MiG-21 Speed: 1,385 mph Range: 930 miles Armament: 2 x 23 mm cannons, 2 x K-13A "Atoll" missiles
F-4 Phantom Speed: 1,485 mph Range: 1,750 miles Armament/Load: 6 to 8 missiles up to 16,000 lbs.
AIM-9 Sidewinder Speed: Mach 2.5 Range: 2.6 miles Weight: 190 lbs
AIM-7e Sparrow Speed: Mach 4 Range: 28 Miles Weight: 500 lbs
Narrator: The skies above North Vietnam erupt into the fiercest air combat of the war. Brutal supersonic dogfights, as kills mount, one U.S. pilot pursues a life or death quest for a coveted title: the first Air Force fighter Ace of the Vietnam War. Using state of the art computer animation, you're in the cockpit with America's finest pilots as F-4 Phantoms challenge Communist MiG-21s. Experience the battle, dissect the tactics, relive the Dogfights.
Commentators: Capt. Fred "Fredo" Olmsted F-4 Pilot Brigadier General Dan Cherry F-4 Pilot Col. Phil Handley, USAF (Ret) Author, Nickel On the Grass Brigadier General Steve Ritchie, USAF (Ret) F-4 Pilot
S 3 : Ep 3
Aired 3/14/08
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S 3 : Ep 1
Aired 2/29/08
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Aired 12/7/07