Dogfights (TV series)
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A CGI P-40 Tomahawk from Dogfights
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| Created by | Cynthia Harrison Jason McKinley Brooks Wachtel |
| Starring | Pilots involved |
| Narrated by | Phil Crowley |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 29+1 Pilot Episode |
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| Executive producer(s) | Robert Kirk Rob Lihani |
| Producer(s) | Abe Scheuermann David Connelly |
| Running time | about 45 minutes |
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| Original network | The History Channel |
| Original release | November 3, 2006 – May 10, 2008 |
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Dogfights is a military aviation themed TV series depicting historical re-enactments of air-to-air combat that took place in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, as well as smaller conflicts such as the Gulf War and the Six-Day War. The program consists of former fighter pilots sharing their stories of actual dogfights in which they took part, combined with computer-generated imagery (CGI) to give the viewer a better perspective of what it is like to engage in aerial combat.Dogfights originally aired on the History Channel from November 2006 to May 2008.
The show has simulated not only air combat, but also surface sea combat, as in the case of Taffy 3's stand against the Japanese Center Force, and the Royal Navy's pursuit and destruction of the German battleship Bismarck, which included the Bismarck being hit by torpedo bombers. These episodes have been cited as a source for several articles, such as the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Simulated models include views from the cockpit, pilots visible through canopies, and battle damage. Orders of battle, comparisons of aircraft, and dissections of particular maneuvers are also presented. Jet and prop powered aircraft and ships from various eras from the First World War to the late 20th century are featured. The series often presents interviews of pilots and experts, so far mostly Americans or their allies such as a survivor of the HMS Hood (as was a German survivor of the Bismarck), though the first episode of the second season showed interviews with Japanese and German pilots.
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