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Interviews with veterans and military historians as they recount the most heroic airborne combat missions in history. Aerial stunt teams and state-of-the-art camera technology is used to dramatize the historic battles.

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U.S. Air Force fighter pilot Francis "Gabby" Gabreski becomes America's top flying ace in Europe during World War II.

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