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Dossier of Fighter Planes

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  • Killer Balloons of World War II
    Killer Balloons of World War II

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    See and hear how the Japanese had a secret weapon in development during WWII that was designed to carry bombs to the US mainland. The Japanese secret weapon was the balloon bomb. Learn more at History.com.

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  • Flying Tigers: John Allison's final Mission
    Flying Tigers: John Allison's final Mission

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    Discover what happened when pilot John Allison took this jet out for one last mission this DogFights video clip. This pilot's Flying Tigers group was significant: it was full of Chinese pilots and contained not one American.

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  • Flying in the South Pacific
    Flying in the South Pacific

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    Fred Linden's father was a PBY naval aviator during World War II and left behind two reels of film documenting his service in the South Pacific.

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  • Gunkills of Vietnam
    Gunkills of Vietnam

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    Skyraider pilots use powerful 20mm cannons to combat MiG fighters during the Vietnam War.

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  • Vietnam Ace: Fred Olmsted
    Vietnam Ace: Fred Olmsted

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    F-4 Phantom pilot Fred Olmsted is waiting to escort B-52 bombers into Vietnam, but a mixup on the ground leaves him and his team stranded in the air. Olmsted decides to go hunting for some MiG-21s.

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  • F-4 Phantom vs. MiG-17
    F-4 Phantom vs. MiG-17

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    The chase is on over the skies of Vietnam when an American F-4 Phantom and a Vietnamese MiG-17 fighter clash.

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  • Split-S: Ultrafast Fighter Jet
    Split-S: Ultrafast Fighter Jet

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    From Vietnam to present-day, the Split-S still looks superior compared to other jets. In this intense Dogfights video clip, see how the ultra fast Split-S fighter jet can still be useful even now, years after being part of battle.

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  • Interrupter: Air Combat Revolution
    Interrupter: Air Combat Revolution

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    In 1915, Anthony Fokker invented an interrupter gear to prohibit machine guns from firing through the propeller. In this video clip of History's Mail Call, host R. Lee Ermey takes a look at how World War I pilots shot machine guns through their propellers.

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  • The Most: B-17 Bomber
    The Most: B-17 Bomber

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    In this The Most video clip: B-17 Flying Fortress: The B-17 Flying Fortress was the world's most fortified airplane.

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  • MacArthur Arrives in New Guinea
    MacArthur Arrives in New Guinea

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    Witness General Douglas MacArthur arrive at New Guinea and a B24 plane bomb a Japanese cargo ship in this video from General MacArthur in World War II. MacArthur arrives in New Guinea and is greeted warmly.

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  • George Schultz on Korean Air Lines Flight 007
    George Schultz on Korean Air Lines Flight 007

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    Secretary of State George Schultz addresses the press after the Soviets shot down Korean Air Lines Flight 007 on September 1, 1983. The commercial jetliner had wandered into Soviet air space en route from Anchorage to Seoul.

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  • Explosion of TWA Flight 800
    Explosion of TWA Flight 800

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    At a press conference on July 17, 1996, officials provide details about TWA flight 800, which burst into flames and plummeted into the Atlantic Ocean soon after takeoff from JFK Airport en route to Paris. Initial reports centered on possible sabotage or missile strike. A lengthy investigation showed a sparking wire in a fuel tank was the likely cause.

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  • Eisenhower Dedicates Dulles International Aiprort
    Eisenhower Dedicates Dulles International Aiprort

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    In this Speeches podcast, brought to you by The History Channel, learn about how President Eisenhower honored his former secretary of state and friend John Dulles.

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  • FDR War Report to Congress
    FDR War Report to Congress

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    See this moving video of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's speech to Congress describing the United State's circumstance and the Nazi's eventual downfall.

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  • Howard Hughes on Future of Aviation
    Howard Hughes on Future of Aviation

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    On July 20, 1938, 10 days after he took off on an around-the-world flight, Howard Hughes addresses the public about his hopes that aviation would take its rightful place among the era's technological advancements.

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  • Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose Takes Flight
    Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose Takes Flight

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    On November 2, 1947, in live coverage from aboard the world's largest aircraft, Los Angeles' KLAC reporter James McNamara describes the first and only flight of Hughes' Flying Boat, dubbed the "Spruce Goose" because it was constructed entirely of wood. McNamara, who thought the plane would only be running taxi tests, expresses his surprise when the craft briefly becomes airborne.

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  • Concorde Crashes Outside Paris
    Concorde Crashes Outside Paris

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    A news report, including an eyewitness account, provides details of the Air France Concorde jet that crashed on July 25, 2000, shortly after takeoff from France on its way to New York, killing 113 people.

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  • B-25 Crashes Into Empire State Building
    B-25 Crashes Into Empire State Building

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    At 9:49 a.m. on Saturday, July 28, 1945, a B-25 Mitchell bomber, lost in fog over Manhattan, slammed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building, killing 14 people and injuring two dozen. A couple of hours later, a Mutual Broadcasting System reporter interviews eyewitnesses who made a safe escape.

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  • Amelia Earhart on Women in Flight
    Amelia Earhart on Women in Flight

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    In a 1935 radio broadcast on "a woman's place in science," Amelia Earhart encourages women to make their mark on the new field of aviation. On June 18, 1928, Earhart became the first woman to successfully fly across the Atlantic Ocean.

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