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Get that special gift for family, friends or a veteran. You won't find many of these extraordinary films anywhere else! You can see complete historic films from World War 2, the Korean War & the Vietnam War like audiences saw them when they were released. (And some were top secret & never shown to the public.) On TV these films are heavily edited -- now you can see the uncut originals.
We have the largest selection of World War 2 era aircraft & combat documentary films available anywhere in the world. Our professionally produced DVDs include
outstanding Army, Navy and Marine combat and weapons training films. We've expanded our post WW2 division into the 1950's and '60s with
aircraft & documentary features from Korea & the Vietnam War - plus our exclusive award winning original documentaries.
Most of our aircraft DVDs contain fascinating, complete pilot & technical handbooks in.pdf format with detailed info at no additional charge. If sold separately, these manuals would double the cost of our DVDs.
Do you need high quality video footage for a documentary or special project? Unlike other footage libraries, we have digitally restored many of our videos shot by shot and have supplied clips for programs shown on the History, Discovery, Smithsonian, A&E, PBS, the BBC Channels and to air museums for video displays. Contact us for more info on licensing material from our huge film library. We can recommend specific material to meet your needs.
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There is a Way; The 421st Fighter Squadron in Vietnam The best documentary featuring a US Air Force unit from the Vietnam War. See the 421st Fighter Squadron, 388th TFW, their F-105 Thunderchiefs and their crews in the air over Hanoi and on the ground at their base in Korat, Thailand. There's a multitude of informal, as it happened interviews with everyone from the group commander and pilots to hard working maintenance professionals. Pilots discuss tactics and missions, you'll see & hear briefings and debriefings, tour the flight line, relax with the squadron after hours and much more.
The Twenty-Five Hour Day; A Story of Air Force F-105s This film, produced by Fairchild-Hiller-Republic for the US Air Force, offers a unique look inside F-105 Thunderchief” (The "Thud”) fighter-bomber operations when the air campaign against North Vietnamese supply lines was ramping up into high gear.Includes an excellent over view of Thud operations against the Ho Chi Minh trail.
Faces
of Rescue F-105 flight leader Lt. James Devoss tells the
dramatic account of his rescue from enemy held territory. You'll hear
the story of his mission from takeoff to pickup by a "Jolly
Green Giant" after being shot down, including actual footage of
his rescue. You'll also see all aspects of a "search and rescue"
operation that saved so many lives in Vietnam.
Flight Manual for the USAF Series F-105 Series D, F and G 'Thunderchief” all-weather fighter bomber. Over 800 pages of information on normal and emergency flight procedures, operating limitations, flight characteristics, weapons systems, full performance indexes & much more.
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Three films & Pilot's Manual
B-52: Vietnam - Operations Out of U Tapao
Air Base, Thailand
The focus of this dramatic
film is an "Arc Light" bombing mission flown by Pilot
Captain George Dietrich and the crew of B-52 D "075,"
4258th Strategic Wing out of U Tapao, Thailand in support of the
besieged marine base at Khe Sahn in Vietnam in 1968. You'll ride along with them in their B-52 and see them relax back at the base.
Operation Sky Watch NEW!
This is a time capsule from the height of the Cold War. In this detailed reenactment, Major Paul Dobbins and the crew of B-52G “Buzz Saw 48” are put on “Airborne Alert,” the highest stage of readiness during a crisis for SAC's strategic bombers in the early 1960s. Armed with a pair of nuclear tipped “Hound Dog” AGM-28 long range supersonic missiles, a load of A-Bombs and ADM-20 “Quail” jet powered decoys designed to fool enemy radars.
B-52 Landing Analysis This step by step instructional film, produced by the US Air Force, is all
about how to land the big B-52 "Buff."
A landing is shown in detail, along with a number of "right way-wrong way" examples.
Flight Without a Fin This remarkable training film is the result of an
unplanned accident. A B-52H, on loan from the Air Force to Boeing
Aircraft for a series of performance tests, was hit by an
extraordinary 10 second "microburst" of turbulence on a low
level sortie over Colorado that literally ripped off most of its tail
fin.. See how they brought it home.
* Boeing B-52D Flight Manual (1,100 pages in printable Adobe Acrobat .pdf file format)
Fitted to carry a maximum conventional bomb load, the B-52D flew the
bulk of strategic bombing missions in the Vietnam War. This very comprehensive
manual with color highlights includes a thorough desciption of the
aircraft, normal and emergency procedures, operating limitations,
flight characteristics, systems operations, crew duties and much
more.
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Submarine Warfare in the Pacific New This film was completed shortly after the end of the War and contains dramatic footage on US submarine operations you won't find anywhere else. See Tirante, Trigger and other subs in action along with their crews.
The Capture of U-505 New During June, 1944, Task Force "Guadalcanal" under Captain Daniel V. Gallery was on station off West Africa, hunting U-Boats. Gallery's objective was to capture a German submarine intact, for the first time ever. Here's how he did it
Design for War New Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-1941. Hitler unleashes the U-Boats. The Allies try to protect convoys. U-Boat "aces" in action.
Killers and the Killed New Victory in the Atlantic, 1943-1945. The Allies develop an effective air and sea ant-submarine strategy to close the "mid-ocean gap."
Full Fathom Five New The Road to Victory in the Pacific 1942-1945. The US builds, trains and deploys an amazingly effective submarine force in the Pacific
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Volume 1
* Boeing B-29 Superfortress Flight Procedures and Combat Crew Functioning
* The Last Bomb
* SaipanSuperforts
* Air War Against Japan: XXI Bomber Command
* B-29s Over Dixie
* Target Invisible
.* 92 page Boeing B-29 Superfortress pilot's manual
Volume 2
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B-29s Over North Korea: The 19th Bomb Group Attacks Bridges Near
Sinanju Plus B-29 Nose Art
* B-29 Flight Engineer
* The Last Bomb Outtakes Reel
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Birth of the B-29* Air Strikes Against Japan
Plus
* How
NOT to Fly the B-29 12 pages in Adobe Acrobat .pdf file format
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B-29 Pilots' and Flight Engineers'
Training manual (51-126-6) 12/15/1945
* Flight Operating Instructions USAF Model YB-29J Aircraft
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Record Breaker: The B-58 Hustler Story DVD Volume 1
A pilot once said of the B-58, "She
looked like she was breaking the sound barrier just sitting on the
tarmac." The B-58 wasn't just one of the fastest bombers
of her day, she was one of the fastest military planes period. In the early 1960s the B-58 gained
14 speed and performance records, many previously held by Soviet
aircraft.
* B-58 Bendix Trophy Race 1962 (Color) On March 5th, 1962, Capt Robert G Sauer & his crew in
"Tall Man 55" took off from Carswell AFB, Fort Worth, Texas to break
three transcontinental speed records in one day, over 4,500 miles --
in "Operation Heat Rise."
* B-58 Low Altitude Bombing Capability (Color) This film focuses on the low altitude sections of "Tall
Man 55s" record breaking March 5th flight. Great views of the Hustler
at very low altitude from inside & outside the cockpit at Mach two.
* The Bleriot Trophy (Color) In 1930 the French aviation pioneer established a prize for the first aircraft to average over 2,000 kph for thirty minutes. See how B-58 Hustler "Firefly" took the prize.
* Champion of Champions (Color) Isn't that the legendary star and war hero James Stewart
climbing out of the pilot's seat of the B-58 that just touched down?
"Yup!" -- and he's ready willing and able to give you his first
hand impressions of an aircraft he is obviously has fallen in love
with.
DVD includes two B-58 flight manuals with over 450 pages of detailed information.
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Flying the Consolidated B-24 DVD
* Preflight Inspection of the B-24 Crew Chief Kelly & the boys do the check in this inside & out poin-by-point inspection of the big B-24
* Flying the B-24D The most detailed over the shoulder pilot's view of all aspects of flying s Liberator you will find anywhere.
* B-24s Get Back! See how B-24s overcame incredible battle damage to bring their crews home.
* Medal of Honor: Ploesti August 1, 1943 The dramatic story of the fabled very low level attack by by B-24 bombers on the Ploesti oil fields.
* 145 page B-24 "Liberator" pilot's manual
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Two
exciting films showing the isolation and neutralization of the
mighty Japanese island fortress
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Mission
to Rabaul
(New! - Digital Audio & Video restoration) This dramatic, visually high
impact documentary film shows some of the most memorable, exciting,
and extensive footage of 5th Air Force B-25G bombers conducting tree
top level attacks with machine guns and delayed action bombs to come
out of World War 2 .The first step in the reduction of Rabaul was
the seizure of a string of Japanese bases along the Northeast coast
of New Guinea. The film focuses on the decisive and revolutionary
impact of the air component in the strategy, including high &
low level attacks, parachute drops, and resupply, accompanied by a
magnificent musical score drawn from Holst's "The Planets.'
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Attack! The Battle for New Britain
Stage two of the isolation and reduction of the Japanese fortress of
Rabaul was the seizure of key bases at the opposite (Western) end of
the 370-mile long island of New Britain, cutting enemy supply lines
and providing advance airfields for continuing attacks on the
stronghold. You'll see all aspects of the invasion, including
planning, training, air attacks, amphibious assaults, and the
intense jungle fighting to secure objectives by Marine and US Army forces. And there's more of
those exciting low level B-25 strikes!
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P-47 Thunderbolts Attack! DVD
* The 362nd Fighter Group: On the prowl over Germany Color Exclusive Production This video contains some of the most exciting color air action sequences to come out of World War II. Select 362nd Fighter Group P-47 Thunderbolt fighter/bombers were especially equipped with extra color movie cameras to capture thrilling ground and air attacks as they happened, Spring, 1945.
*The 365 Fighter Group Hell Hawks Color Exclusive Production. More exciting P-47 Thunderbolt action from the skies over Germany, Spring, 1945. You’ll see extensive color footage of the 365th Thunderbolts in their forward bases in France and Belgium and exciting air-to- air and air-to-ground attacks, including rare gun camera film of the shoot down of an Messerschmidt Me 262 jet fighter
* 9th Air Force Gun Camera Film
* Bonus feature: Gun camera slow motion replay. We have taken the very extensive gun camera footage in these videos, isolated it into an additional video, and slowed it down so you have time to see what’s really happening.
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How to Fly the Boeing B-17 DVD
Produced as a set by Boeing Aircraft.
* Part 1:Ground Operations
* Part 2 Flight Operations
* Part 3: Emergency Operations
* Part 4: The Induction system
* B-17F 25 Hour Inspection
* 109 page Boeing B-17 pilot's manual
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The Battle of Britain Frank Capra's award winning portaryl of one of the epic air battles of world War 2. Unique footage, digitally restored. Target for Tonight RAF Bomber Command in a Night Action Target for Tonight" follows the crew "F for Freddie, " a Vicker's Wellington medium bomber through an entire low level night mission attacking an oil storage depot at a rail yard in Germany. * 50 page Vicker's Wellington pilot's manual in .pdf file format * 30 Page Spitfire V (A,B &C) Pilot's Notes in pdf file format
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The F4U DVD
* How to Fly the F4U
Learn to fly the fastest and most powerful carrier fighter of World War II
* Offensive Fighter Tactics Color (Full length, unedited)
Learn the tactics US Navy fighter pilot's developed during the first two years of the War against the nimble Japanese Zero. This vintage pilot training film covers everything from situational awareness to one-on-one dog fights and squadron tactics.
* Hook Down, Wheels Down: The Story of the US Navy's Aircraft Carriers
Produced by the Department of the Navy to celebrate the first 50 years of carrier based aviation, with an emphasis on World War II. Along with some great Navy action, the highlight of the film are the numerous interviews with famous naval aviators, including John Thach on inventing the "Thatch Weave."
* The Saga of the Franklin
See the gallant officers and men of the carrier Franklin overcame incredible battle damage to save their ship. Plus rare and informative color footage of late war F4U Corsair carrier ops.
* 64 page F4U Corsair pilot's manual
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P-51 Mustangs Go to War DVD
* Flight Characteristics of the North American P-51 "Mustang" Learn how to fly"the Cadillac of the Sky," widely considered the best all around piston engined fighter of WW 2.
* The 354th Fighter Group "Mustang Pioneers" Color Scrapbook Rare color film footage of the legendary 354 Fighter Group, with over 700 Kills, the highest scoring American unit in Europe. You'll see great aces like Eagleston and Carr at work and at play. Amazing color gun camera film!
* Fight for the Sky 8th Air Force fighters strike deep into Germany -- exciting air to air and air-to-ground gun camera footage!
* A Day with the A-36s NEW Expanded Edition! Rare color film of an A-36 (P-51 ground attack version) squadron in action in Sicily. Incredible cockpit combat views of dive bombing plus captured He 111s and a Macchi 202 "Folgore."
* Air Attacks Against Italy More exciting "from the cockpit" views of A-36 bombing and strafing attacks near Rome in 1944. Nonstop action!
* Luftwaffe Finis Color Newly discovered color footage of top Luftwaffe leaders and pilots taken as they fell into Allied hands. Startlingly realistic color film of Herman Goering, Adolf Galland, Hans Ulrich Rudel and many more. Captured Me 262. FW 190, more.
* 130 page North American P-51D's pilot's manual
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Four
films and two flight manuals on one DVD
*Initial Flight of YB-49 This film was produced by the US Air Force and Northrop to show the first the test flights flights of the YB-49 Flying Wing at Northrop' s Hawthorne, California facility, introducing it to the American public for the first time.This aircraft is revealingly shown at all angles, including up close on the ground and in flight.
*The Story of the Flying Wing Northrop Aircraft produced this information film to extol the Wing's virtues and answer her critics. The result is a film that gives a compelling overview of the principles of advantages of the Wing design, delivered by Northrop's Director of Engineering, Harrison F. Burke. You'll see color film of the jet powered wing in operation, supplemented by an extensive use of instructive animations.
*XB-70 Valkyrie Flight Test Program This film, produced by North American Aviation, gives a concise overview of the early phases of the XB-70A aircraft design, construction, development and testing. You'll see Phase one & two flight tests and "proof loading" structural tests. The use and testing of "folded wing tips" and retraction of the "windshield ramp"in supersonic flight is discussed in detail along with the innovative air induction system. On the17th flight, on Oct 14th, 1965, the Valkyrie breaks the Mach 3 barrier and flies at over 70,0000 feet.
*XB-70A Valkyrie: Phase One Flight Testing The critical first four flight tests of the XB-70A over 34 days at Edwards AFB are shown in detail culminating in the aircrafts first supersonic flight. As might be expected, these early f lights included some dramatic moments, including an in flight engine flame out and one of the landing gear bursting into flames during touch down. But, as mission chief test pilot Col Al White says, "if there were no problems during testing, you wouldn't need test pilots or test flights.
*Flight
Handbook for the Northrop YB-49 Airplane (77 pages) *North
American XB-70A "Valkyrie" Flight Manual (380 pages )
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P-38 Lightnings Go to War
* The Back Door Gang EXCLUSIVE P-38s take the air war into Germany with blistering ground attacks.
* Flight Characteristics of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning Lockheed's top WW2 test pilots do the checkout.
* P-38 Reconnaissance Pilot Starring William Holden ("Bridge on the River Kwai") Photo recon pilots had one of the riskiest, highest impact jobs in the war.
* Angel in Overalls This film was developed to show Lockheed P-38 production line workers the Lightning at war in a wide variety of combat roles.
* Yamamoto shot down! See the P-38 Squadron that shot down Admiral Yamamoto in an incredible long distance interception.
* Dick Bong Pacific Ace This short film pays tribute to Richard "Dick" Bong, the leading American ace of World War II. Flying P-38s, he had 40 victories in the South Pacific.
* 72 page Lockheed P-38 pilot's manual in .pdf file format with photos, detailed systems diagrams, performance charts, procedures & more
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The Battle of Midway Award Winning Documentary Directed by four time Oscar Winner John Ford This stirring documentary was shot by Director John Ford during the intense June 4th Japanese carrier plane attacks on Midway Island and by Navy Combat Cameramen abord the USS Yorktown during the epic carrier battle, along with color gun camera film of air to air and air to sea combat.
The Fleet that Came to Stay tells the high tension story of the defense of the Okinawa landing beaches by US carrier planes against Kamikaze attacks - some of the most exciting air combat footage to come out of World War II.
The Second Battle of the Philippines: The Battle of Leyte Gulf was the largest Naval engagement in history, swirling around the 1944 invasion of Leyte Island and the Japanese navy's surprise counterstrike. You'll see dramatic naval surface battles and carrier air footage.
The Life and Death of the USS Hornet tells the dramatic story of the legendary aircraft carrier, the USS Hornet (CV-8), from her launching by Newport News Shipbuilding on Dec 14, 1941 through her dramatic loss on 27 October 1942 after the Battle of Santa Cruz off Guadalcanal.
The Saga of the Franklin New Print! Inspiring documentary shows how the gallant officers and men of the distinguished Essex class carrier USS Franklin overcame incredible battle damage inflicted by a devastating bomb hit to save their ship and bring it home. The film also contains rare and informative color footage of late war Vought F4U Corsair and Curtiss SB2C Helldiver combat operations from the Franklin right off the coast of Japan.
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Nine Advanced Flight Training films featuring the AT6/SNJ
Preflight Walk Around * Takeoffs, Approaches & Landings * Small Fields * Cross Winds * Emergencies * Wingovers & Chandelles * Wingover Rolls * Barrel Rolls * Formation Flying A great overview for any pilot in training! Probably the most produced "Advanced Trainer" in history, used by both the US Air Corps (AT-6) and the Navy (SNJ) and by many other nations as the Harvard.
And a 44 page AT6/SNJ/Harvard pilots manual in .pdf file formatwith photos, systems diagrams, performance charts, procedures & more.
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A treasure trove of World War
2 newsreels shown in Germany, occupied counties and countries
friendly to the Axis. The pictures tell the story -- German combat cameramen were well
known celebrities for good reason. "I regularly watch the
cable history channels, but most of this footage is completely new
to me or I had only seen brief snippets from it before. From a raucous ready room
at a Luftwaffe Night Fighter base to the frozen steppes of Russia,
this is a tremendous collection of combat and World War 2 historical
footage." Zeno
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The F6F DVD
* Flight Characteristics of the Grumman F6F "Hellcat" The Navy's workhorse, faster and more durable than a Zero, the Hellcat was the USN's first choice for air superiority.
* Recognition of the Japanese Zero Fighter Lieutenant Jimmy Saunders (Ronald Reagan) learns how to tell a P-40 from Japanese Zero, the hard way.* Spins & Stalls Why they happen & what to do about them. Featuring an F6.
* Don't Kill Your Friends -- Range Safety for fixed gun aircraft Dilbert ("Dead End Kid" Huntz Hall) screws up gunnery practice.
* 62 page F6F pilot's manual in .pdf file format with photos, detailed systems diagrams, performance charts, procedures & more.
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All videos with new digital image restorations 1/5/2017
* Boeing B-29 Superfortress Flight Procedures and Combat Crew Functioning Thorough pilot's view introduction to the premier heavy bomber of World War II -- faster than a Zero, with remote controlled gun turrets & a pressurized cabin.
* The Last Bomb Rare late war color film documents all aspects of a XXI Bomber Command long distance B-29 daylight strike at 12,000' on Tokyo.
* Saipan Superforts Newly discovered color footage of Saipan's 73rd Bomb Wing. Pulse pounding B-29 action plus memorable pin up nose art.
* Air War Against Japan: XXI Bomber Command A concise history of XXI Bomber Bomber Command's strategic B-29 campaign
against the Japanese home islands. Both day and
night B-29 actions.
* B-29s Over Dixie Fascinating look inside the huge B-29 production facility built from scratch in Marrietta, Georgia.
* Target Invisible Remarkable documentary on how airborne radar was used for navigation and bombing on B-29 night strikes against Japan.
* Target Tokyo Follow the men of the 21st Bomber Command and
their B-29 Super Fortresses from their training base in Grand Island,
Nebraska, to the newly built air base at Saipan and right into the first
3,000 mile raid on Tokyo
.* 92 page Boeing B-29 Superfortress pilot's manual in .pdf file format with photos, detailed systems diagrams, charts, procedures & more.
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World War 2 Resistance Fighters - three videos School For Danger (Aka "Now It Can Be Told") Restored Audio & Video. This is one the most exciting World War 2
espionage films you'll see -- and it's based on actual events. What
makes it unique is that virtually all of the characters play
themselves performing the roles they executed during World War 2 -- from
British secret agents to French Resistance fighters to special
mission RAF pilots and operational commanders. Produced by the RAF, this remarkable film
on British S.O.E.(Special Operations Executive) wartime espionage
operations, including sabotage and intelligence gathering, in occupied France was shot on location after the
Liberation.
Denmark Fights for Freedom (10:00, B&W,1944) Restored Audio & Video. What
if an entire nation stayed home & refused to show up at work to
fight an enemy occupation? You'll see that & much more in this
dramatic documentary film, surreptitiously shot during the German
occupation of Denmark. It's an inspirational story of how an entire
nation pulled together to fight oppression, through acts of sabotage
and mass demonstrations. Inspirational! The Battle for Paris (12:00, B&W,1944) Restored Audio & Video. As the Allies
closed the ring on Paris in the Summer of 1944, most of German
occupation forces left the city to meet them. The French Resistance
leaped into action to take the city, using a combination of smuggled
weapons, hunting rifles and captured enemy equipment. What follows is
a dramatic "you are there" front row seat on resistance
fighters battling German troops i(including a Panther Tank) on the
boulevards of the capital, all filmed as it happened by citizen
cameraman. Action packed!
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* Medal of Honor: Ploesti August 1, 1943 Specially trained elements of the 8th and 9th Air Forces flying B-24 Liberators based in Benghazi Libya launched a daring low level attack on Ploesti, over 1,200 miles away!
* Air Siege Ploesti : March to August 1944 A new series of air attacks on Ploesti. B-17s and B-24s attack with fighter escort at high altitude.Narrated by Ronald Reagan.
* Bombers Over Africa A rare look at early war US Air Operations in North Africa. B-25 and B-17 bombers of the 321st and 97th Bomb Group help cut off Rommel's retreat from Tunisia.
* Target Tokyo The men of the 21st Bomber Command and their B-29 Super Fortresses make the first 3,00 mile raid on Tokyo.
* Conquest by Air An excellent summary of the strategic air campaign in Europe.
* Mission Accomplished: The Story of the Flying Fortress The inside story of the irst all American B-17 bombing mission over Europe.
* Doolittle Strikes Japan Actual footage from Jimmy Doolittle's B-25s daring raid on Japan.
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* The 98th Bomb Group: Liberators Over Africa (1943, B&W, 27:00) New Exclusive Recently discovered footage shows Medal of Honor winner Col. John
R. "Killer " Kane and the men of the 98th Bomb Group in the Summer of
1943, shortly before the heroic, costly Ploesti mission, at their
desert base in Benghasi/Benina, Libya. There's an unexpected gem too. Soon after the Axis
surrender in Tunisia, 9th combat cameraman Jim Bray hitched a ride on
a B-24 and filmed all the major North African targets the 98th had hit
from the air, from El Alemein to Tunis. * Liberators Over Europe, 1942-45 New From Ploesti to Berlin,
you'll discover memorable Liberator scenes not not found anywhere else,
including pulse pounding air attacks. You'll see B-24 crews up close
too along with their ships.
* 1st Air Division Bombing Highlights 1944-45 New Ball
turret gunners were given 16mm cameras and told to film what they saw
on bombing missions over the Third Reich.You'll see raids on Berlin,
Luneberg, the U-Boat pens at Bremen, Muenster, Ingolstadt, Regensburg, Dresden
and many more cities.
Bonus Captured
Luftwaffe film shows the downing of 15 US bombers, one at a time, by FW
190 fighters.
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Expansion to Air Power Between the eve of World War 2 in June 1939 to December 1943,
the US Army Air Force grew from 2,402 aircraft and 24,700 personnel
to 65,000 aircraft and 2.4 million personnel - an unprecedented leap! See and hear how they did in through detailed yet easy to understand charts, information and dramatic film footage showing the growth of the US Air Force.
The AAF Report This
fascinating film report on the state of the Army Air Force was
prepared by the Office of Strategic Services (forerunner to the
C.I.A.) and delivered to the American people by Air Force C-in-C
General Hap Arnold in early 1944. We know of no better picture of the
organization and operation of US Air Force power in the midst of
World War 2.
Report from the Aleutians Starting on June 3, 1942, 6 months after Pearl
Harbor, a small Japanese force occupied US territory on the Alaskan
islands of Attu and Kiska in the Aleutian chain. It took US Forces a
year to dislodge them under harsh arctic conditions. This classic color film, directed and narrated by
Academy Award Winner John Huston, shows the first offensive steps of
the rapidly expanding Army Air Corps at the dawn of world War 2 in
the Pacific. Air War in Europe 1943 This is a series of exciting films showing the rapidly
maturing Army Air Force moving into high gear in the Fall of 1943.
You'll see the B-17 "Berlin Sleeper" on one of her record
breaking 102 missions. B-25 Mitchells battle the North African mud to
move out to their new base in occupied Italy. "Thunderbolts Over
Europe" shows P-47s taking on the Luftwaffe on a dramatic bomber
escort mission. Thirty-three Martin B-26 bombers, protected by RAF
Spitfires, hit ship yards, power plants and workshops near Le Trait,
France.
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The US Army Air Force in World War 2:
Behind the Scenes Volume 1
Four exciting films with two hours of
digitally restored sound & video in excellent condition!
* Photographic Intelligence for
Bombardment Aviation Top secret & never shown to the public, this
picture is an amazing time capsule from World War 2. Starring screen
legend Alan Ladd (Shane, This Gun for Hire) it's like a real life
detective story, seen only by Air Intelligence trainees. “Smitty,”
an American Captain in photo analysis stationed in a misty Scottish
castle, becomes obsessed with a photo recon picture taken over
Hamburg, Germany, that has anomalies he just can't explain. The story
of how he solves this riddle using persistence, insight and World War
2 High Tech (including “Stereo Vision”) is a fascinating tale.
* Ditch and Live in a B-17 Produced
for the eyes of Allied aircrews only. Ditching was a fact of life
for stricken aircraft, from the frozen white tops of the North Sea to
the Shark infested waters of the South Pacific.
"Lt. Reynolds.” played by veteran
actor Arthur Kennedy (Lawrence of Arabia), is copilot on a B-17 that
ditches at sea. He's survives by pure luck, but the rest of the crew
is lost due to a lack of preparation. When he gets his own ship,
Reynolds vows that his crew will thoroughly trained in B-17 ditching.
* Learn & Live: Pilot Heaven Pilot deaths during training were all too frequent in
World War 2, a grim fact that was kept from the public, but was a
matter of grave concern to the Army Air Corps. Shown only to pilots,
this wonderful film is a unique combination of an entertaining,
sometimes surreal storyline, with practical nuts and bolts safety
training.
* Bonus: Carl Sandburg's “Bomber” This dramatic film was produced and shown to defense
plant workers, lauding and encouraging their important work. Three
time Pulitzer Prize winning poet & biographer Carl Sandburg wrote
the script for this stirring tribute to a marvelous aircraft, the
B-26 medium bomber, and to the men & women who built them in the
Martin's Marietta Georgia plant.
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- * Black Cat PBY Exclusive new edition the big twin engined Catalina's super long range, capacity to lug bombs and radar, and ability to loiter for hours hunting convoys made it an ideal naval night attack bomber.
- * Torpedo Attack: High Altitude High Speed NEW Learn all about World War 2 torpedo plane attacks.
- * Introduction to Dive Bombing Hit the target the Navy way!
- * Flying the TBF The Grumman TBF/TBM "Avenger" Torpedo Bomber. The Avenger was a tough and accurate bomber that had a reputation for bringing it's crew home
- * 117 page Grumman TBF/TBM pilot's manual in .pdf file format.
- * The Brewster SB2A-4 "Buccaneer" Scout/Dive Bomber Was it really "the worst aircraft of World War II?"
- * Introduction to Dive Bombing An informative training film, produced by the Department of the Navy.
- * Deploying Aerial Mines You'll learn the basics of Aerial mine laying, including strategy and tactics.
- * 66 page Douglas SBD3 "Dauntless" dive bomber pilot's manual in .pdf file format. This aircraft delivered decisive strikes against
Japanese carrires at Midway.
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* The Fighting Lady New color print from archival footage The Fighting Lady follows the fictional career of an Essex Class aircraft carrier from the Marcus Islands through the "Mariana's Turkey Shoot" and much more. All of the footage is real. A true classic.
* Flight Deck Crews: Landing & Re-Spotting Aircraft
* Flight Deck Crews: Catapulting from an Aircraft Carrier
These two unique films offer a rare look (in color) at how US Navy carrier flight deck crews were trained to quickly land, park, fuel & re-arm incoming and relaunch aircraft.
* 76 page F4F/FM2 Wildcat pilot's manual in.pdf file format with photos, systems diagrams, performance charts, procedures & more
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B-26 Marauders Go to War
* White Tailed Marauders: The 323rd Bomb Group and their B-26s New Exclusive Production Rare color film of B-26 Marauders in action
in the Spring of 1945. See the 453rd, 454th, 455th, and 455th Bomb
Squadrons operating against Germany from their base in France.* How to Fly the Martin B-26 "Marauder" The high speed, good bomb load, and durability of this medium bomber made it well suited for low level raids. Highly recommended.
* The Rear Gunner Starring Lt. Ronald Reagan and Lt. Burgess Meredith, a seldom seen look inside an actual World War II bomber gunnery school.
* Building a Bomber: The B-26 See production of a B-26 from metal casting through final assembly.
* 105 page Martin B-26 Marauder pilot's manual in .pdf file format with photos, systems diagrams, performance charts, procedures & more.
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Mastering the Thompson Submachine Gun
This
is the definitive film series produced by the Army Signal Corps in
1942-43 to train troops in the use of this outstanding weapon.
Part 1: Principles of Operation
A detailed explanation of the inner workings of the Thompson delivered
through a live tear down, with supplemental animation.
Part 2: Assembly and Disassembly
Learn the theory and practice of the strip down and reassembly of the
Thompson – the Army way -- according to functional groups.
Part 3: Manual of Arms Learn the unique requirements of presenting your Thompson on the parade ground.
Part 4. Loading & Firing (1)
Detailed instructions on packing both drum and clip magazines and
attaching them to the weapon. Setting and firing single shot and
automatic bursts. Bolt operation, Dealing with jams in the field.
Operating the sights.
Part 5. Loading & Firing (2) Different types of ammunition and their uses. Safety precautions during assembly and in the field.
Part 6. Marksmanship
Blackening your sights using an open flame. Triangulating your sights
for accuracy. Estimating range. Firing positions: Standing, kneeling,
prone and seated. How to neutralize muzzle climb, even during extended
bursts. See the Thompson used in a training field exercise. Firing at
aircraft.
Includes 30 page Thompson Submachine Gun Model 1928 manual in Adobe Acrobat .pdf file format
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* Northrop P-61 Black Widow Night Fighters in Color
Exclusive production from recently discovered materials. Very rare color P-61 footage shot at the end of World War II. * Flying the P-61 Series Airplane: The Northrop "Black Widow" Night Fighter A rare look at one of the least seen, wildest looking, and most specialized American production aircraft of WW2.
* Night Vision for Airmen Jackie Cooper stars in this short film for night fighter pilots on th dos and don't of a successful night fighter interception.
* And a very detailed 64 page P-61 "Black Widow" pilot's manual in .pdf file format
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Winning Your Wings: U.S. World War
II Aviation Training DVD
Naval Aviation Cadet Color This
color film follows the career of a Navy cadet from enlistment soon
after Pearl Harbor through Primary and Advanced Flight training and
on into combat..Especially memorable are the many scenes shot at
Pensacola Naval Air Station flight school andfor extensive, rare color footage of a wide variety of
USN training and early war combat aircraft, including Vought OS2U
Kingfisher catapult float planes, Boeing N2S Kaydets, North American
SNJs, Vultee SNV-1 Valiants, Brewster F2A Buffaloes and SB2A
Buccaneers in flight, Consolidated PBY Catalinas and Grumman F4F
Wildcats operating off a carrier deck.
Winning Your Wings This rousing recruiting film was designed to show the
many benefits of joining the Air Corps.The film shows that joining the Air Corps provides a quick path to
non com and high paying officer status and an advanced training
program that would prove beneficial after the War. The film points
out that every U.S. Air Force bombardier, navigator and pilot was an
officer (a sore point with the RAF)
Cadet Classification Narrated by Lt. Ronald Reagan. Most young men who joined the
Air Corps, wanted to be a pilot, but was up to the the training
schools to determine where they made the best fit, "Bombardier,
Navigator or Pilot."
Wings Up Narrated by
Academy Award Winner Capt. Clark Gable. This film was developed by
the Army Air Corps to show men what to expect when they entered
Officer's Candidate School in Miami, Fla.There was a lot more to
becoming an
officer than learning how to fly
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The B-25 Mitchells Go to War DVD Digitally Restored How to Fly the North American B-25 "Mitchell" This is the plane that Jimmy Doolittle chose to fly off the carrier Hornet for the famous raid on Tokyo. The '25 was the US's most produced medium bomber.
* Air Operations Lae-Salamaua See spectacular in cockpit views of B-25 Mitchell medium bomber making strafing runs on Japanese bases as well as some of the first ever "on the deck" tail gunner views of delayed action and "para frag" bombs dropping & exploding right behind the hedge hopping Mitchells.
* Winged Artillery Nine 75mm canon firing B-25Gs of the 48th Bomb Squadron conduct a hair raising tree top level strike on the Japanese air base on Mille.
* Medium Bombardment & Attack featuring the B-25 Operating New addition Everything you need to know about operating "on the deck" in the Pacific. Outstanding ground attack footage!
* 94 page North American B-25 pilot's manual in pdf file format
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Behind The Scenes in World War 2
8 DVD Collection
Many of the films on these DVDs were top secret, only shown to Armed Forces personnel and never seen by the public during World War 2.
This is a unique collection you won't see anywhere else, including dramatic air,sea and land action filmed by Combat Camera Units and high tech innovations. World War 2 shown from the inside.
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Flying the P-47 DVD * Pilot Familiarization for the P-47
* Ground Handling, Takeoff, Normal Flight and Landing.
* High Altitude Flight and Aerobatics
* Uncrating and Assembly of the P-47 Thunderbolt See a ground crew put together a P-47 in a farmer's field using unpowered hand tools -- Amazing!
* P-47 Folly NEW! 15 case studies of avoidable accidents.
* P-47D pilot's manual
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*The
10th Armored Division in World War 2: Tigers on the Loose. ( Archival footage and interviews. The 10th Armored
Division served with distinction with George Patton's Third Army from
the Fall of 1945 through the final defeat of the German Army in May
1945. This thorough documentary, prepared by the US Army's Pictorial
Center after the war, combines excellent archival film footage,
comprehensive maps, and in depth interviews with key personnel.
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Tank Destroyer Boot Camp in Color This unique
color documentary gives a rare look inside "Camp" Hood's
tank destroyer troop training school in 1943. Includes up close
looks at M 10 Tank Destroyers and camp facilities. Highlights
include target practice using field guns and M10s against moving
targets, field maneuvers against tanks, live fire exercises, armored
infantry assaults and bazooka training. *
Operating Light and Medium Tanks Features M5
"Stuart" light and M3 "Lee" medium tanks inside
and out in a variety of situations. You'll learn about engines,
instruments, fuel systems, starting, gear shifting, turning,
breaking, general driving instruction, track maintenance and more.
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TM 9-1729A Technical Manual for Light Tanks M5 ("Stuart"),
M5A1, and M24 ("Chaffee"), 75mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8
and Twin Motor Carriage 40-mm Gun M19: Engines, Cooling Systems and
Fuel Systems. 150 pages in Adobe Acrobat ,pdf file format.
*
M4 "Sherman" M4A3 Medium Tank Technical manual 64 pages in
Adobe Acrobat ,pdf file format. Includes technical data, operating
instructions, engines and more.
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