Missing in MiG Alley / a Windfall Films production for Nova/WGBH Boston in association with National Geographic Channel International and Five ; produced for Nova by Jonathan Grupper ; producer for Windfall Films, David Dugan ; produced by Michael Barnes ; directed by Emily Roe.

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During the Korean War, Soviet and U.S. jet fighters clashed in the fastest dogfights ever seen. The most advanced planes of their day, the MiG-15 dueled with the F-86 Sabre over MiG Alley, a strip of airspace along the Korean-Chinese border. Over 30 U.S. and British pilots disappeared during combat...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Authors: Windfall Films (Firm)
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
National Geographic Channels International
Channel Five (Great Britain)
WGBH Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Grupper, Jonathan
Dugan, David
Barnes, Michael, 1948-
Roe, Emily
Sanders, Jay O., 1953-
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned; described video.
Published: [Boston] : WGBH Boston Video, [2008]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
MiG-15 (Jet fighter plane)
Sabre (Jet fighter plane)
Fighter plane combat.
Korean War, 1950-1953 > Aerial operations.
Military operations, Aerial.
1950-1953
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Genre:
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Other Uniform Title:Nova (Television program)
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
During the Korean War, Soviet and U.S. jet fighters clashed in the fastest dogfights ever seen. The most advanced planes of their day, the MiG-15 dueled with the F-86 Sabre over MiG Alley, a strip of airspace along the Korean-Chinese border. Over 30 U.S. and British pilots disappeared during combat over MiG Alley, leaving their family members today with painful unanswered questions. Traces the efforts of U.S. government investigators, forensic experts, and family members to determine the missing pilots' fate. Draws on eyewitness interviews and newly opened Soviet archives.
Note:Title from container.
Special features: Printable materials for educators; access to the Nova web site.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CR4 D0092616 VideoDVD
Audience:
Not rated.
ISBN:9781593757113
1593757115
System Details:DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital, NTSC.
Participant or Performer:
Narrator, Jay O. Sanders.
Event Details:
Originally broadcast on public television in 2007.