenthalforced to evacuate his plane over German territory in the early months of 1945 , but it turns out that this was n’t Rosenthal ’s first secretive call with the Germans . In September 1944,Rosenthal left his plane over France and broke his arm and nose . He was saved by the Free French . Months later , he escaped from another plane over Germany , as depicted inMasters of the Air , and was deliver by the Soviet Army . The incidents were likely combined in the show due to a lack of time .
Rosenthal ’s broken arm in Masters of the Air installment 9 is likely a call back to his crashlanding in France , although the episode exhibit him landing in Germany .
2Masters Of The Changed Buck Cleven’s POW Escape
Buck escaped Germany much earlier in real life
A notable changeMasters of the Airmade was Buck Cleven ’s timeline of head for the hills being a POW . According to the serial , Cleven take part in the trek from Stalag Luft III to Nuremberg then escaped during the second trek to Moosburg in April 1945 . However , this did not occur . In realness , Cleven escaped from German force out all the manner back in January 1945during the camp ’s first trek to Nuremberg . Most likely , Masters of the Airwanted to keep Cleven and Egan together for a bit longer , which kept Cleven as a prisoner of war for four months too long .
1Masters Of The Air Jumped Over Four Months Of 100th History
November 1943 to February 1944 are never explored
A major omission forMasters of the Airwas themonths of November 1943 to February 1944 . After Black Week in October 1943 , the serial took a monumental jump to March 1944 , when the Great Escape occurred at Stalag Luft III . While the serial was but trying to get to the most important events , it seems improbable that nothing occurred during those four months . The 100th were almost by all odds continuing to fly foreign mission at that time . However , the serial omitted these months and whatever come within them , likely to keep up the tempo and keep the story interesting .
master of the Air Episodes
Release Date
Part One
January 26 , 2024
Part Two
Part Three
February 2 , 2024
Part Four
February 9 , 2024
Part Five
February 16 , 2024
Part Six
February 23 , 2024
Part Seven
March 1 , 2024
Part Eight
March 8 , 2024
Part Nine
March 15 , 2024
