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200660 minPGdocumentary

7.9/ 10(7 ratings)• TMDB

Dogfights

200660 minPGdocumentary

7.9/ 10(7 ratings)• TMDB

Historical re-enactments of air-to-air combat from conflicts such as World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam War are depicted through firsthand accounts and CGI.

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Historical re-enactments of air-to-air combat from conflicts such as World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam War are depicted through firsthand accounts and CGI.

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Eran Kolirin

Eran Kolirindirector

Sasson Gabai

Sasson Gabaicast

Ronit Elkabetz

Ronit Elkabetzcast

Saleh Bakri

Saleh Bakricast

Khalifa Natour

Khalifa Natourcast

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Dogfights is a military aviation themed TV series depicting historical re-enactments of air-to-air combat that took place in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, as well as smaller conflicts such as the Gulf War and the Six-Day War. The program, which airs on the History Channel, consists of former fighter pilots sharing their stories of actual dogfights in which they took part, and uses computer-generated imagery to give the viewer a better perspective of what it is like to partake in aerial combat The series premiered on November 3, 2006.

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