U S Army Air Forces Movies
- 1943
Electronic Control System of the C-1 Auto Pilot Part 1: Basic Electricity as Applied to Electronic Control System
Electronic Control System of the C-1 Auto Pilot Part 1: Basic Electricity as Applied to Electronic Control System01943HD
Animated training film depicting the fundamentals of electricity and how electrical signals can be used to keep an airplane on correct course and...
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- 1943
The Rear Gunner
The Rear Gunner5.21943HD
Documentary-style drama on training of aerial rear gunners in World War II. Private PeeWee Williams, a Kansas farm boy, transforms his home-grown...
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- 1942
Beyond the Line of Duty
Beyond the Line of Duty4.71942HD
This short film in support of the war effort focuses on the training and missions of Army Air Corps Captain Hewitt T. Wheless just after the U.S....
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- 1942
Winning Your Wings
Winning Your Wings5.71942HD
Winning Your Wings is a 1942 short American World War II recruitment film produced by Warner Bros. Studios for the US Army Air Forces, starring...
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- 1943
How to Fly the B-17 (Part 2, Flight Operations)
How to Fly the B-17 (Part 2, Flight Operations)01943HD
Military training film in which an instructor trains a new B-17 bomber pilot in proper procedure and technique while airborne.
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- 1943
How to Fly the B-17 (Part 1, Ground Operations)
How to Fly the B-17 (Part 1, Ground Operations)01943HD
Military training film in which an instructor takes a new B-17 bomber pilot through preflight inspections of the aircraft and preparation for...
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- 1945
The Last Bomb
The Last Bomb5.81945HD
Documentary of the planning and delivery of the last great bomber attack on the city of Tokyo by the U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II.
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- 1943
Recognition of the Japanese Zero Fighter
Recognition of the Japanese Zero Fighter51943HD
Military training film on the characteristics, capabilities, weaknesses, and recognition of the World War II Japanese fighter aircraft known as the...
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- 1943
Three Cadets
Three Cadets01943HD
The story of Three Cadets and sexually transmitted diseases.
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- 1943
The Turbosupercharger - Master of the sky
The Turbosupercharger - Master of the sky01943HD
Training film demonstrating the usage of the turbosupercharger, a device for providing greater engine capability at high altitude. Various techniques...
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- 1943
Uncrating and Assembly of the P-47 Thunderbolt Airplane
Uncrating and Assembly of the P-47 Thunderbolt Airplane01943HD
Training film demonstrating the correct procedure for uncrating and assembling the P-47 fighter aircraft under field conditions. A dismantled plane...
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- 1966
To Save a Soldier
To Save a Soldier01966HD
Henry Fonda-narrated 1966 ABC documentary that follows a wounded soldier in Vietnam from the field, through the medical system, and back home to the...
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- 1943
How to Fly the B-17 (Part 3, Emergency Operations)
How to Fly the B-17 (Part 3, Emergency Operations)5.51943HD
Military training film in which three B-17 bomber pilots compare notes on emergency techniques used while flying the aircraft. Among the topics...
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- 1943
Turbosupercharger: Flight Operation
Turbosupercharger: Flight Operation01943HD
Training film demonstrating the techniques and requirements of flying the B-24 bomber equipped with a turbosupercharger, a mechanism designed to help...
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- 1943
Theory of the C-1 Autopilot, Part 1: Basic Principles
Theory of the C-1 Autopilot, Part 1: Basic Principles71943HD
Animated training film demonstrating the process by which an autopilot uses gyroscopic controls to maintain an airplane in level flight.
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- 1944
Air Siege
Air Siege01944HD
A recount of the bombing campaign by the United States Army's Fifteenth Air Force against the oilfields and refineries in and around Ploesti, Romania...
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- 1943
Cadet Classification
Cadet Classification01943HD
Documentary on picking the right Cadet.
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- 1944
B-29 Flight Procedure and Combat Crew Functioning
B-29 Flight Procedure and Combat Crew Functioning01944HD
Military training film detailing flight procedure, crew assignments, and armament of the B-29 bomber aircraft.
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- 1944
Land and Live in the Jungle
Land and Live in the Jungle81944HD
In this World War II military training film, a B-25 crew bails out over the jungle, and the pilot is separated from the rest of of his crew. The two...
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- 1943
P-38 Flight Characteristics
P-38 Flight Characteristics01943HD
Training film for pilots of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning pursuit aircraft, focusing particularly on flight characteristics during operation on only...
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