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- Now Playing - August Features
- B-58 Hustler: Swift, Capable, Versatile, Operational! NEW!
- Merrill's Marauders and the 88th Fighter Squadron
- in BurmaVNEW!
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- Four films commemerating the 67th anniversary of the heroic low level
- B-24 raid on the Romanian oil fields and the B-24 Liberators that flew it
- The 98th Bomb Group Liberators Over North Africa
- The Ploesti Missions
- B-24s Get Back
- B-24 Liberators Over Europe
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- Get your own digitally restored full screen, high resolution copy of
- * B-58 MITO Tests
- * Airplane 11: The First B-58 Trainer
- * B-58 Hustler 1st Test Flight
- * B-58 Ejection System Development
- * Escape and Survive
- * Convair TB-58A "Hustler" Flight Manual Rare supplementary manual for the TB-58A, the training version of the Hustler
- and don't miss B-58 Hustler Story DVD Volume 1
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- B-58 Hustler: Swift, Capable, Versatile, Operational!
- (1961, Color, 13:00) NEW
- This film report from the US Air Force on the progress of the B-58 Program was produced by the Convair Division of General Dynamics in January 1961. Highlights include B-58 crews scrambling from their '58 Chevy to get their Hustler airborne; the 18th Sept, 1959 low level capability demonstration flight from Texas to California averaging over 600 kts at altitudes below 500', unique film of a B-58's automatic release of it's weapons pod at Mach 2, at over 50,000'; 43rd Bomb Wing B-58s win SAC's 1960 Combat Competition, defeating 24 other aircraft in both high & low level bombing classifications, and the amazing string of speed and altitude records set at Edwards AFB in January, 1961. Outstanding color B-58 Hustler footage throughout!
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- Merrill's Marauders and the 88th Fighter Squadron
- in Burma
- (1944B&W,243 minutes) NEW
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- This dramatic film contains all known footage of Merill's Marauder's 5307th Composite Unit (provisional) secret deep penetration mission behind Japanese lines through the Burmese jungle to capture the airfield at Myitkyina. Almost unique among such film records, it was shot and is narrated by Sgt David L. Quaid, the combat cameraman who participated in the operation, giving an eyewitness perspective. Supplied solely by air drops, the Marauders, the fore-bearers of today's 75th Rangers, fought through unbelievable mountain terrain and rampant disease, engaging the enemy in fierce fire fights along the way.(For a detailed description of the Marauder's amazing mission, read this Wikipedia article.). The last third of the film is an up close look at 88th Fighter Squadron P-40 dive bombers flying out of the captured Myitkyina airfield, supplying very close air support for the Marauder's assault on the town itself. Highlights include distinctive skull marked P-40Fs, with pilots & support crews, unique from the cockpit views of P-40 dive bombing runs and 88th FS armorers custom fitting 250 pound Navy HE depth charges with fins & detonators for use against jungle fortifications. Parts of the original film were damaged when dropped into a drainage ditch in transit from the battlefield. We have digitally restored those sections
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- Four films commemerating the 67th anniversary of the heroic low level raid
- on the Romanian oil fields on August 1st, 1943 and the B-24 Liberators that flew it.
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- The 98th Bomb Group
- Liberators Over Africa
- Exclusive production. This 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. You'll see legendary B-24s like "The Vulgar Virgin," "The Sandman," and "War Cloud." Sadly, several of these ships were filmed here for the last time before they were lost over Romania. 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. You'll see Tobruk, Tripoli, Benghazi, Bizerte and more from the air, the way pilots and crew saw them during the Desert War. And the big Liberator goes in low too so you can take in sunken warships, clamoring liberty ships unloading their cargoes, and bombed out harbors that have long since been rebuilt. This is a priceless time capsule
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- Own your own full screen copy of
- "The Ploesti Missions"
- on the US Bombers Go to War DVD plus
- "Bombers Over North Africa," "Target Tokyo," "B-17: Mission Accomplished," "Conquest By Air," and "Doolittle Strikes Japan."
- Now on sale
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- The Ploesti Missions
- Two Films
- (1844 B&W 24:00)
* Medal of Honor: Ploesti August 1, 1943 (1944, Black & White, 7:00)
On 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. They struck and struck hard, but the cost was very high. Unescorted by fighters and coming in literally at tree top level to surprise the enemy, 54 out of 162 of the attacking bombers were lost, along with 540 American air crew. Every member of the attacking force was awarded a medal, including 5 Medals of Honor, the highest decoration awarded by the U. S. military. Of the Medal of Honor recipients, only Col. Leon Johnson, 44th Bomb Group, and Col. Jon "Killer" Kane, 98th Bomb Group, survived the mission. This film features dramatic action that has been excerpted for countless documentaries. This is the original.
* Air Siege Ploesti : March to August 1944 (1945, Black & White,19:30)
The capture of Foggia in Italy in 1944 provided the 15th Air Force with a base to launch a new series of air attacks on Ploesti. This time, B-17s and B-24s attacked with fighter escort at high altitude. Losses were heavy, with over 1,800 air crew lost to FLAK and enemy fighters. Accuracy suffered when smoke pots were used to obscure the target, so P-38s were used as dive bombers to penetrate the defenses. Soon P-51s helped to achieve total air superiority. By the fall of 1944, 90% of Romanian's oil production was knocked out. Narrated by Ronald Reagan.
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- B-24s Get Back
- (1945, COLOR 45:00) x
Many of the B-24 crews who survived the Ploesti missions swore that they owed their lives to their rugged Liberators. This remarkable film that shows how B-24s overcame incredible battle damage to bring their crews home. Numerous examples of seemingly critically damaged B-24s making it back. This is a fascinating instructional training film too, with specific techniques to bring your badly crippled ship down safely. Some great B-24 combat footage!
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- B-24 Liberators Over Europe
- (1945, B&W, 22:00)
- A remarkable film produced by the Eighth Air Force from combat camera footage showing B-24s in action over Europe. From Ploesti to Berlin, you'll discover memorable Liberator scenes not found anywhere else, including pulse pounding air attacks. You'll see B-24 crews up close too, along with their ships.
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