This is the actual B-24 pilot training film that was used during world war II. Features full archival treatment and shows everything that was needed to know for flying one of these huge bombers. National Syndications, Inc., 1996
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Actual, rare combat footage shot on some of the most harrowing missions in which the B-24 was ever used. A lot of focus on the Ploesti raids. National Syndications, Inc., 1996
This is the actual B-24 pilot training film that was used during world war II. Features full archival treatment and shows everything that was needed to know for flying one of these huge bombers. National Syndications, Inc., 1996
Features three documentaries: The Willow Run Story - through the production genius of Henry Ford, one B-24 was built every 55 minutes; The Global B-24, an "in-action" film, showing the Liberator in use around the globe to defeat the Axis powers; and Air Siege-Ploesti, with actual combat footage and full mission details on this often-cited low level bomber mission. American Sound and Video Corp.
This video consists of three original documentaries: The Mission, which features the 44th Bomb Group under Col. Leon Johnson in preparation for a typical mission, through its completion, in a comprehensive "true-to-life" account of a combat mission; and also Report From the Aleutians, covering the misery of the bomber groups flying from frozen and flooded bases in the far north islands of the Pacific. Last is The Battle of Dutch Harbor, featuring actual combat aerial footage. American Sound and Video Corp.
Part of the B-24 trilogy. Covers with use of original movie footage the use of the B-24 heavy bomber in strategic daylight bombing to defeat the Nazi war machine. Some of the air battles covered include Ploesti, Pantelleria, and Schweinfurt / Regensburg. Goldhil Video, 1997 Prime Cut Productions.
Part of the B-24 trilogy. In this video the use of the B-24 as a long range bomber in leapfrogging the Pacific islands is explained in original footage and clear documentary. From Iwo Jima and Okinawa to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the use of the B-24 in the Pacific Theater is covered. Goldhil Video, 1997 Prime Cut Productions.
Part of the B-24 trilogy. This video details the events around D-Day and the use of the big bombers in removing enemy ability to supply reinforcements. It includes coverage of the Big Week, Operation Titanic, and scenes of remarkable engineering feats in the midst of war. Goldhil Video, 1997 Prime Cut Productions.
A 60 minute video, with some of the same footage as seen in other B-24 videos, but with a focus on the use of the Liberator as an all around workhorse for the Allies. From the Bismarck Sea to China to D-Day, every front and every use imaginable is covered. Released by Ferde Grofe Films, Aviation AV Library (no date)
Famous low level raid and subsequent high level raids on the Ploesti oil refineries. Considerable actual footage and propaganda reels, including the one narrated by Ronald Reagan. Also features B-24's Get Back, detailing how damaged Liberators made it home. And B-24: The Forgotten Bomber, a PBS cable program "For Veterans Only." American Sound & Video Corp., 1990
Perhaps one of the best documentaries on a B-24 pilot and his missions, including the low level raid on Ploesti. Poignant and riveting, this story from Lt Walter T. Stewart covers everything one might expect - and more. It features an interview with Jacob Smart, the original architect of the low level raid on Ploesti, and Roger Freeman, noted historian. This should be required viewing for all high school students. Spike Productions, Utah 1993
Bibliography Section Links:
BOOKS, Page 1: 456th Bomb Group
BOOKS, Page 2: B-24 and Fifteenth Air Force
BOOKS, Page 3: Personal Memoirs
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