Pilots in Pajamas

TV series · 69m per ep

Starring Herwart Grosse, Gerhard Scheumann, Everett Alvarez

Produced by DEFA and broadcast in four parts in 1968, this documentary series consists of extended interviews with ten United States Air Force and Navy pilots captured during bombing missions over North Vietnam. Filmed at Hỏa Lò Prison in Hanoi, the films focus on the pilots’ backgrounds, military service, and views on the bombing campaign and the war.