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Wings of the Red Star

13 episodes · 1993

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.

  1. 1The Backfire Bomber

    04 Feb 1993 · 45 min

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

  2. 2Duel over Korea

    11 Feb 1993 · 45 min

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

  3. 3The Flying Tank

    18 Feb 1993 · 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.

  4. 4The Foxbat Deception

    25 Feb 1993 · 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.

  5. 5The Great Patriotic War

    04 Mar 1993 · 45 min

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

  6. 6The Last Generation

    11 Mar 1993 · 45 min

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

  7. 7The Nuclear Bear

    18 Mar 1993 · 45 min

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

  8. 8The Phantom's Foe

    25 Mar 1993 · 45 min

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

  9. 9Russian Giants

    01 Apr 1993 · 45 min

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

  10. 10Soviet Rotors

    08 Apr 1993 · 45 min

    Development of Soviet helicopters

  11. 11Straight Up

    15 Apr 1993 · 45 min

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

  12. 12Supersonic Transport

    22 Apr 1993 · 45 min

    Development of the Tupolev Tu-144

  13. 13The Swing-Wing Solutionfinale

    29 Apr 1993 · 45 min

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