TheMightyFavog
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Mon May-03-10 09:32 AM
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As an aviation geek, I'm loving watching History Channel's Dogfights on DVD |
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However the series is a bit... too US-Centric. (Yes, I know there's a couple episodes featuring the Israeli Air Force during the Six-Day War) however, Here's some fights I'd like to see analyzed
Battle of Britian (Should have done at least one episode featuring Hurries and Spits in Season One, IMHO)
The Winter War and Continuation War (Finland takes on the mighty Soviet Air Force)
The WWII Eastern Front (Despite some epic aerial battles on both sides, including Soviet pilots who were trained to use their props to shred enemy planes when they ran out of ammo, there's no coverage. But then again, nobody stateside gives a shit about the Eastern Front, anyways)
The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 (Plenty of air action in that particular conflict)
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Captain Hilts
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Mon May-03-10 09:58 AM
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1. They've done some great ones about Israeli pilots, etc. GREAT show. And the one they did |
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of "Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors" in the Pacific was GREAT. I never understood that battle as well as after I saw that computerized recreation.
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TheMightyFavog
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Mon May-03-10 04:13 PM
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2. I kind of liked the one about the Sabre pilot that tussled with a MiG-15 at an insanely low altitude |
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Even flying through his own base. Seeing the simulation of that particular Korean War dogfight made me sport some serious white knuckles.
They oughtta make a movie out of that dogfight.
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The Magistrate
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Mon May-03-10 04:17 PM
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3. The Narrators, Though, Sir, Need Sedation, and Often Treatment for Blinding Flashes Of the Obvious |
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Mon May-03-10 05:28 PM
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4. I think dogfighting is just cruel, look at Michael Vick |
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Mon May-03-10 05:40 PM
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5. I'd like to see more pre-WWII stuff |
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They only have one episode on WWI.
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