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To the dogs
in the air World War I saw the birth of dog fights
Dogfights – The Greatest Air Battles” is being telecast on the History Channel at 9 p.m. The series traces the birth of dog fighting in World War I, and how the interrupter gear allowed machine guns to fire through the propellers creating the first true fighter plane, turning the the sky into an aerial killing field.
Today“Dogfights – The First Dogfighters” will be aired. Aces from almost every nation take canvas and wire bi-planes into battle and pioneer new tactics. Werner Voss takes on an entire squadron of British aces and American ace Arthur Raymond Brooks finds himself in the dogfight of his life. State-of-the-art computer graphics, first-hand accounts, rare archival footage and original shooting will help to make the viewer feel like they’re in the battle, facing the enemy.
On March 13, it is “Dogfights – Gun Kills of Vietnam”. This one is about the missile age, which dawned over the skies of Vietnam and the era of conventional dogfighting is thought to be over. However, the missiles of the F-4 Phantom proved ineffective during close-in turning fights with agile MiG fighters, exemplifying the need for guns in modern air combat.
The series features computer graphics, “rare archival footage” and first-hand accounts driving the story.
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