Missing in MiG Alley [videorecording] / 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.
Title from container. Narrator, Jay O. Sanders. Originally broadcast on public television in 2007. Special features: Printable materials for educators; access to the Nova web site.
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.
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