i hope that i started this thread in the right section to start off with.
but i have been on a search for a mini series that aired on the discovery channel but unable to find a dvd set ( tried discovery.com, amazon, ebay, etc .... )
Wings of the Luftwaffe
Episodes; ( 14 in total )
- "The Blitz" – Arado Ar 234
- "The Butcher Bird" – Focke-Wulf Fw 190
- "The Destroyer" – Messerschmitt Bf 110
- "Fighter Attack"
- "Gigant" – Messerschmitt Me 321/323
- "Iron Annie" – Junkers Ju 52
- "The Jet" – Messerschmitt Me 262
- "The Komet" – Messerschmitt Me 163
- "The Legend" – Messerschmitt Me 109
- "The Schnell Bomber" – Junkers Ju 88
- "Sea Wings" – German Seaplanes
- "The Secret Bomber" – Heinkel He 111
- "The Stuka" – Junkers Ju 87
- "V for Vengeance" – V-1 flying bomb
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.
Episodes; ( 13 in total )
- "The Backfire Bomber" – Soviet supersonic bomber development, including the Tupolev Tu-22M 'Backfire' and the Tu-160 'Blackjack'
- "Duel over Korea" – Development and career of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 'Fagot'
- "The Flying Tank" – Ilyushin Il-2 'Sturmovik'
- "The Foxbat" – Development leading up to the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 'Foxbat'
- "The Great Patriotic War" – History of the air war on the eastern front during World War II
- "The Last Generation" – Late-model Soviet fighters, including the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 'Fulcrum' and the Sukhoi Su-27 'Flanker'
- "The Nuclear Bear" – Development of long-range strategic bombers, including the Tupolev Tu-95 'Bear'
- "The Phantom's Foe" – Supersonic fighter development leading to the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 'Fishbed'
- "Russian Giants" – Giant Soviet transport aircraft leading up to the Antonov An-124 and Antonov An-225 Mriya.
- "Soviet Rotors" – Development of Soviet helicopters
- "Straight Up" – Soviet Vertical Take-off aircraft, including the Yakovlev Yak-38 'Forger' and Yak-141 'Freestyle'
- "Supersonic Transport" – Development of the Tupolev Tu-144
- "The Swing-Wing Solution" – Development leading up to the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23/Mikoyan MiG-27 'Flogger'