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COLD WAR BOMBER AIRCRAFT 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".
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$19.95 |
B-58 Hustler Collection
- VHS Video
You get four complete programs on one tape! "B-58
Bendix Trophy Race" shows our first Mach 2 bomber
breaking cross-country speed records. "B-58 Low
Altitude Bombing" shows off the plane's ground-hugging
capability at near-supersonic speed. "B-58 Bleriot
Trophy" shows the bomber meeting Bleriot's challenge
by sustaining 1,302 mph for more than 30 minutes.
And "Champion of Champions" features Gen.
Jimmy Stewart flying and discussing the B-58. 71 min. |
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$24.95 |
B-58 Hustler Collection
- DVD-R
You get four complete programs on one tape! "B-58
Bendix Trophy Race" shows our first Mach 2 bomber
breaking cross-country speed records. "B-58 Low
Altitude Bombing" shows off the plane's ground-hugging
capability at near-supersonic speed. "B-58 Bleriot
Trophy" shows the bomber meeting Bleriot's challenge
by sustaining 1,302 mph for more than 30 minutes.
And "Champion of Champions" features Gen.
Jimmy Stewart flying and discussing the B-58. 71 min. |
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Supersonic B-58 Hustler
- VHS Video
Our First Mach 2 Supersonic Bomber The B-58 was the
first supersonic bomber to enter production for the
USAF and the winner of no less than 19 speed and altitude
records. Includes the B-58's first flights, its bombing
accuracy, speed records and MITO (minimum interval
takeoffs). Also features training versions, and the
Hustler's radical new escape ejector system. 85 min. |
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Supersonic B-58 Hustler
- DVD-R
Our First Mach 2 Supersonic Bomber The B-58 was the
first supersonic bomber to enter production for the
USAF and the winner of no less than 19 speed and altitude
records. Includes the B-58's first flights, its bombing
accuracy, speed records and MITO (minimum interval
takeoffs). Also features training versions, and the
Hustler's radical new escape ejector system. 85 min. |
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$29.95 |
Stealing the Superfortress
- VHS Video
This expose draws on recently discovered Soviet archival
material and the memories of those who were there
to detail how the USSR produced a rivet-for-rivet
copy of the Superfortress. Follow the development
of the B-29 from its first proposal to the perilous
early flights in the Pacific, and learn about the
B-29s that touched down and were impounded in Vladivostok
- just two years before the Soviet Union introduced
the Tupolev Tu-4, a virtual replica of the B-29. 100
min. |
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Great Planes Vol. 4:
B-36 Peacemaker
- VHS Video
See this giant, the largest airplane ever to reach
full production status, from the first flight of the
XB-36 to the all jet-powered YB-60, including the
development of the parasite fighter/reconnaissance
using the XF-85 Goblin jet and finally the RF-84F.
Although never seeing military wartime action, the
B-36 served well during the early Cold War era. Approximately
60 min. |
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Heavy Metal:
B-52 Stratofortress - VHS Video
It has flown for nearly 50 years, and is projected
to remain in service until 2045. With a range of 8,000
miles and the ability to carry 70,000 pounds of bombs,
it is the most lethal aircraft in the world. This
film travels from the Ohio hotel where the B-52 was
first conceived to the skies over Afghanistan, interviewing
military planners, pilots, crewmembers and aviation
experts to chronicle the history of this extraordinary
plane. 50 minutes. |
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Cold War Remembered
- VHS Video
This is the story of the North American B-45, the
first operational USAF multi-engine jet bomber. It
is also the story of the 47th Bomb Wing in the middle
1950s - those men stationed in England who were armed
with the first tactical nuclear weapons assigned to
NATO. This film delves into those early "Cold
War" years, giving you a look at the men and
the machines that were the leading edge of the West's
defense effort in those perilous years. 60 min. |
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Great Planes Vol. 9:
B-52 Stratofortress - VHS Video
Trace the development of the B-52 with this
film featuring the B-45, B-48, XB-47, B-46, YB-60
and the jet-powered flying wing. See the first flight
of YB-52 and other early variants, and trace developments
up to the shorter tail and turbo fan powered H, the
last production version. Watch the low-level flight
of an H that, despite the loss of most of its vertical
fin and rudder on a research flight, landed safely.
Also includes combat footage. Color and B&W, approximately
60 minutes. |
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Modern Marvels:
Strategic Air Command - VHS Video
Their motto, "Peace is our Profession," belied
the fact that they were in charge of weapons with
the power to destroy the world many times over. With
a staff of a quarter-million people, the Strategic
Air Command was the key cog in America's Cold War
military machine, overseeing the nation's entire nuclear
arsenal from 1946 to 1992. This video draws on interviews
with past employees and visits to SAC sites to tell
the story of this extraordinary system. 50 min. |
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$29.95 |
Heavy Metal:
Big Bombers of SAC
- VHS Video
Start with the B-52 and the story of its early development
and see it perform its current role as a stand-off
bomber carrying the cruise missile. Next, see the
B-1 go through its paces. Follow its development and
delivery to SAC air bases and finally, see the B-2
Stealth Bomber roll out ceremony. You are there to
view it from many different angles. 60 min. |
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Stratojet: The B-47 Story
- VHS Video
The Boeing B-47 Stratojet served the USAF Strategic
Air Command from 1951 to 1967. Witness this outstanding
aircraft and its early design history, crew training
and introduction into squadron service as you learn
what it was to be a Stratojet pilot in America's first
swept-wing, all-jet, front-line bomber. 60 min. |
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B-47 Stratojet
- VHS Video
The Story of this Mighty Bomber. The Boeing B-47 Stratojet
first entered service in 1951 and continued with the
Strategic Air Command until late 1967. Here, you not
only get great footage of the craft itself, you'll
also see what it was like to pilot America's first
swept wing, all jet, frontline bomber. 55 min. |
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B-47 Stratojet
- DVD-R
The Story of this Mighty Bomber. The Boeing B-47 Stratojet
first entered service in 1951 and continued with the
Strategic Air Command until late 1967. Here, you not
only get great footage of the craft itself, you'll
also see what it was like to pilot America's first
swept wing, all jet, frontline bomber. 55 min. DVD-R. |
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Great Planes Vol. 5:
XB-70 Valkyrie - VHS Video
From rollout and delivery of XB-70A-1, to placement
in its final home at the U.S. Air Force Museum, this
video presents the monstrous but beautiful XB-70.
Ride along in the chase plane and see the problems
with the first flights and the tragic mid-air collision
of XB-70-A2. But there is success, too, as a half-million
pound aircraft exceeds three times the speed of sound!
It's a fabulous look at a remarkable feat of engineering.
Color and B&W, approx. 60 min. |
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XB-70 Valkyrie - VHS
Video
First Flights. The world's largest experimental aircraft,
the XB-70, proved capable of flight at speeds of three
times the speed of sound at altitudes of 70,000 ft.
Built to collect information for use in future military
and civilian aircraft designs, it was also considered
a potential replacement for the Boeing B-52. Rare
archival footage presents its early glory days, before
a tragic crash and the cancellation of the ambitious
program. 40 min. |
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XB-70 Valkyrie
- VHS Video
America's first Mach-3 bomber. Rare vintage scenes
of rollout in 1964, first flight, in-flight scenes
showing vapor trails from flying in its own shock
wave. Watch in awe as this unique mammoth object cycles
its wingtips, opens its afterburners. Very historic.
60 min. |
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XB-70 Valkyrie - DVD-R
First Flights. The world's largest experimental aircraft,
the XB-70, proved capable of flight at speeds of three
times the speed of sound at altitudes of 70,000 ft.
Built to collect information for use in future military
and civilian aircraft designs, it was also considered
a potential replacement for the Boeing B-52. Rare
archival footage presents its early glory days, before
a tragic crash and the cancellation of the ambitious
program. 40 min. |
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