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Challenge of Flight volume 3
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English
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What does it take to become a jet fighter pilot on an aircraft carrier? Witness the good, the bad, and the ugly as pilots develop the skills necessary to keep them and their equipment from crashing into the sea. A naval military aviation fan favorite.
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Challenge of Flight volume 12
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English
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See the challenges and deadly mishaps encountered by pilots during gravity-defying vertical flight. Includes rare footage from its earliest beginnings to the development of modern aircraft.
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Korean War Remembered volume 9
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English
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The Korea Story tracks the lead up to the war in 1950 through the signing of the armistice in 1953. It contrasts the quality of life between North and South, the plight of refugees, and the humanitarian assistance provided by U.N. forces.
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Challenge of Flight volume 14
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English
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These are missions as dangerous as combat itself. Witness challenging air attacks of C130 Hercules, P-3 Orions, OV-10 Broncos, and civilian aircraft against the violence and unpredictable rage of devastating wildfires.
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Challenge of Flight volume 18
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English
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When an aircraft has nowhere to go but down, the only escape a pilot has is his ejection seat. With never-before-seen test crash footage, trace the progress of the ejection seat system from its inception to today's models.
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Korean War Remembered volume 8
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English
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A war correspondent returns to a Korea shattered by violence in this propaganda film from 1950 highlighting the atrocities of communist forces during the war. Though not entirely accurate historically, it is a dramatic account of the war's hardships.
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Challenge of Flight volume 9
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English
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Vietnam was home to thousands of American military aviators for 10 long years. This incredible video recounts the daily life and missions of pilots in Vietnam like you've never seen it before.
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Korean War Remembered volume 4
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English
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This program from 1954 recounts the contributions of the 2nd Infantry Division to the Korean War, from their initial deployment, to the vicious fighting for each new hill, to GIs celebrating Christmas with Korean kids.
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Challenge of Flight volume 15
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English
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This is the story of pilot and aircraft in the dangerous world of air rescues. See daring rescues during hurricanes, on cliffs, at sea, on ice, accident scenes, emergencies, and more. See the U.S. Coast Guard in action.
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Korean War Remembered volume 11
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English
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This 1951 newsreel covers the United Nations vote authorizing a multi-national force to liberate the Korean peninsula, early setbacks, the retreat of the existing UN forces to the port city of Busan, and the eventual recapture of the capital, Seoul.
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Korean War Remembered volume 2
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English
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Covering the entirety of the action, from the first shots fired on June 25, 1950 to the signing of the armistice on July 27, 1953 this film pulls from a huge collection of war footage to explain the history of the Korean conflict.
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Challenge of Flight volume 4
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English
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Witness amazing aircraft carrier approaches and hazardous landings that seem impossible to make and many of those that failed. No job is more dangerous than aircraft carrier operations. Includes rare crash footage.
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Challenge of Flight volume 17
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English
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Facing a gauntlet of AAA, SAMs, ground fire, dust, and confusion, this action-packed program sends you on high speed runs against the enemy where you can almost feel the heat, smell the smoke and taste the flames.
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Challenge of Flight volume 10
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English
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It's WWII, as seen from the gun sights of American fighters and attackers. Be in the center of dogfights. Dive for planes trying to escape. Sit in the cockpit. Original camera footage is still chilling to watch after 75 years.
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Challenge of Flight volume 13
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English
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Experience the sounds of freedom as military pilots share their stories of trials and triumphs while keeping America free and safe. Featuring a masterful soundtrack and incredible aviation film and video footage.
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Korean War Remembered volume 5
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English
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This program from 1954 recounts the contributions of the 24th Infantry Division to the Korean War. A unit with a storied history in WWII, they were the first to see action when war broke out on the Korean Peninsula.
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Korean War Remembered volume 7
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English
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An official U.S. Army film, Operation Inchon covers the planning, execution, and follow-up of General MacArthur's bold 1950 amphibious invasion behind enemy lines to recapture the capitol of South Korea, Seoul.
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Challenge of Flight volume 6
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English
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Watch accident footage from actual mishaps, uncontrollable situations with stalls and drops, pilot-induced oscillations, unrecoverable spins, massive structural failures, and many more astonishing fails.
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Korean War Remembered volume 6
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English
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An official U.S. Marines film highlighting the advances in weapons, technology, and tactics on the battlefield developed by the Marines since World War II, including rare footage of the intense combat and hardships endured by the Corps in Korea.
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