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BOEING B-17 FLYING FORTRESS - VIDEO DOCUMENTARIES
Videos are available in VHS video Pal Format and DVD (region 1 US and Canada) format. The products will be shipped from the USA and delivered to your door by the US based company "Historic Aviation".


$19.95	Preflight Inspection of B-17E - VHS Video The official 'Crew Chief' guide. The pre-flight inspection is divided into three parts: Exterior airframe inspection, Interior Airframe Inspection and Engine Check. Covers what to look for: skin, fabric, de-icers, fuel tanks, cockpit, crew stations, props, and the engine warm-up and operation. Running time 40 min.	$19.95	B-17 Action Trilogy - VHS Video This video contains three action films of the B-17 Flying Fortress: "Conquest by Air" features the B-17 in air combat throughout WWII. "Mission Accomplished" features more footage of the B-17 in European combat, emphasizing its early introduction. Finally, "Bombers Over North Africa" features B-17s of the 321st Bomb Group, with rare German gun camera footage of enemy fighters attacking our aircraft. Approx. 55 min. total run time.

$19.95	Warbird Checkout #10 - VHS Video How to Fly the B-17 Comprehensive pilot training film made by the Army Air Force and the Boeing Airplane Company for training new pilots about to enter combat with the B-17. Walk with the pilot as he does his pre-flight. Sit in the cockpit as he checks all the systems, runs up the engines and takes off to perform flight operations. (B&W, 1 hr. 28 min.) Fortress in the Sky - Story of the B-17 Flying Fortress from design concept, through engineering, to production. Witness early test flights and fly off to combat in 'Glamour Girl'. (Color, 22 min.)	$24.95	Great Planes Vol. 8: B-17 Flying Fortress - VHS Video Trace the beginning of the B-17 from the B-9, B-10, XB-15 and Boeing's Clipper, which lead up to the model 299, which ultimately became B-17. See the flight of 299 and all the various models through B-17G. Fly along with WWII crews in all theaters - deep into Germany and on missions in the South Pacific. Experience the power of the B-17, and marvel at its ability to return to base despite substantial battle damage. Also includes post-war footage. B&W and color, 60 minutes.

$19.95	Boeing B-17 & Hurricane - DVD Thunderbirds of WWII Boeing B-17. Loaded with interviews and unique footage, much in color, this program follows the development of the B-17 from the drawing board, to testing and on to the war in Europe. There's also footage of the Memphis Belle, B-17s in the Pacific and more. Hawker Hurricane. Loaded with interviews and unique footage, much in color, this program follows the development of the Hurricane from the drawing board, to testing and on to the wartime action in the Battle of Britain and in Europe, North Africa and the Far East. 104 total minutes, B&W and color.	$24.95	Heavy Metal: B-17 Flying Fortress - VHS Video It is one of the most successful and important planes in history, and it turned the tide of WWII. With never-before-seen home movie footage of B-17s returning to their British bases and the white-knuckle recollections of pilots and bombardiers, this video chronicles the development and operational history of America's first four-engine bomber, flying high over wartime Berlin on raids that eventually crippled the Nazi regime. 50 minutes. VHS

$24.95	B-17 Flying Legend - DVD During World War II, 12,731 B-17 Flying Fortresses were built, but today only 13 still fly. This documentary takes a look at those 13 craft and introduces you to the people who keep them in the air and the veterans who flew them in wartime. Includes contemporary footage, rare period film including sad looks at the B-17 scrap yard, and bonus features such as 200+ photos, the original Memphis Belle documentary and more. 3 hrs. 31 min.	$29.95	The Memphis Belle - DVD The most famous B-17 in history, the Memphis Belle, was documented in the Army Air Corps film, The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress. Not only does this 2-DVD set contain that 45-minute motion picture, but it also delves into the background of that production, incorporating unused footage from the original 34 film reels now housed at the National Archives, footage of the crew's triumphant return home, and more. Approximately 5 hours total time.

$19.95	Conquerors of the Air - VHS Video The Story of the Flying Fortress in Combat Three great WWII documentaries. Running time 1:12 Conquest by Air - The 8th Air Force Bombs and strafes occupied Europe. Dramatic aerial footage of B-17 and escort fighters, German gun camera film of Me-109s blasting the Forts. Excellent ground and low level footage! (B&W, 20 min.) Mission Accomplished - The first all American Fortress raid over Europe. Covers the Norden bombsight, loading bombs, briefings, take-off, flak, bombing runs and more. (B&W, 101⁄2 min.) Army Air Force Report - 1943. Gen. H.H. Arnold describes U.S. mobilization, aircraft production, crew training and Army Air Force organization. Each numbered Air Force and its mission dramatized by combat film footage. A great documentary! (B&W, 41 min.)	$39.95	Warbirds of World War II - DVD Comprehensive documentary describes seven key warplanes of WWII. Starting with the B-17 pounding the Reich by day with escorting P-47s and P-51s, to the B-24s pulverizing the Reich's crucial oil fields. Witness P-40s and P-38s in early, bitter battles. Finally, the mighty B-29 hammers Japan to its knees before the final blow of the atomic bombardment. This splendid film is both a tribute and a reference to the airmen and warplanes of WWII. This three DVD set is over 7 hours long, including bonus features - Allied Airmen POWs, Fighter Tactics 101, and Attack Air.

$19.95	Ball Turret Gunners Suicide Missions - VHS Video In World War II, thousands of B-17 bombers flew over Nazi Germany, using millions of tons of bombs to reduce the German military industrial machine to rubble. In each bomber, a man sat in a glass bubble hung below the fuselage, his hands on the controls of an anti-aircraft gun designed to protect the planes from attacks from below. "Flying the ball," as the men who manned these exposed guns called it, was one of the most dangerous assignments of the war. But it was also essential to the survival of the bombers and-ultimately-the Allied victory. Ball Turret Gunners uses extensive World War II combat footage and interviews with the men who performed this suicidal task to bring home the horror and danger that they experienced every day. It is a portrait of danger that few will ever face, a harrowing glimpse into a deadly duty that was justified only by the dire circumstances of war. 50 min.	$19.95	Air War Film Expo Vol. 2 - VHS Video Running time 1:44. Three rare WWII aviation films made during combat. The Memphis Belle - Fly with the Belle's crew on the 25th and final mission, a daring daylight attack on the submarine pens at Wilhelmshaven. A great historical documentary. Color. Target Tokyo - Ronald Reagan narrates. Follow the giant B-29 Super Forts flying from their secret base against stiff flak and fighter opposition to blast the Japanese homeland. Thunderbolt - Ride in the P-47 as it races up the boot of Italy bombing and strafing vital supply routes. Some of the most spectacular film of the war from the air. Color.

$19.95	Target for Today - VHS Video The story of the 8th Air Force's stunning daylight raids on Anklam, Marienberg, Danzig and Gdynia, filmed as they happened. Bomber groups from all over England are coordinated for this maximum effort bombing. Follow the crews through 3 a.m. wakeup, briefings, take-off and join-up. Fly with them on the raids and see the bombs fall on the German factories and airfields. German fighters are shot down... and we watch some of the B-17s go down too! One of the finest documentaries on the air war over Europe. Gen. Arnold called the raid "...the greatest strike ever." 92 min.