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Korea to the Gulf War.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Century of flight ;v4
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aeronautics--History.
- Aeronautics.
- Korean War, 1950-1953--Aerial operations.
- Korean War, 1950-1953.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Aerial operations.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
- Persian Gulf War, 1991--Aerial operations.
- Persian Gulf War, 1991.
- Airplanes--History.
- Airplanes.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (52 mins.).
- Place of Publication:
- [London] : British Broadcasting Corporation Worldwide ; [Pyrmont, N.S.W.] : Roadshow Entertainment [distributor], c2009.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- Summary:
- Air warfare developments in the second half of the 20th Century. Korea and SE Asia - air combat showing how the air-to-air missile took over from the cannon as the primary weapon, and the development of 'smart' bombs. Air combat in the Middle East - an examination of the Israeli experience. The making of a fast jet combat pilot - how he (and she) are trained, including the US Navy's top gun school. Fighter tactics today - how a fighter pilot operates, including graphics and diagrams. Air war today - 1991 Gulf War, especially the use of 'smart weapons'.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 17, 2012).
- "The epic story of human triumph in the sky"--Original container.
- Previously published as DVD.
- OCLC:
- 689524526
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