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April 15, 1993

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Soviet Vertical Take-off aircraft, including the Yakovlev Yak-38 'Forger' and Yak-141 'Freestyle'

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Wings: Season 5 - 13 Episode s

5x1 - The Backfire Bomber
February 4, 1993
Soviet supersonic bomber development, including the Tupolev Tu-22M 'Backfire' and the Tu-160 'Blackjack'
5x2 - Duel over Korea
February 11, 1993
Development and career of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 'Fagot'
5x3 - The Flying Tank
February 18, 1993
The Ilyushin Il-2 (Cyrillic: Илью́шин Ил-2) Shturmovik (Cyrillic: Штурмови́к, Shturmovík) was a ground-attack aircraft produced by the Soviet Union in large numbers during the Second World War.
5x4 - The Foxbat Deception
February 25, 1993
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-25; NATO reporting name: Foxbat) is a supersonic interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft that is among the fastest military aircraft to enter service. Designed by the Soviet Union's Mikoyan-Gurevich bureau, it is one of the few combat aircraft built primarily using stainless steel. It was to be the last plane designed by Mikhail Gurevich, before his retirement.
5x5 - The Great Patriotic War
March 4, 1993
History of the air war on the eastern front during World War II
5x6 - The Last Generation
March 11, 1993
Late-model Soviet fighters, including the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 'Fulcrum' and the Sukhoi Su-27 'Flanker'
5x7 - The Nuclear Bear
March 18, 1993
Development of long-range strategic bombers, including the Tupolev Tu-95 'Bear'
5x8 - The Phantom's Foe
March 25, 1993
Supersonic fighter development leading to the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 'Fishbed'
5x9 - Russian Giants
April 1, 1993
Giant Soviet transport aircraft leading up to the Antonov An-124 and Antonov An-225 Mriya
5x10 - Soviet Rotors
April 8, 1993
Development of Soviet helicopters
5x11 - Straight Up
April 15, 1993
Soviet Vertical Take-off aircraft, including the Yakovlev Yak-38 'Forger' and Yak-141 'Freestyle'
5x12 - Supersonic Transport
April 22, 1993
Development of the Tupolev Tu-144
5x13 - The Swing-Wing Solution
April 29, 1993
Development leading up to the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23/Mikoyan MiG-27 'Flogger'

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