Wings of the Red Star
Episodes • 1993

1. The Backfire Bomber
45 minSoviet supersonic bomber development, including the Tupolev Tu-22M 'Backfire' and the Tu-160 'Blackjack'
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2. Duel over Korea
45 minDevelopment and career of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 'Fagot'
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3. The Flying Tank
45 minThe 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.
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4. The Foxbat Deception
45 minThe 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.
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5. The Great Patriotic War
45 minHistory of the air war on the eastern front during World War II
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6. The Last Generation
45 minLate-model Soviet fighters, including the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 'Fulcrum' and the Sukhoi Su-27 'Flanker'
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7. The Nuclear Bear
45 minDevelopment of long-range strategic bombers, including the Tupolev Tu-95 'Bear'
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8. The Phantom's Foe
45 minSupersonic fighter development leading to the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 'Fishbed'
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9. Russian Giants
45 minGiant Soviet transport aircraft leading up to the Antonov An-124 and Antonov An-225 Mriya
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11. Straight Up
45 minSoviet Vertical Take-off aircraft, including the Yakovlev Yak-38 'Forger' and Yak-141 'Freestyle'
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13. The Swing-Wing Solution
45 minDevelopment leading up to the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23/Mikoyan MiG-27 'Flogger'
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