Wings of the Red Star

(1993)
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Episodes 13

1 The Backfire Bomber

February 4, 1993

45m

Soviet supersonic bomber development, including the Tupolev Tu-22M 'Backfire' and the Tu-160 'Blackjack'

2 Duel over Korea

February 11, 1993

45m

Development and career of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 'Fagot'

3 The Flying Tank

February 18, 1993

45m

The Ilyushin Il-2 (Cyrillic: Илью́шин Ил-2) Shturmovik (Cyrillic: Штурмови́к, Shturmovík) was a ground-attack aircraft produced by the Soviet Union in large numbers during the Second World War.

4 The Foxbat Deception

February 25, 1993

45m

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-25; NATO reporting name: Foxbat) is a supersonic interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft that is among the fastest military aircraft to enter service. Designed by the Soviet Union's Mikoyan-Gurevich bureau, it is one of the few combat aircraft built primarily using stainless steel. It was to be the last plane designed by Mikhail Gurevich, before his retirement.

5 The Great Patriotic War

March 4, 1993

45m

History of the air war on the eastern front during World War II

6 The Last Generation

March 11, 1993

45m

Late-model Soviet fighters, including the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 'Fulcrum' and the Sukhoi Su-27 'Flanker'

7 The Nuclear Bear

March 18, 1993

45m

Development of long-range strategic bombers, including the Tupolev Tu-95 'Bear'

8 The Phantom's Foe

March 25, 1993

45m

Supersonic fighter development leading to the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 'Fishbed'

9 Russian Giants

April 1, 1993

45m

Giant Soviet transport aircraft leading up to the Antonov An-124 and Antonov An-225 Mriya

10 Soviet Rotors

April 8, 1993

45m

Development of Soviet helicopters

11 Straight Up

April 15, 1993

45m

Soviet Vertical Take-off aircraft, including the Yakovlev Yak-38 'Forger' and Yak-141 'Freestyle'

12 Supersonic Transport

April 22, 1993

45m

Development of the Tupolev Tu-144

13 The Swing-Wing Solution

April 29, 1993

45m

Development leading up to the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23/Mikoyan MiG-27 'Flogger'

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