* Three separate stories by Matsumoto Leiji about the tragedy of war.Slipstream — a Luftwaffe pilot must choose between his duty to his country and his duty to the world: he has to either guard a bomber loaded with Germany`s final hope of victory, the world`s first atomic bomb, or let it fall in flames to enemy Spitfires and be a footnote in history. Things get personal, however, by the fact that the plane`s other cargo is none other than the woman he loves.Sonic Boom Squadron — the pilot of an Ohka bomb, the purest kamikaze desperation weapon of the Pacific War, once dreamt of flying a rocket into space, but instead he is to fly a rocket into an American ship for the glory of his homeland. If they would only have let him live another 30 years…Knight of the Iron Dragon — on the Philippine island of Leyte, a rusted old motorcycle tells the tale of two Japanese soldiers who returned to a captured airfield to fulfil a promise that neither could ever keep.Note: Each episode is directed and has a screenplay by a different director: Kawajiri Yoshiaki, Imanishi Takashi and Takahashi Ryousuke respectively.
- Other Title: The Cockpit, The Cockpit: Kamikaze Stories, Seisouken Kiryuu, Slipstream, Onsoku Raigekitai, Sonic Boom Squadron, Tetsu no Ryuukihei, Knight of the Iron Dragon, ザ・コクピット
- Status: Completed
- Sub/Dub: Anime Sub
- Anime Type: OVA
- Genres: Historical, Military, Adult Cast, Animation, Drama, War & Politics, World War Ii, Anime
- Characters: Ensign Nogami, Lt. Rheindars, Melhenna, Soldier Godal, Soldier Utsunomiya
- Score: 7.2
- Rank: 3123
- Popularity: 5300