MiG Alley
Season 1, Episode 1 TV-14
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US Air Force fighter pilots risk their lives flying sleek F-86 Sabres above "Mig Alley" - the most dangerous piece of sky in the Korean War. The high-speed twists and turns of history's first jet dogfights pit American aces Robbie Risner and Ralph Parr in the battles of their lives against nimble Russian-built MIG-15 fighters.
Air Ambush
Season 1, Episode 2 TV-14
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Legendary fighter pilot, Colonel Robin Olds, sets an intricate trap for the North Vietnamese MiG-21's. His squadron, the Wolfpack, disguise their lethal F-4 Phantoms as vulnerable bombers. The MIGs scream in to challenge the Americans. The result is the most elaborate air sting of the war... code-name... Operation Bolo.
Flying Tigers
Season 1, Episode 3 TV-14
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Two weeks after Pearl Harbor... A courageous, rag-tag band of American mercenaries dare to challenge the overwhelming might of the Japanese Air Force. The legendary "Flying Tigers" slash through the skies of China, and help vanquish the unstoppable Japanese. Follow leading Tiger aces Tex Hill and John Alison as their P-40 Tomahawks fight to the death against the agile Japanese 1-97 Nate.
Guadalcanal
Season 1, Episode 4 TV-14
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August 1942... the Solomon Islands. Heroic, die-hard American pilots of the tiny Cactus Air Force match skills and instincts against top Japanese aces as they battle in the skies above Guadalcanal. Legendary Marine Capt John Smith and Medal of Honor recipients Jeff De Blanc and Jim Swett pit their tough 4F4 Wildcats against the relentless Japanese Zeros. At stake - the fate of the Pacific War.
Hell Over Hanoi
Season 1, Episode 5 TV-14
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The skies over Vietnam. They fight in a supersonic world, where split second decisions determine if they live - or die. American F4 Phantom pilots Fred Olmsted and Dan Cherry take on the famed MiG-21 - the most feared threat in the sky. And one American, Steve Ritchie, becomes a dog fighting legend as an Air Force Ace. You're in the cockpit with some of the fiercest dogfighting ever seen in Vietnam!
The Zero Killer
Season 1, Episode 6 TV-14
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1943... the skies over the Pacific. The infamous Japanese Zero is decimating American aircraft. No allied plane can match Japan's deadliest fighter plane manned by skilled Imperial Navy veterans. The American Navy rushes to deploy a new fighter to take on the unstoppable Zero...the F6F Hellcat. The Zero has met its match. Now, you're in the cockpit with legendary dogfighters Robert Duncan, Hamilton McWhorter and Alex Vraciu... their epic dogfights blazing a new chapter in the annals of aerial warfare.
The Last Gunfighter
Season 1, Episode 7 TV-14
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The U.S. Navy's top fighter, the F8 Crusader flown by skilled fighter jocks Paul Speer and Phil Wood, tackles the fierce North Vietnamese MiG over the killing skies of Vietnam. Re-live one of the longest, gut-wrenching dogfights on record as Lt. Commander Richard Schaffert - out of missiles and with his guns jammed - takes on a lethal MiG -17 and the best enemy pilot he's ever faced. He's got one chance - the amazing capabilities of the F8 Crusader, "the last gunfighter.
Death of the Japanese Navy
Season 1, Episode 8 TV-14
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1944 - the Pacific. It's one of the most amazing, lopsided naval battles in history: A mighty Japanese fleet led by the Yamato, the biggest battleship in the world -versus Taffy 3, a small U.S. task unit of tin can destroyers and baby flat-tops... ships too weak to fight and too slow to run. David battles Goliath in a fight for survival - with the lives of thousands of American soldiers in the balance.
Long Odds
Season 1, Episode 9 TV-14
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Bombers vs. Fighters face off in three of the most intense dogfights in history! Courageous bomber pilots from World War II and Vietnam challenge deadly foes... against incredible odds! Using state of the art computer animation, you're in the cockpit with legendary WW2 Navy ace "Swede" Vejtasa's SBD dive bomber as he fights off 8 lethal Japanese Zeroes... WW2 medal of honor winner Jay Zeamer and his crew pit their slow B-17 bomber against 17 Japanese fighters in a 45 minute battle for survival... and soar with Air Force Lt. Col. Leo Thorsness as his F-105 Thunderchief takes on a flight of skilled MiG-17's in the skies over Vietnam!
Hunt for the Bismarck
Season 1, Episode 10 TV-14
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May, 1941 - the most powerful warship on earth breaks out into the North Atlantic. The lethal German battleship Bismarck wields enough firepower to single-handedly crush vital British convoys! The British unleash every weapon in their arsenal to hunt down this Nazi terror... and pound her into oblivion. Now, re-live the fury of the battleship's big guns... fly with Swordfish torpedo-bomber pilots desperately trying to stop her... and join the greatest sea chase in history... Re-live THE HUNT FOR THE BISMARCK... on this special edition of... DOGFIGHTS!
Dogfights of the Middle East
Season 1, Episode 11 TV-14
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The sound of jet combat reverberates above the tombs of the Pharaohs as the small Israeli Air Force delivers a knockout punch to the Egyptians in the 1967 Six Day War. Fly in the Mirage III with the IAF's first jet ace Giora Romm as he chases down two MIG-17s over the Suez Canal at dusk. Be in the cockpit with 119 Squadron Commander and ace Ran Ronen as he flies into hostile Jordan for a top secret rendezvous-- arranged by the Israeli Mossad, and later as he speeds deep into enemy territory for a bombing mission that ends up as a swirling dogfight directly over the Egyptian base. Witness the first combat engagement of the McDonnell Douglas F-15, and how Major Moshe Melnik draws first blood for the Eagle in the skies over Lebanon in 1979. Learn how the Israeli Air Force of today hones its capabilities with cutting edge technology that makes it the most feared opposition in the sky.
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