Wings II
(1995)
Overview
Starting in the mid 1990s, newer Wings episodes, sometimes referred to as Wings II, would focus on the history or operations of a particular foreign air force, such as the Israeli Air Force, a foreign aviation company or design bureau such as France's Dassault or Russia's Mikoyan, or the aircraft of a particular conflict such as the Korean War or the Afghan-Soviet War. These episodes, narrated by Stuart Culpepper, often had interviews with the aircrews and famed aviation historian/writer Jeffre…
Cast
Episodes
Hugging the Deck 0.0
May 5, 1995
Among the first in combat in Vietnam, the McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk flew more missions, and paid a higher price, th…
Steel Rain 0.0
May 12, 1995
The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single-seat, twin-turbofan, straight-wing, subsonic attack aircraft dev…
Whispering Death 0.0
May 19, 1995
The Bell AH-1 Cobra is a single-engined attack helicopter developed and manufactured by the American rotorcraft manufac…
Guardians of the Night 0.0
May 26, 1995
The Boeing AH-64 Apache is an American twin-turboshaft attack helicopter with a tailwheel-type landing gear arrangement…
Harrier 0.0
June 2, 1995
The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) AV-8B Harrier II is a single-engine ground-attack aircraft that constitutes the seco…
Doomsday Mission 0.0
June 9, 1995
The Doomsday machine, a Cold War relic with the ability to deliver nuclear devices over the former Soviet Union without…
Instant Thunder 0.0
June 16, 1995
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is an American long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber. The B-52 was designed…
Eagles Over Lebanon 0.0
June 23, 1995
The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter aircraft designed by McDonnel…
Flight of the Falcon 0.0
June 30, 1995
The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is a single-engine multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General…
The Thud 0.0
July 7, 1995
The Republic F-105 Thunderchief is an American supersonic fighter-bomber used by the United States Air Force. Capable o…
Bear Trap 0.0
July 14, 1995
The Mil Mi-24 (Russian: Миль Ми-24; NATO reporting name: Hind) is a large helicopter gunship, attack helicopter and low…
Flying Tank 0.0
July 21, 1995
The Sukhoi Su-25 Grach (Russian: Грач (rook); NATO reporting name: Frogfoot) is a subsonic, single-seat, twin-engine je…
Spy Planes 0.0
July 28, 1995
For more than half a century, the CIA and U.S. military have relied on a sinister-looking black jet to go deep behind e…
Landing Zone Vietnam 0.0
August 4, 1995
Meet the commanders of a true military legend and fight alongside the special breed of "madmen" who piloted the versati…
Flying Coffins 0.0
August 11, 1995
The Brewster F2A Buffalo is an American fighter aircraft which saw service early in World War II. Designed and built by…
Red October 0.0
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Top Guns 0.0
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Wings Over Europe: Target Berlin 0.0
September 15, 1995
Focuses on the P-51 over WWII Germany
Wings Over Europe: Dresden Firestorm 0.0
September 22, 1995
Focuses on the B-17 in the skies over Germany.
Wings Over Europe: The Valiant Few 0.0
September 29, 1995
Focuses on the Spitfire during the Battle of Britain
Wings Over the Pacific 0.0
October 6, 1995
Focuses on the planes of the Pacific Theater during WWII.
Wings Over Vietnam: The Cavalry 0.0
October 13, 1995
One of the great battlefield innovations developed by the United States armed forces in its effort to defeat a skilled …
Wings Over Vietnam: The Gunships 0.0
October 20, 1995
The conflict in Vietnam was often referred to as the Helicopter War. The helicopter played all sorts of roles during th…