Английская Википедия:Fighter Pilot (TV series)

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox television Fighter Pilot is a BBC television documentary series that was broadcast in the UK on BBC One, from 9 September to 28 October 1981. It was about the training of fast jet pilots in the Royal Air Force and followed the progress of six candidates as they went through the three-year programme. The BBC and the RAF first agreed to work together on a documentary in 1978, when there was a poor level of recruitment and a shortage of pilots in the service. At the time it cost £1 million to train a pilot (£4 million in 2011). The training process, from selection to operational service has a high drop-out rate and only one of the six original candidates went on to fly fast jets.

Three of the candidates were airmen who already served in the RAF, while the others were from civilian backgrounds (qualified nurse, zoologist and milkman/farm worker). The series was produced by Colin Strong, who closely followed the candidates for three-and-a-half years. To gain a detailed insight in to the process, he undertook the RAF basic flying training course himself and flew solo in a Jet Provost. The series was nominated for a BAFTA award in 1982 for Television Factual Series.

Candidates

Candidate	Age	Background
John McCrea	22	Coalman, farm worker, milkman
Robbie Low	21	State registered nurse
Martin Oxborrow	25	Weapons technician at RAF Marham
Alistair Stewart	22	Zoologist
Trevor Lewis	19	Technician at RAF Odiham
Rhod Smart	20	Air fitter on Lightnings at RAF Binbrook

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Book

A book of the television series was produced by Colin Strong and co-written with the author, Duff Hart-Davis.