Department of History

DOGFIGHTS: THE FIRST DOGFIGHTERS Cinch your goggles and fly with the first grear aces of WWI. Experience a time when, with open cockpits and unaided targeting, aces literally saw the whites of their foes'eyes. In canvas-and-wire biplanes, these dashing warriors engaged in classic duels, inventing tactics "on the fly." MAN, MOMENT, MACHINE: RED BARON & THE WINGS OF DEATH The legendary World War I flying ace, Manfred von Richthofen, managed 80 kills over WWI Europe. Watch this pioneer of the dogfigt as he meets his greatest challenge-a warplane seemiingly designed for the express purpose of bringing him down. WEAPONS AT WAR: AIRSHIPS From bombking runs to the high-flying spy balloons that soared out of the reach of enemy planes and guns, see how airships, dirigibles and zeppelins affected World War I DEEP SEA DETECTIVES: MYSTERY U-BOAT OF WORLD WAR I A veteran of the brutal naval battles of World War I, the German submarine UB-107 was discovered on the floor of the North Sea in 1985. An important find in itself, it harbored a surprise that would force experts to re-examine the records of the epic conflict.