Dogfights
Using modern computer animation, great aerial and modern naval battles are recreated. In the process, you learn about the history of military transportation technology, the tactics created and the people using them.
- 2005-2008
- 2 seasons
- History Channel
- Documentary, Action & Adventure
Using modern computer animation, great aerial and modern naval battles are recreated. In the process, you learn about the history of military transportation technology, the tactics created and the people using them.
Season 2 Episode Guide
18 Episodes 2007 - 2008
Episode 1
Kamikaze
Fri, Jul 13, 2007 88 mins
Famous World War II battles using the notorious Japanese suicide attacks are depicted.
Episode 2
Jet vs. Jet
Fri, Jul 20, 2007 44 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, 2007 44 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, 2007 44 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, 2007 45 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, 2007 44 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, 2007 44 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, 2007 44 mins
Notable low altitude dogfights.
Episode 9
Night Fighters
Fri, Sep 21, 2007 44 mins
Famous nighttime dogfights.
Episode 10
The Bloodiest Day
Mon, Dec 3, 2007 42 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, 2007 44 mins
World War II battles of the noted American land based fighter class.
Episode 12
Dogfights of Desert Storm
Mon, Nov 5, 2007 43 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, 2007 44 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, 2007 44 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, 2008 44 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, 2008 45 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, 2008 44 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