Product Details

• Actors: Nova
• Directors: Nova
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: PBS
• DVD Release Date: March 25, 2008
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000Z27HVI
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #131,871 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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MISSING IN MIG ALLEY - DVD Movie

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Solid Documentary on the Air War of the Forgotten War, January 4, 2010

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Richard L. Fuller (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: NOVA: Missing in Mig Alley (DVD)

NOVA's production of Missing in MiG Alley is a professionally produced, focused program on the pilots, aircraft, dogfights, and resulting aftermath of the air war portion of the Korean War (1950 - 1953). The documentary covers the aircraft (the F-86 SABRE and the MiG-15 FAGOT) in detail, comparing the advantages and disadvantages of the two designs, systems, armaments, etc. The video also provides the dramatic details on the missing pilots, their families, and the international work to assemble the details of the remaining 31 missing-in-action (MIA) pilots. The segment describes the use of Russian archives, Chinese museum information, and forensics lab DNA testing. The video included interviews with Soviet, Korean, and U.S. fighter pilots, and a Soviet intelligence officer. These interviews were especially interesting as they were highly effective in telling the story of the combat, the losses, the POW camps, and the quest for information on each others forces and technology.

Also included on the disc is a 9-page Teacher's Guide in Adobe .pdf format with some very interesting support information and activities for conducting classroom discussion and projects.

I would recommend this for history courses, Air Force ROTC and JROTC courses, Civil Air Patrol units, and regular war history buffs and aircraft aficionados.

Richard L. Fuller

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars video, March 27, 2010

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Christie Bravo (SALEM, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: NOVA: Missing in Mig Alley (DVD)

Saw this show on PBS and had to share it with my dad and uncle who are veterans. Both really enjoyed it.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More than a documentary--Inspirating disstresful emotional conflicts in Missing pilot's family in Korean War., April 5, 2009

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Moon Eui Sik (Seoul, South Korea) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: NOVA: Missing in Mig Alley (DVD)

Nova's concised chronicles reviews on F-86& MIG-15 including thir dog fighting during Korean War are wonderful! which is endough to understand even amateur. I already had interest with NOVA's lost series,Hitler's lost subs and B-29-Frozen in times getting from Amazon.
After 1st apperance of MIG-15 attacking to F-51D ON Nov,1,1950 in Korean War,there had been continuous dog fightings, F-86 Vs MIG-15 from 1950-1953.31 american F-86 pilots disapperad during this period.
in 1953,armistice,15 F-86 pilots came back to their families.
After soviet president's address on U.S.congress,in 1992,Soviet disclosed
many secret documents which handling Missing american soldiers during Korean War. In this video,desarately struggling 3 missing pilot familie's
effots were disclosed.but only dne case(Capt.Troy Gorden Cope) apperd as
crashing death on spot.unidentified 2 families express thier continuous
seach in misty futures.
On this video, Soviet MIG-15 pilot Col.Orlov disclosed the fact that he shot down a F-86E with small damage which sent to Moskow for it's restoreation.in these occasion, pilot fled back to UN force.
I like another news which include soviet pilot Abakumov's claiming
a F-86 was forced down to crashland near Pyongyang and pilot was taken prisoner(quoted from "Red wings over Yalu.by Xiaming Zahung,2002)
In these occasion,I like my father's staements,as the rare eyewitnes., as followings:
1)1st dogfight in Korean War on June27,1950. over Seoul: F-82G Vs YAK-7U
2)1st apperance of F-8OC jet fighter over Seoul sky on June27,1950
3)1st apperance of B-26 formations over Seoul on June28,1950.
4)1st B-29 bombing on Seoul railroad station on June28,1950.
5) F7F-3N's strafing Seoul railroad Tunnel.
6) a shot down scene of F4U-4 by communist small arms.