Dogfights Season 2 Episodes

Episode 1

Kamikaze

Fri, Jul 13, 200788 mins

Famous World War II battles using the notorious Japanese suicide attacks are depicted.

Episode 2

Jet vs. Jet

Fri, Jul 20, 200744 mins

Mission turns to ambition as top Saber pilots vie for the title of jet ace during the Korean war.

Episode 3

Thunderbolt

Fri, Jul 27, 200744 mins

Noted World War II dogfights of the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, an American fighter class famous for its durability under fire.

Episode 4

Gun Kills of Vietnam

Fri, Aug 3, 200744 mins

An pair of American-piloted, propeller-driven Skyraider dive bombers manage to elude a Mig 17 jet fighter thanks to its tight turning radius then miraculously, scores the first gun kill of Vietnam by shooting down the Mig. Originally fielded without a gun the first gun equipped F-4 Phantoms quickly score gun kills.

Episode 5

Desert Aces

Fri, Aug 10, 200745 mins

In the air battles over the Middle East, Arab and Israeli aircraft are closely matched making dogfight kills very tough. This program recounts the experiences of two of Israel's top dogfighters.

Episode 6

The First Dogfighters

Fri, Aug 17, 200744 mins

This program provide detailed reenactments of three of the epic dogfights of world war one.

Episode 7

Luftwaffe's Deadliest Mission

Mon, Aug 13, 200744 mins

The missions of Nazi Germany's Sonderkommando aerial ramming unit, the Luftwaffe's last ditch defense tactic against Allied bombers.

Episode 8

No Room for Error

Thu, Aug 30, 200744 mins

Notable low altitude dogfights.

Episode 9

Night Fighters

Fri, Sep 21, 200744 mins

Famous nighttime dogfights.

Episode 10

The Bloodiest Day

Mon, Dec 3, 200742 mins

On May 10, 1972 the United States escalates the air war in Vietnam bombing strategic targets in the north. On this day American pilots shot down a one day record of eleven MiGs trying to intercept the bombers.

Episode 11

P-51 Mustang

Tue, Dec 4, 200744 mins

World War II battles of the noted American land based fighter class.

Episode 12

Dogfights of Desert Storm

Mon, Nov 5, 200743 mins

A generational leap in technology and strategy is put to the ultimate test over enemy airspace in Iraq. The air combat of the future begins with America's first large scale air offensive since the Vietnam War.

Episode 13

Tuskegee Airmen

Thu, Dec 6, 200744 mins

The story and battles of a group of African American pilots who overcame racist opposition on their own side to become some of the finest fighter pilots of World War II.

Episode 14

MiG Killers of Midway

Fri, Dec 7, 200744 mins

At the end of the Vietnam war the USS Midway's pilots and airmen engaged in some of the most thrilling and intense air combat.

Episode 15

Supersonic

Fri, Feb 29, 200844 mins

The first supersonic gun kill and two other high speed dogfights of earlier eras are described.

Episode 16

Death of the Luftwaffe

Fri, Mar 7, 200845 mins

Operation Bodenplatte was a daring plan to destroy American forward air bases all over Holland, Belgium, and the Netherlands during World War ll.

Episode 17

Secret Weapons

Fri, Mar 14, 200844 mins

This program explains the operation of the messerschmitt-me-163-komet, Kaiten suicide torpedo and Project Anvil's radio controlled bomber. All were military failures but effective terror weapons and research projects.

Episode 18

Dogfights of the Future

Thu, May 22, 2008