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Wings Season 5

February. 04,1993
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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.

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Wings Season 5 Full Episode Guide

Episode 13 - The Swing-Wing Solution
First Aired: April. 29,1993

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

Episode 12 - Supersonic Transport
First Aired: April. 22,1993

Development of the Tupolev Tu-144

Episode 11 - Straight Up
First Aired: April. 15,1993

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

Episode 10 - Soviet Rotors
First Aired: April. 08,1993

Development of Soviet helicopters

Episode 9 - Russian Giants
First Aired: April. 01,1993

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

Episode 8 - The Phantom's Foe
First Aired: March. 25,1993

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

Episode 7 - The Nuclear Bear
First Aired: March. 18,1993

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

Episode 6 - The Last Generation
First Aired: March. 11,1993

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

Episode 5 - The Great Patriotic War
First Aired: March. 04,1993

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

Episode 4 - The Foxbat Deception
First Aired: February. 25,1993

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.

Episode 3 - The Flying Tank
First Aired: February. 18,1993

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.

Episode 2 - Duel over Korea
First Aired: February. 11,1993

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

Episode 1 - The Backfire Bomber
First Aired: February. 04,1993

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

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