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This short film takes viewers on a whirlwind tour of the history of air combat, from World War I through the Vietnam War. It was produced by General Dynamics sometime prior to 1990 and re-released by Lockheed Martin in the mid-nineties. As a promotional short for the F-16 Fighting Falcon, the film reviews the development of aerial combat to place the F-16 in historical context. Informational narration is supplemented with snippets from interviews of top fighter aces. The aces focus on the characteristics that make great fighter pilots and great fighter aircraft. The interviewees include World War I ace W.C. "Bill" Lambert; World War II aces Douglas Bader, Stanford Tuck, Adolf Galland, Erich Hartmann, Gabby Gabreski, Tex Hill, and Svein Heglund; Korean War ace Ralph Parr; and Vietnam War ace Steve Ritchie. The film includes historical footage and stills, along with opening and closing segments briefly featuring the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
January 1, 1984
General Dynamics, Fort Worth Division
10 people
Adolf Galland
self
Acting
Robert Stanford Tuck
self
Acting
W.C. "Bill" Lambert
self
Acting
Douglas Bader
self
Acting
Erich Hartmann
self
Acting
Francis "Gabby" Gabreski
self
Acting
David Lee "Tex" Hill
self
Acting
Ralph Parr
self
Acting
Svein Heglund
self
Acting
Richard Stephen Ritchie
self
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