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AVIATION DOCUMENTARIES MOVIES
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-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. |
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Thunderbolt - DVD
The U.S. Army Air Force's Deadly P-47 Fighter Bomber.
1944 film showing the famous 57th Fighter group of
the 12th Air Force as it blasts its way in "Operation
Strangle" cutting German supply lines and opening
the roads to Rome. Outstanding gun camera footage
of trucks, trains, planes, roads and bridges being
destroyed by the mighty Thunderbolt are only part
of the action you will see. Narrated by James Stewart
and Lloyd Bridges. Color, 45 minutes. |
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The Fighting Lady - DVD
This award-winning documentary almost makes you an
eyewitness to the intense U.S. Navy carrier action
in the Pacific. The Fighting Lady, or "USS Yorktown"
(CV-10) commissioned in 1943, fought in the battles
of the Gilbert Islands, Tarawa, Saipan, Leyte Gulf,
Iwo Jima, Okinawa and more. Climb into the cockpit
with the carrier pilots as they battle the Imperial
Japanese Navy for control of the Pacific and view
the best color gun camera action ever recorded by
American naval pilots. 1 hr. 2 min. |
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Report from the Aleutians
- DVD
This John Huston epic WWII film documentary, filmed
over six months, captures the lives of the soldiers
who manned the most remote outpost in the war: the
Aleutian Islands in the North Pacific. This Academy
Award-nominated 1943 production captures the bombings
of this area as well as the loneliness of the troops.
Unusual scenes include B-24s and P-38s trying to operate
under the extremes of wind and rain. 58 minutes.
Bonus feature: Hook Down, Wheels Down, which combines
modern-day interviews and combat footage to tell the
story of the U.S. Navy's "ungainly floating airfields,
the aircraft carriers. 59 minutes. |
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$29.95 |
The Fighting Lady - VHS
Video
This award-winning documentary almost makes you an
eyewitness to the intense U.S. Navy carrier action
in the Pacific. The Fighting Lady, or "USS Yorktown"
(CV-10) commissioned in 1943, fought in the battles
of the Gilbert Islands, Tarawa, Saipan, Leyte Gulf,
Iwo Jima, Okinawa and more. Climb into the cockpit
with the carrier pilots as they battle the Imperial
Japanese Navy for control of the Pacific and view
the best color gun camera action ever recorded by
American naval pilots. 60 min. |
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$19.95 |
Aerial Gunner - VHS Video
Chester Morris stars in this tale of U.S. Army Air
Corps pre-combat training and the early years of WWII,
when, in tense Pacific skies, Morris, Richard Arlen
and others fight against the Japanese and to stay
alive. Filmed on location at Harlingen Aerial Gunnery
School in Texas. B&W; 1 hour 40 minutes. VHS |
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$15.95 |
World War II - 4 DVDs
Box Set
Why We Fight. Produced and directed by Academy Award-winner
Frank Capra, this collection includes seven acclaimed
World War II documentaries that feature newsreel footage
from all battlefronts. Includes: Prelude to War, The
Nazis Strike, Divide and Conquer, The Battle of Britain,
The Battle of Russia, The Battle of China, and War
Comes to America. B&W, 6 hrs, 55 min. |
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$149.00 |
The World at War Collector's
Edition 11 DVDs Box Set
More than 30 years after its creation, this 26-episode
series remains the definitive visual history of WWII.
Narrated by Laurence Olivier and digitally re-mastered
on 11 DVD disks, this is epic history at its absolute
best, presented with eyewitness interviews and newsreel,
propaganda, and home-movie footage drawn from the
archives of 18 nations. Includes an additional 8 hours
of bonus documentary material, a contemporary retrospective,
a gallery of photographs from the Imperial War Museum
Collection, and more. Approximately 26 hrs. 30 min. |
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Combat America - DVD
The Mighty Flying Fortress in Action. Produced and
narrated by Clark Gable, this rarely seen 8th Air
Force documentary chronicles the formation of the
351st Bomb Group in Colorado, its assignment to a
former RAF base in England, and the missions flown
against heavy enemy opposition in 1943. It's a vivid
and unflinching look at what B-17 missions were really
like during those dark days when crews flew without
fighter protection. Edited and scored at MGM Studios,
the quality is outstanding. Color, 1 hr, 2 min. |
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Wings of the Army
- VHS Video
Running time 1 hr. The birth of the Army Air Corps
from their first Wright Pusher up to WWII. Follow
the development of the AAC as the Air Material Command
tests airplanes, components, and men; P-36, Bell Aircuda,
early DC-4 and B17s in exciting lengthy scenes. Training
includes navigation, gunnery and bombing from A-17s
and B-18s (B&W, 41:30 min.). "Winning Your
Wings"- Jimmy Stewart makes a patriotic pitch
to young men during WWII to join the Army Air Corps.
Uncle Sam wants... and Stewart shows the glamorous
aspects of signing up. (B&W, 17:35 min.). |
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Combat America - DVD
The Mighty Flying Fortress in Action. Produced and
narrated by Clark Gable, this rarely seen 8th Air
Force documentary chronicles the formation of the
351st Bomb Group in Colorado, its assignment to a
former RAF base in England, and the missions flown
against heavy enemy opposition in 1943. It's a vivid
and unflinching look at what B-17 missions were really
like during those dark days when crews flew without
fighter protection. Edited and scored at MGM Studios,
the quality is outstanding. Color, 1 hr, 2 min. |
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$149.00 |
The World at War Collector's
Edition 11 DVDs Box Set
More than 30 years after its creation, this 26-episode
series remains the definitive visual history of WWII.
Narrated by Laurence Olivier and digitally re-mastered
on 11 DVD disks, this is epic history at its absolute
best, presented with eyewitness interviews and newsreel,
propaganda, and home-movie footage drawn from the
archives of 18 nations. Includes an additional 8 hours
of bonus documentary material, a contemporary retrospective,
a gallery of photographs from the Imperial War Museum
Collection, and more. Approximately 26 hrs. 30 min. |
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$15.95 |
World War II - 4 DVDs
Box Set
Why We Fight. Produced and directed by Academy Award-winner
Frank Capra, this collection includes seven acclaimed
World War II documentaries that feature newsreel footage
from all battlefronts. Includes: Prelude to War, The
Nazis Strike, Divide and Conquer, The Battle of Britain,
The Battle of Russia, The Battle of China, and War
Comes to America. B&W, 6 hrs, 55 min. |
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$79.95 |
Victory at Sea DVD Set
The Legendary World War II Documentary. Arguably the
most influential documentary in history, this 26-episode
series was culled from 13,000 hours of footage shot
by the U.S., British, German and Japanese navies during
WWII. Originally broadcast in 1952 and narrated by
Leonard Graves with a score by Richard Rodgers, this
series presents every major naval engagement of WWII
through some of the most riveting combat footage ever
shot - from German U-boat "Wolfpacks" to
the epic battles at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Color and
B&W, over 13 hours, 4 disks. |
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