This Soviet propaganda film was originally created in 1967 to document the Moscow Air Show, and to show some of the history of aviation in the USSR. It features combat footage from WWII, as well as interesting historic footage of aircraft designers Pavel Sukhoi, Alexander Yakovlev and Artem Mikoyan and Mikhail Gurevich (the men behind the “Mig”), and many others. A gigantic air show is then shown — the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution Air Show that was held in the summer, on 9 July 1967 at Domodedovo airport. This unprecedented display of air power featured twelve new types or variants of military aircraft including the MiG-23, MiG-25, Su-11, Su-15, Su-17, and STOL aircraft (MiG, Su, Yak-36). The advances revealed prompted great concern in the West.

Translated to English, the Soviet film was released in the post-Vietnam War era in the United States. In this context, it has a brief introduction by American Brig. General John Gerardo, a hero of the Vietnam Conflict. Gerardo is attempting to make the point that the U.S. Air Force needs to continue to innovate if it is to keep up with the Soviet Union. Specifically, the film was intended to persuade the public to fund the next generation of fighter aircraft — the F-15 and F-16.

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