Season 2
(2007)
Cast
Episodes
Kamikaze 0.0
July 13, 2007
Towards the end of World War II, Japan sent volunteer pilots on suicide attacks against American naval targets. Kamikaz…
Jet vs Jet 0.0
July 20, 2007
In the skies over North Korea, F-86 Sabres battle MiG-15s. American pilots such as James Jabara, Ralph "Hoot" Gibson, a…
Thunderbolt 0.0
July 27, 2007
The rugged P-47 Thunderbolt, or "jug" as it was known, was the largest single-seat fighter plane of World War II. The e…
Gun Kills of Vietnam 0.0
August 3, 2007
The era of missiles had arrived, and electronic warfare was coming of age. But when technology failed, pilots were forc…
Desert Aces 0.0
August 10, 2007
Pilots of the Israeli Air Force. The episode covers combat missions flown by Ran Ronen and by "ace of aces" Giora Epste…
First Dogfighters 0.0
August 17, 2007
Dogfighting was invented by the fighter pilots of World War I. Ernst Udet's Albatros D.III vs. Georges Guynemer's SPAD …
Luftwaffe's Deadliest Mission 0.0
August 23, 2007
On April 7, 1945, pilots of the German Sonderkommando Elbe ram their own aircraft into incoming American bombers.
No Room for Error 0.0
August 24, 2007
It's where a pilot can ill afford to make a mistake...but where dogfights are inexorably drawn. Down on the deck-at tre…
Night Fighters 0.0
September 21, 2007
The history of dogfighting in darkness is covered. Radar equipped F6F Hellcats shoot down A6M2 Rufes, and P-61 Black Wi…
The bloodiest Day 0.0
December 3, 2007
May 10, 1972, was the bloodiest day of air combat during the Vietnam War. American F-4 Phantoms, A-6 Intruders, and A-7…
P-51 Mustang 0.0
December 4, 2007
In the European and Pacific theaters of World War II, the P-51 Mustang became one of the conflict's most successful and…
Dogfights of Desert Storm 0.0
December 5, 2007
An EF-111 Raven is attacked by an Iraqi Mirage F-1 jet and American fighter pilots pit F-15 Eagles against Iraqi MiG-25…
Tuskegee Airmen 0.0
December 6, 2007
The Tuskegee Airmen were African-American pilots of the 332d Fighter Group. They distinguished themselves as one of the…
MiG Killers of the Midway 0.0
December 7, 2007
Recalling Vietnam War battles involving F-4 Phantoms from the USS Midway. This episode portrays dogfights fought by J.C…
Supersonic 0.0
February 29, 2008
Travel back to three conflicts, WWII, Korea and Vietnam. See that for a fighter pilot, speed is your friend. And if the…
Death of the Luftwaffe 0.0
March 7, 2008
The Luftwaffe's last great offensive, called Operation Bodenplatte, occurred on January 1, 1945. Bob Brulle, Sanford K.…
Secret Weapons 0.0
March 14, 2008
Secret weapons of World War II, including German Me 163 Komet rocket powered fighter planes, Japanese kaiten suicide su…
Dogfights of the Future 0.0
May 10, 2008
Experience five future combat scenarios featuring modern 4.5 and 5th generation designs. First 4 F-22 Raptors engage Mi…