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Wings of the Red Star

Wings of the Red Star

Season 5

Wings of the Red Star

  • Air date:1993-02-04
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  • Number of episodes:13
Wings of the Red Star was a separately-branded program that focused on Soviet Air Force aircraft from World War II to the modern era. It was narrated by actor Sir Peter Ustinov.

List of Episodes

The Backfire Bomber
S5E1
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Air date: 1993-02-04

Runtime: 45 min

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

Duel over Korea
S5E2
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Air date: 1993-02-11

Runtime: 45 min

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

The Flying Tank
S5E3
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Air date: 1993-02-18

Runtime: 45 min

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.

The Foxbat Deception
S5E4
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Air date: 1993-02-25

Runtime: 45 min

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.

The Great Patriotic War
S5E5
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Air date: 1993-03-04

Runtime: 45 min

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

The Last Generation
S5E6
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Air date: 1993-03-11

Runtime: 45 min

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

The Nuclear Bear
S5E7
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Air date: 1993-03-18

Runtime: 45 min

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

The Phantom's Foe
S5E8
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Air date: 1993-03-25

Runtime: 45 min

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

Russian Giants
S5E9
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Air date: 1993-04-01

Runtime: 45 min

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

Soviet Rotors
S5E10
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Air date: 1993-04-08

Runtime: 45 min

Development of Soviet helicopters

Straight Up
S5E11
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Air date: 1993-04-15

Runtime: 45 min

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

Supersonic Transport
S5E12
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Air date: 1993-04-22

Runtime: 45 min

Development of the Tupolev Tu-144

The Swing-Wing Solution
S5E13
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Air date: 1993-04-29

Runtime: 45 min

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

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