Episode
Modern Marvels: Guns of the Sky
Overview
Hop into the cockpit for a daring century-long ride through the history of aircraft weaponry–from the very first handgun fired from a biplane. Features interviews with Chuck Yeager, Korean War ace Major Frederick Blesse, and pilots from Desert Storm and Kosovo, and historic footage of “Red Flag” exercises, when German pilots flew Soviet MiGs.
Details
- Series
- Modern Marvels
- Season
- Season 10
- Episode
- Episode 70
- Air date
- 2003-11-07
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Guns of the Sky is Episode 70 in Season 10 of Modern Marvels. It aired on 2003-11-07. The runtime is 44 min.
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