Next new Dogfights

Does anyone else notice that they seem to be almost avoiding WWII European air conflict? Other than specific encounters involving Robin Olds in his P-38 and the Mustang vs 109 in the two hour premier, there has been almost nothing. We've had 4 epps on Vietnam and this upcoming show is the third on the US vs Japan. What's up with that?

Dave

The US air war in Europe was mostly bomber escort until air superiority was gained. The air war in the Pacific was mostly carrier based from day one.

One thing that seems to drive this show is having the original participants there to interview and present their side of events. Many of the more famous WWII ETO aces are gone now, and therefore it's hard to present their stories as they have to rely on secondary or tertiary sources.

Guess you will not see anything on Bong, McGuire, Gabreski, or some of the other best-known AAF pilots, nor David McCampbell.

Cookie Sewell

That's a good reason to watch it--I'd rather see five minutes of Tex Hill and "There I was . . ." than an hour of breathless narration from an actor.

Didn't notice it until you mentioned it. While the airwar ETO summer '43 to June '44 is my favorite period of study, it's great to see them covering stuff like the Korean War and F-8s over Vietnam. IMO, those are two areas that have never gotten the coverage they deserve in books or media.

I've got no gripes about the series other than it's seems they try to drag things out a bit to be able to fill an hour.

Michael

ISTR one of the original segments (four in one show, IIRC) was a WWI air battle (and I keep hoping for more). I don't think having the original participants is a program requirement, although it obviously helps.

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