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Wings Wings Over the Gulf

TV Show

Wings Over the Gulf Plot

Following the Gulf War of 1991, Discovery produced a new short-run program, Wings Over the Gulf, profiling the air war over Iraq before and during Operation Desert Storm, and select aircraft types used by coalition forces. The program was narrated by Will Lyman, and was released on VHS.

Wings Wings Over the Gulf aired on October 2nd, 1991.

Wings Over the Gulf Episodes

1. First Strike

October 2nd, 199145 min

The run-up to and beginning of Operation Desert Storm (McDonnell-Douglas F-15 Eagle/Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk)

2. In Harm's Way

October 9th, 199145 min

The air war over Iraq at the height of Operation Desert Storm (Panavia Tornado/Grumman A-6 Intruder)

3. The Final Assault

October 16th, 199145 min

The final days of Desert Storm, including the ground war and the liberation of Kuwait (General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon/Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II)

4. Nighthawk: Secrets of the Stealth

October 23rd, 199145 min

First ever behind-the-scenes look at the birth of the F-117 Stealth Fighter, including interviews with the airplane's designers, test pilots, first squadron and wing members, and the pilots who flew the famous missions into Baghdad during the Gulf War.