Airships

Artillery

Most Decorated: The Doughboys

Smart Bombs

At the U.S. Navy's "Top Gun" school in Nevada, the most

promising pilots in the world battle to find out who has what it

takes to become the best of the best.

In this fast-paced presentation, take to the skies with the Strike Fighter

Tactics Instructor (SF TI) program and experience the training exercises

that are forging a new generation of dogfighters. Meet with SFTI

instructors who reveal what separates an ace from a regular pilot, and

see how one of the most intense tfaining regimens has been refined over

the years. Graduates recall their difficut days studying the tactics of the

greatest pilots of all time, and intense footage captures the speed and

skill, danger and daring of the students who push themselves to the very

edge in the hopes of becoming a Navy elite.

Far from the glamour of Hollywood, HISTORY (tm) presents an inside

look at the high-profile U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons School and the

pilots who compete in the hopes of becoming " Top Guns.""

Top Guns - The Aces

A series that explains the history and technology of weapons at war.

All Episodes of Weapons at War

Browse all episodes of Weapons at War

Season 1

Airships

Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/1/1991

Artillery

Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/8/1991

Most Decorated: The Doughboys

Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/15/1991

Smart Bombs

Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/22/1991