Heroes Of The Skies Season 1 Episode 5 -

Airdate: 2012-Oct-18

Episode summary:

Lord Ashcroft takes a look back at the events of July 1966. With North Vietnam's fleet of MiG-21s battling with the US Air Force, the men of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing needed a hero to help get them into shape. Colonel Robin Olds, a WWII veteran airman, came up with a tactic to beat North Vietnam in the air that would not come easily

About Heroes Of The Skies series:

Presented by Lord Ashcroft, “Heroes Of The Skies” is an ambitious, ground-breaking programme that tells the stories of some of the most...Show more >