Ralph Parr: Fighter Ace of the Twentieth Century
Ralph Parr: Fighter Ace of the Twentieth Century
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TV-PG, 01-Jun-2020
Directed by Alexander Zane Irwin
Ralph Parr flew as a fighter pilot in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam and made the transition from propeller fighter planes to the antecedents of the jets our combat pilots fly today. In addition to rarely seen archival footage, include footage of dog fights, it features interviews from Ralph Parr's author, Ken Murray; his stepdaughter Linda Capps; and his stepson Paul McLaughlin.
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