Austin Butler navigates rough skies in ‘Masters of the Air’ clip (EXCLUSIVE)

The Big Picture

• Major Gale Klaven leads his team on a dangerous bombing mission deep into Germany during WWII. Masters of the Air.
• Despite heavy damage to their aircraft, Claven refused to bail and rallied his crew to continue the mission.
• The performances and strong bonds between the pilots make Apple TV+’s historical drama a success Masters of the Air.

There is more trouble in the sky for Major Gale Cleven (Austin Butler) and the 100th Bomb Group in episode 3 of Apple TV+’s new WWII series Masters of the Air. Although the airmen bounced back from their first failed mission, with Klaven leading a successful bombing raid on the German U-boat Pen, the war effort became more challenging and expensive from here on out. The group would take part in their largest operation to date, going deep into the heart of Germany to set fire to aircraft manufacturing plants key to the Third Reich’s strategy. Collider can share an exclusive clip that shows Major Klaven’s plane under fire and sustaining heavy damage.

Venturing deep into enemy territory was similar to the real-life Bloody Hundred, who earned their moniker through the brutal conditions and heavy casualties they endured throughout the war. glimpse It proves how well equipped Klaven is for this kind of borderline suicidal mission

, however. After he and his co-pilot are nearly shot down by an enemy plane, they assess that their bomber has sustained some serious injuries. Fluids are leaking, an engine has caught fire, and controls have tightened, making theft more difficult. Despite the bleak situation and his crew’s pleas to bail out, he sternly shouts that they will “sit there and take it,” rallying his men to stay in the air until the plane comes out.

Butler is off to a strong start to the year with Collider’s performance Tania Hussain Called “magnetic” in her 9/10 review Masters of the Air. Tea Elvis The star has an exciting schedule ahead Dune: Part Two And Bikeriders The coming months will advance extensively, but Major Klaven has several missions left before his journey ends. A nine-part series based on Donald L. Millerthe book of the same name, is the last WWII drama to come from the acclaimed Band of Brothers And Pacific All three Stephen Spielberg, Tom HanksAnd Gary Gotzman. While he was serving as an executive producer John Shiban And John Orloff took the reins as creators.

‘Masters of the Air’ is carried out by its brotherhood

For all the star power of its creative team, Masters of the Air Lives and dies by the Brotherhood of the Bloody Hundreth. Butler’s Klaven is joined first and foremost by his unlikely friend, Calum Turner

No major John Egan. In an interview with Collider Carly Lane, the actors attest to their respective pilots’ abilities to form a strong bond and recognize each other’s skills in situations that forced them together. “They were great pilots, and they recognized this determination within them to take care of everybody and lead them through it,” Turner said of “Bucky” and “Buck.” “I mean, you have that line, ‘We’re going to lead our boys through it,’ and that’s what they decide to do, and they meet each other. And I love That his personality is such that ‘hoo!’ There, because it means so much more when they’re here, and what it means to them as people and as human beings.”

To add to the long list of talents Saltburnof Barry Keoghan with Anthony Boyle, Nate Mann, Rafferty Law, Josiah Cross, Branden CookAnd Nakuti Gatwa Rounding out the main cast. The series also includes plenty of guest stars and supporting cast Isabel May, Kai Alexander, Sawyer Spielberg, Ben Radcliffe, Matt Gavan, Darragh Cowley, Edward Ashley, David Shields, Alfie TempestAnd Toby Eden.

Masters of the Air Episode 3 airs this Friday, February 2 on Apple TV+. New episodes Will continue every Friday from March 15. Take a look at Butler’s Krupa Under Fire in an exclusive sneak peek in the player above.

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