Flash of Glory: Aerial Combat Enters the Jet Age

First Flights with Neil Armstrong • Season 1 • Episode 13

About this episode

During WWII, the Messerschmitt 262, and the Gloster Meteor were introduced. With these first operational jet fighters, a new era in aerial combat had begun. As jet met jet over Korea, the MiG-15 proved Russia to be a a major power in jet development.