Released:
2003-01-01

Overview:
The reconnaissance flights of the Americans into East Block airspace were more numerous and more dangerous than originally claimed. From the sky, the Cold War was waged in earnest - with cameras, aerial canons and rockets. There were countless weapons launched, prisoners taken and fatalities suffered. During the secret aerial war the superpowers forced patently western aircraft into Soviet airspace; Western Germany was a sort of base for America's espionage activities. The film discloses a multitude of heretofore unknown actions, elucidated by impressive, often emotional commentary by the actual participants. The contemporary witnesses discuss operations including the dropping of agents during night flights, and top-secret actions undertaken to detect potential bases for nuclear attacks.

Director:
Dirk Pohlmann

Runtime:
0h 53min

Genre:
History, Documentary

• Cast:
• 
  Alex Tilman
• 
  Fatima Almeida
• 
  Felisberto Araujo
• 
  Isabelle Blais
• 
  Damien Garvey