jem3@pyuxf.cc.bellcore.com (John E McKillop) (05/21/91)
From: jem3@pyuxf.cc.bellcore.com (John E McKillop)
The following are the June 1991 programs on cable's The Discovery
Channel that may be of interest to the aviation/military folk in the
U.S. and Canada.
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CARRIERS
Lessons of War (post WWII carriers)
Sun, Jun 2, 1600-1630
Korea
Thu, Jun 6, 0000-0030
Fri, Jun 7, 2100-2130
Sun, Jun 9, 1600-1630
Vietnam, Dixie Station, Yankee Station
Thu, Jun 13, 0000-0030
Fri, Jun 14, 2100-2130
Sun, Jun 16, 1600-1630
Vietnam--A Different Kind of War
Thu, Jun 20, 0000-0030
Fri, Jun 21, 2100-2130
Sun, Jun 23, 1600-1630
Supercarriers (floating menace)
Thu, Jun 27, 0000-0030
Fri, Jun 28, 2100-2130
Sun, Jun 30, 1600-1630
DISCOVERY SUNDAY
Alaska at War (WWII Japanese invasion of Aleutians)
Sun, Jun 9, 2200-2300
Mon, Jun 10, 0200-0300
B-17 Flying Fortress--A Tribute (well deserved!)
Sun, Jun 16, 2230-2300
Mon, Jun 17, 0230-0300
History of the S.S. (Hitler's bodyguard)
Sun, Jun 16, 2100-2230
Mon, Jun 17, 0100-0230
Top Flight (Air Force Academy)
Sun, Jun 2, 2100-2200
Mon, Jun 3, 0100-0200
FIREPOWER
Clash of Armor (tanks)
Thu, Jun 20, 0030-0100
Fri, Jun 21, 2130-2200
Sun, Jun 23, 1630-1700
Dogfight
Thu, Jun 13, 0030-0100
Fri, Jun 14, 2130-2200
Sun, Jun 16, 1630-1700
Fight for the SKy (Top Gun pilots)
Thu, Jun 27, 0030-0100
Fri, Jun 28, 2130-2200
Sun, Jun 30, 1630-1700
The Silent War (nuke subs)
Thu, Jun 6, 0030-0100
Fri, Jun 7, 2130-2200
Sun, Jun 9, 1630-1700
Warship (missile-armed warship)
Sun, Jun 2, 1630-1700
G.I. DIARY
The Bulge/GI Christmas (rear-echelon, recruit and paratrooper
recall Dec 44)
Sat, Jun 1, 1700-1800
Big Ben/Okinawa (four sailor in CV USS Franklin/two Marines & a GI
talk about Okinawa)
Tue, Jun 4, 2000-2100
Thu, Jun 6, 2300-2400
Sat, Jun 8, 1700-1800
The Flying Fortress/Medal of Honor (Memphis Belle/3 Medal of Honor
winners)
Tue, Jun 25, 2000-2100
Thu, Jun 27, 2300-2400
Sat, Jun 29, 1700-1800
The Road to Berlin/The Last Barrier--Crossing the Rhine (threee
GIs, a tanker, an engineer and a grunt)
Tue, Jun 11, 2000-2100
Thu, Jun 13, 2300-2400
Sat, Jun 15, 1700-1800
Kamikaze--Flower of Death/Target-Tokyo (sailors survive kamikaze
attacks/3 AF pilots bomb Tokyo)
Tue, Jun 18, 2000-2100
Thu, Jun 20, 2300-2400
Sat, Jun 22, 1700-1800
THE CENTENARY OF THE MOTOR CAR
War and Peace (Utility vehicles and trucks in WWI and WWII)
Thu, Jun 6, 0200-0230
WINGS
B-29, Boeing Superfortress
Tue, Jun 25, 2300-2400
Sat, Jun 29, 2100-2200
B-36, Convair Peacemaker
Tue, Jun 4, 2300-2400
Sat, Jun 8, 2100-2200
B-57, Martin Canberra
Wed, Jun 12, 2100-2200
Sun, Jun 16, 2300-2400
XB-70, North American Valkyrie
Tue, Jun 11, 2300-2400
Sat, Jun 15, 2100-2200
F-15, McDonnell-Douglas Eagle
Wed, Jun 19, 2100-2200
Sun, Jun 23, 2300-2400
F-16, General Dynamics Fighting Falcon
Sat, Jun 1, 2100-2200
F-18, McDonnell Douglas Hornet
Wed, Jun 26, 2100-2200
Sun, Jun 30, 2300-2400
F-105, Republic Thunderchief
Sun, Jun 2, 2300-2400
F-111, General Dynamics
Tue, Jun 18, 2300-2400
Sat, Jun 22, 2100-2200
P-51, North American Mustang
Wed, Jun 5, 2100-2200
Sun, Jun 9, 2300-2400