Introduction
Dogfights is a military aviation themed TV series depicting historical re-enactments of air-to-air combat that took place in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, as well as smaller conflicts such as the Gulf War and the Six-Day War.
The program consists of former fighter pilots sharing their stories of actual dogfights in which they took part, combined with computer-generated imagery (CGI) to give the viewer a better perspective of what it is like to engage in aerial combat.
Dogfights originally aired on the History Channel from November 2005 to May 2008. Repeats of the series are currently airing on the digital broadcast network Quest.
Outline
The Tuskegee Airmen were African-American pilots of the 332d Fighter Group, the first all-black fighter squadron in the US Armed Forces.
They distinguished themselves as one of the most successful fighter groups of World War II, despite the bigotry and prejudice they faced from their own countrymen.
Piloting P-51 Mustangs, they flew many missions protecting American bombers from the Luftwaffe’s Bf109, Fw190 and Me262 fighters.
The episode includes interviews with pilots Lee Archer, Roscoe Brown, and Charles McGee.
Dogfights Series
You can find a full index of Dogfights here.
Production & Filming Details
- Creator(s): Cynthia Harrison, Jason McKinley, and Brooks Wachtel.
- Narrator(s): Phil Crowley.
- Director(s): Jason McKinley, Robert Kirk, and Wayne Weiss.
- Producer(s): Robert Kirk, Rob Lihani, Abe Scheuermann, and David Connelly.
- Production: Digital Ranch.
- Distributor(s): History Channel.
- Release Date: 06 December 2007.
- Running Time: 45 minutes.
- Country: US.
- Language: English.
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