SBD Dauntless Speed 262 mph Range, 1,230 miles Armaments: 2 x .50 cal. machine guns, (nose mounted) 1 x .30 cal. machine gun (rear trainable)
A6M3 Zero Speed: 316 mph Range: 1,165 miles Armament: 2 x 22mm cannons, 2 x 7.7mm machine guns
B-17E Flying Fortress Speed: 317 mph Range, 2,000 miles Armament: 13 x .50 cal machine guns
F-106 Thunderchief Speed: 1,390 mph Range: 2,000 Miles Armament: 1 x 20mm cannon
MiG-17 Speed: 725 Mph Range: 350 Miles (radius) Armament: 1 x 37mm cannon, 2 x .30 cal. machine guns
Narrator: Dogfighting means fighter vs fighter, two fast and nimble warbirds twisting and turning on the knife edge of survival. When a lumbering bomber stumbles into the fray the result is usually certain death, but sometimes bomber pilots with a special brand of skill and courage face down long odds and find a way to out dogfight a dogfighter. Now, using state of the art computer animation, you're in the cockpit as heroic bomber pilots go toe-to-toe against the most lethal fighters of the 20th century. Experience the battle, dissect the tactics, relive the dogfights
Commentators: Captain S.W. Vejtasa, USN (Ret) SBD Dauntless Pilot Major Dirk "Yank" Cooper, USMC TOPGUN Instructor Karl Zingheim USS Midway Museum Jeff Duford Historian, National Museum of the USAF Lt. Col. J.T. Briton, USAF (Ret) Co-Pilot, "Old 666" Col. Leo Thorsness, USAF (Ret) F-105 Pilot
S 3 : Ep 3
Aired 3/14/08
S 3 : Ep 2
S 3 : Ep 1
Aired 2/29/08
S 2 : Ep 14
Aired 12/7/07