Dogfighting: Dangerous Duels
Brief Synopsis
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When World War II broke out in 1914, pilots of opposing sides would wave to each other as they passed. There were no weapons in the air at first, just planes for observation. Soon handguns were introduced for the pilots, then a machine gun for the observer in the second seat. But the true fighter ai
Cast & Crew
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Denis De Pierro
Director
Jim Cissell
Narration
Berl Brechner
Consultant
Tom Casey
3-D Animator (Home Run Pictures)
Thomas Cukier
Production
Denis De Pierro
Executive Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
On the Inside (03/16/00)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Aviation Week
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
When World War II broke out in 1914, pilots of opposing sides would wave to each other as they passed. There were no weapons in the air at first, just planes for observation. Soon handguns were introduced for the pilots, then a machine gun for the observer in the second seat. But the true fighter aircraft was born when Anthony Fokker installed a synchronized forward firing machine gun in his monoplane. From that moment on, when two pilots faced each other, they had the intent to shoot each other down. Therefore, tactics were developed to enable man and machine to win or escape. The program illustrates the inside track into dogfighting tactics, which began in World War II, through the eyes of the pilots who fought these battles in the sky.
Crew
Berl Brechner
Consultant
Tom Casey
3-D Animator (Home Run Pictures)
Thomas Cukier
Production
Denis De Pierro
Executive Producer
Denis De Pierro
Editor
Denis De Pierro
Camera
Bob Dixon
Pilot
Joe Duncan
Camera
Teressa Lynn Eyet
Production Assistant (Discovery Channel)
William Garvey
Producer
William Garvey
Writer
Kenneth E Gazzola
Publisher (Aviation Week)
Kenneth E Gazzola
Executive Vice President (Aviation Week)
V J Guadagnola
Pilot
Tom Ingold
Production Manager (Discovery Channel)
Michelle Kaplan Fredman
Business Manager (Discovery Channel)
Michael Jake' Lucas
On-Line Editor
Steven Manuel
Executive Producer (Discovery Channel)
David M North
Editorial Director
Doris Pon
Special Projects Manager
Steve Ritchie
Advisor
Desiree Roy
3-D Animator (Home Run Pictures)
David Schaefer
Publicist (Discovery Channel)
Brian Schutzman
3-D Animator (Home Run Pictures)
Kenneth White
Director Of Photography
Don L Wylie
Consultant
Don Wylle
Pilot
Film Details
Also Known As
On the Inside (03/16/00)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Aviation Week
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
