Wings of the Red Star
(1993)
Overview
Wings of the Red Star was a separately-branded program that focused on Soviet Air Force aircraft from World War II to the modern era. It was narrated by actor Sir Peter Ustinov.
Cast
Episodes
The Backfire Bomber 0.0
February 4, 1993
Soviet supersonic bomber development, including the Tupolev Tu-22M 'Backfire' and the Tu-160 'Blackjack'
Duel over Korea 0.0
February 11, 1993
Development and career of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 'Fagot'
The Flying Tank 0.0
February 18, 1993
The Ilyushin Il-2 (Cyrillic: Илью́шин Ил-2) Shturmovik (Cyrillic: Штурмови́к, Shturmovík) was a ground-attack aircraft …
The Foxbat Deception 0.0
February 25, 1993
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-25; NATO reporting name: Foxbat) is a supersonic interceptor…
The Great Patriotic War 0.0
March 4, 1993
History of the air war on the eastern front during World War II
The Last Generation 0.0
March 11, 1993
Late-model Soviet fighters, including the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 'Fulcrum' and the Sukhoi Su-27 'Flanker'
The Nuclear Bear 0.0
March 18, 1993
Development of long-range strategic bombers, including the Tupolev Tu-95 'Bear'
The Phantom's Foe 0.0
March 25, 1993
Supersonic fighter development leading to the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 'Fishbed'
Russian Giants 0.0
April 1, 1993
Giant Soviet transport aircraft leading up to the Antonov An-124 and Antonov An-225 Mriya
Soviet Rotors 0.0
April 8, 1993
Development of Soviet helicopters
Straight Up 0.0
April 15, 1993
Soviet Vertical Take-off aircraft, including the Yakovlev Yak-38 'Forger' and Yak-141 'Freestyle'
Supersonic Transport 0.0
April 22, 1993
Development of the Tupolev Tu-144
The Swing-Wing Solution 0.0
April 29, 1993
Development leading up to the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23/Mikoyan MiG-27 'Flogger'