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AVIATION DOCUMENTARIES AND FILMS - VHS VIDEOS AND DVD

76 VHS & DVDs
Box sets (history compiled, an ideal gifts)
76 VHS & DVDs
Famous Aviators (Biographies, exploits...)

58 VHS & DVDs

WW1 & pioneers & Early aviation
157 VHS & DVDs
WW2 (aircraft, great battles, & history...)
84 VHS & DVDs
Hollywood movies, WW2 propaganda
90 VHS & DVDs
Cold War & modern aircraft (history...)
149 VHS & DVDs
History Series (History Channel, Nova...)
115 VHS & DVDs
General aviation (space, investigations...)
104 VHS & DVDs
Aviation in war (Dogfight, technology...)
Aphabetical index Find VHS videos & DVDs classified by name.
Aviation Books, Art, Model Kits & others
 

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".

B-17 Action Trilogy - VHS
$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.
 

Thunderbolt - DVD
$9.95

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.
         

The Fighting Lady - DVD
$9.95

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.
 

Report from the Aleutians - DVD
$24.95

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.
         

The Fighting Lady - VHS
$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.
 

Aerial Gunner - VHS
$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
         

World War II - 4 DVDs Box Set
$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.
 

The World at War Collector's Edition 11 DVDs Box Set
$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.
         

Combat America - DVD
$9.95

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.
 

Wings of the Army - VHS
$19.95

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.).
         

Combat America - DVD
$9.95

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.
 

The World at War Collector's Edition 11 DVDs Box Set
$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.
         

World War II - 4 DVDs Box Set
$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.
 

Victory at Sea DVD Set
$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.