The BEST episodes of Dogfights season 1

Every episode of Dogfights season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dogfights season 1!

Using modern computer animation, great aerial and modern naval battles are recreated. In the process, you get to learn about the history of military aviation technology and the tactics developed to use them to their best advantage.

Last Updated: 9/4/2024Network: HistoryStatus: Ended
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Air Ambush
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8.60
81 votes

#1 - Air Ambush

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/10/2006

Legendary fighter pilot, Colonel Robin Olds, sets an intricate trap for the North Vietnamese MiG-21’s. His squadron, the Wolfpack, disguises its lethal F-4 Phantoms as vulnerable bombers. The MIGs scream in to challenge the Americans. The result is the most elaborate air sting of the war… code-name…Operation Bolo.

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Hunt for the Bismarck
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7.86
14 votes

#2 - Hunt for the Bismarck

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/30/2007

The HMS Hood is sunk, in retaliation Swordfish planes of the British Fleet Air Arm attack the main German battleship Bismarck with devastating results .

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Long Odds
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7.83
40 votes

#3 - Long Odds

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/12/2007

Showcases survival stories of bomber pilots battling fighter aircraft. US Navy SBD Dauntless vs. Mitsubishi Zero; US Army Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress vs. Mitsubishi Zeroes & Ki-46 Dinah; US Air Force F-105 Thunderchief vs. North Vietnamese Air Force MiG-17.

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The Last Gunfighter
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7.79
14 votes

#4 - The Last Gunfighter

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/15/2006

The U.S. Navy's top fighter, the F8 Crusader flown by skilled fighter jocks Paul Speer and Phil Wood, tackles the fierce North Vietnamese MiG over the killing skies of Vietnam. Re-live one of the longest, gut-wrenching dogfights on record as Lt. Commander Richard Schaffert - out of missles and with his guns jammed - takes on a lethal MiG-17 and the best enemy pilot he's ever faced. He's got one chance - the amazing capabilities of the F8 Crusader, "the last gunfighter".

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The Zero Killer
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7.69
16 votes

#5 - The Zero Killer

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/8/2006

1943...the skies over the Pacific. The infamous Japanese Zero is decimating American aircraft. No allied plane can match Japan's deadliest fighter plane manned by killed Imperial Navy veterans. The American Navy rushes to deploy a new fighter to take on the unstoppable Zero...the F6F Hellcat. The Zero has met its match. Now, you're in the cockpit with legendary dogfighters Robert Duncan, Hamilton McWhorter and Alex Vraciu...their epic dogfights blazing a new chapter in the annals of aerial warfare.

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Dogfights of the Middle East
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7.50
10 votes

#6 - Dogfights of the Middle East

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/26/2007

Israeli Air Force Mirage III vs. Egyptian Air Force MiG-17 & MiG-19; defection of an Iraqi Air Force MiG-21; Israeli Air Force F-15 Eagle vs. Syrian Air Force MiG-21.

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MiG Alley
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7.33
21 votes

#7 - MiG Alley

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/3/2006

Air Force fighter pilots risk their lives flying sleek F-86 Sabres above “Mig Alley” – the most dangerous piece of sky in the Korean War. The high-speed twists and turns of history’s first jet dogfights pit American aces Robbie Risner and Ralph Parr in the battles of their lives against nimble Russian-built MIG-15 fighters.

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Hell over Hanoi
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7.00
16 votes

#8 - Hell over Hanoi

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/1/2006

The skies over Vietnam. They fight in a supersonic world, where split second decisions determine if they live - or die. American F4 Phantom pilots Fred Olmsted and Dan Cherry take on the famed MiG-21 - the most feared threat in the sky. And one American, Steve Ritchie, becomes a dog fighting legend as an Air Force Ace. You're in the cockpit with some of the fiercest dogfighting ever seen in Vietnam!

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Death of the Japanese Navy
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6.73
11 votes

#9 - Death of the Japanese Navy

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/22/2006

1944...the Pacific. It is one of the most amazing, lopsided naval battles in history: A mighty Japanese fleet let by the Yamato, the biggest battleship in the world - versus Taffy 3, a small U.S. task unit of tin can destroyers and baby flat-tops...ships too weak to fight and too slow to run. David battles Goliath in a fight for survival - with the lives of thousands of American soldiers in the balance.

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Flying Tigers
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6.52
54 votes

#10 - Flying Tigers

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/17/2006

Plot Outline Two weeks after Pearl Harbor, a courageous, rag-tag band of American mercenaries dare to challenge the overwhelming might of the Japanese Air Force. The legendary “Flying Tigers” slash through the skies of China, and help vanquish the unstoppable Japanese. Follow leading Tiger aces Tex Hill and John Alison as their P-40 Tomahawks fight to the death against the agile Japanese I-97 Nate.

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Guadalcanal
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6.44
48 votes

#11 - Guadalcanal

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/24/2006

August 1942… the Solomon Islands. Heroic, die-hard American pilots of the tiny Cactus Air Force match skills and instincts against top Japanese aces as they battle in the skies above Guadalcanal. Legendary Marine Capt John Smith and Medal of Honor recipients Jeff De Blanc and Jim Swett pit their tough F-4F Wildcats against the relentless Japanese Zeros. At stake - the fate of the Pacific War.

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