Wings of the Red Star

Episodes • 1993

The Backfire Bomber

1. The Backfire Bomber

45 min

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

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Duel over Korea

2. Duel over Korea

45 min

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

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The Flying Tank

3. The Flying Tank

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.

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The Foxbat Deception

4. The Foxbat Deception

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.

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The Great Patriotic War

5. The Great Patriotic War

45 min

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

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The Last Generation

6. The Last Generation

45 min

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

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The Nuclear Bear

7. The Nuclear Bear

45 min

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

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The Phantom's Foe

8. The Phantom's Foe

45 min

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

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Russian Giants

9. Russian Giants

45 min

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

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Soviet Rotors

10. Soviet Rotors

45 min

Development of Soviet helicopters

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Straight Up

11. Straight Up

45 min

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

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Supersonic Transport

12. Supersonic Transport

45 min

Development of the Tupolev Tu-144

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The Swing-Wing Solution

13. The Swing-Wing Solution

45 min

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

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