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Ralph Parr: Fighter Ace of the Twentieth Century (2020)

He flew Mustangs and Sabres, and he fired the last shot of the war.

Genre : War, Documentary

Runtime : 15M

Director : Alexander Zane Irwin

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Paul McLaughlin
Paul McLaughlin
Paul McLaughlin
Linda Capps
Linda Capps
Linda Capps
Ken Murray
Ken Murray
Ken Murray

Crews

Alexander Zane Irwin
Alexander Zane Irwin
Director
Alexander Zane Irwin
Alexander Zane Irwin
Editor
Daniel L. Bernardi
Daniel L. Bernardi
Writer
Daniel L. Bernardi
Daniel L. Bernardi
Producer
Trevor Getz
Trevor Getz
Producer
Kiva James
Kiva James
Associate Producer
Diana Sánchez Maciel
Diana Sánchez Maciel
Associate Producer
Chau Trang Tran
Chau Trang Tran
Associate Producer
Andrés Gallegos
Andrés Gallegos
Colorist
Dan Olmsted
Dan Olmsted
Sound Mixer
Jesse Collier Sutterley
Jesse Collier Sutterley
Sound Recordist
Warren Haack
Warren Haack
Sound Designer
Daniel Jamieson
Daniel Jamieson
Camera Operator
Jesse Collier Sutterley
Jesse Collier Sutterley
Post Production Supervisor
Natalya Sharapova
Natalya Sharapova
Researcher
Lewis Joseph Smith
Lewis Joseph Smith
Researcher
Claire Krogstad
Claire Krogstad
Researcher
Andrés Gallegos
Andrés Gallegos
Director of Photography

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