Product Details

• Actors: Will Lyman
• Directors: Kurt Sayenga
• Writers: Kurt Sayenga
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Discovery Channel
• VHS Release Date: March 17, 1998
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304883552
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #497,645 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

This tape provides a lively and informative overview of the various planes employed by the United States and its coalition allies during the 1991 Gulf War, focusing on how particular tasks in the air campaign were fulfilled by specialized planes. The video examines the tactical application of such planes as the European Tornado bomber, whose low-level tactics made its pilots especially vulnerable; the American A-6 Intruder, a fighter-bomber that first flew in the early 1960s, and which evolved from flying with "vacuum tubes to microcircuits"; the F-16 Falcon, a sleek fighter that became the U.S. Air Force's workhorse in the Gulf; and the A-10 Warthog, a plane possessing no glamour that proved lethal as a "tank-killer." Relying on interviews with pilots, this video provides a wealth of detail about the various planes, from their inception on the drawing board to their deployments in the Gulf, and it's a treat for those who are fascinated by the technical aspect of jets. However, it also makes a responsible effort to portray the air campaign in the Gulf as a deadly and dangerous business, not the clean "Nintendo war" some observers thought it to be. For instance, there is a segment on the controversial air attacks on the Iraqi column retreating from Kuwait in the final hours of the war. Footage of jets streaking through brilliant blue skies is balanced with some thoughtful mention that these sleek and beautiful machines are also very deadly weapons. --Robert J. McNamara

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars First Strike, December 5, 2006

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K Scheffler (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wings Over the Gulf:First Strike [VHS] (VHS Tape)

First in a three part series about the air war during the Gulf War (1991), this part deals with the initial phase of the operation in which Iraq's military infrastructure was significantly degraded. According to the video's packaging, this part focuses on the F-15 and F-117, when in fact aside from these two there is also some discussion about the much-better-than-anticipated performance of the F-111. Overall, a concise and informative video.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Informative and Entertaining, January 21, 2001

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Brian G. Williams (Pocatello, ID USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wings Collection:Wings Over the Gulf [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I saw this on TV years ago when Discover was showing the original and have finally ordered a copy for my library. Highly informative on the rolls various aircraft provided during the Gulf War. At the same time, this is an entertaining video that includes actual aircraft camera views during bombing runs and air-to-air engagements. If you love military aircraft then this is a video you must have.