Dogfights: MIG Killer of Midway DVD

• Additional Details
• Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
• Rating: Not Rated
• Number of Discs: 1
• Run Time: 50 Minutes
• Region: Region 1
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Language: English
• Studio: History Channel
• DVD Release Date: December 7, 2007

Before she retired to the placid waters of San Diego, this mighty warship launched some of the most successful dogfighters of the past three decades.

• Fly alongside the world's most accomplished pilots.
• Re-creations and computer simulations combine with authentic battle footage.
• Join the most exciting missions ever flown from the deck of the USS Midway.

Ever imagine what it would be like to participate in the most historic air battles of all time? Imagine no more. DOGFIGHTS puts you in the cockpit to re-create famous air-to-air engagements. Computer graphics, animation, firsthand accounts, and archival footage make these thrilling and dangerous dogfights all too real.

Let's see what these Sidewinders can do!

In the last days of the Vietnam War being a combat pilot aboard the USS Midway almost guaranteed you some heavy action. This gripping episode of DOGFIGHTS recounts some of the most thrilling and intense missions flown in the history of air combat.

Join Lt. Henry "Black Bart" Bartholomay and Lt. Pat Arwood who, shortly after leaving the storied deck of the Midway behind, lock into a deadly cat-and-mouse with two MiG-19s. Tables turn, then turn again, and the Americans deliver a devastating one-two punch and return safely to the Midway!

Also hold on tight through every twist and turn of flight leader Vic Kovaleski's victorious encounter with a MiG-17, a battle that gained him the last MiG kill of Vietnam.

These stirring missions show just how well the USS Midway earned her rest!