6 x 60 for five, Nova/WGBH, NGCI
Originally broadcast
6 December 2006, five
Executive Producer
David Dugan
Producer
Michael Barnes
Directed by
Emily Roe
Narrator
Jim Carter |
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The Cold War's Missing Fighter Pilots: Revealed
Uncovering
the secrets of the Korean War: from Stalin’s theft of a US
fighter-jet to the disappearance of American pilots.
Dramatic recreations interwoven with rare archive and modern day aerial
photography bring to life the drama and excitement of the world’s
first jet war.
Thirty-one Sabre pilots went missing in MIG Alley, a strip of airspace
near the border of Korea and China that was the centre of the air
campaign. No bodies and no wreck sites have ever been found –
until now.
For the first time, we reveal the fate of one of these airmen and
discover a chilling new twist in their families’ hunt for answers.
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"There
is loads of interesting stuff here …interviews with old flying
aces remembering hair-raising dog fights in 'MIG Alley', the offspring
of missing airmen wondering what became of their fathers, theories from
investigators and scholars. Brilliant."
The Guardian |
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