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ALLIED BOMBING OF GERMANY - 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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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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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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$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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$29.95 |
Command of the Sky
- VHS Video
This powerful, white-knuckles documentary is the fascinating
story of the 8th Air Force Fighter Command in WWII.
Gun camera footage puts you in the front lines of
heart-pounding aerial combat over the skies of Europe.
Witness America's premiere 56th Fighter Group, Zemke's
Wolf Pack, escort American bombers to Germany and
blast the Luftwaffe out of the sky leading to disrupted
communications, neutralized beach defenses, and ground
breakthroughs. 75 min. |
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$24.95 |
Mission Berlin
- VHS Video
It was greatest air battle in history. For months
on end, Allied bombers relentlessly pounded German
cities while Luftwaffe fighters and massive bombardment
threatened to send the crews spiraling to their deaths
at any moment. Mission Berlin uses a remarkable combination
of dramatic re-enactments, actual footage from World
War II raids, and the personal recollections of the
bomber crews from letters and diaries to piece together
a detailed portrait of what it was like to fly a daytime
mission over Berlin. This one-of-a-kind video vividly
brings to life the incredible drama and ever-present
fear of the aerial battlefield, filled with thousands
of droning bombers, towering clouds of flak and fighters
screaming to the attack. Go inside a restored B-17
Flying Fortress for an up-close look at one of the
most effective warplanes ever built, and climb into
the claustrophobic cockpit of a German interceptor.
Mission Berlin was made in association with the world-famous
Imperial War Museum, the leading institution for the
study of World War II. 50 min. |
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Greatest Raids:
The Schweinfurt Disaster
- VHS Video
Relive the 1943 raid remembered as the "Gettysburg"
of the 8th Air Force: it claimed over 60 B-17 Flying
Fortresses and proved - at extraordinary cost - the
indisputable value of fighter escorts for daytime
bombing missions. Here, veterans share the horror
of facing the Luftwaffe, while military historians
examine the after-effects of the devastation that
led to a re-assessment of the Allied bombing strategy.
50 minutes. |
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Greatest Raids:
The Dambusters - VHS Video
They were like no other bombs ever designed,
made to be dropped from extremely low altitudes over
water and bounce across the surface like a skipping
stone before striking their targets: Ruhr dams that
powered the Nazi war industry. This video relives
the daring night mission flown in flak filled skies,
when 8 of the 19 bombers of 617 Squadron never returned.
Through archival footage, you'll see the impact of
this dramatic mission. 50 minutes. VHS |
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Secrets of the Dead:
Bombing Nazi Dams
- VHS Video
Lancaster squadrons flying low-level night
missions destroyed Nazi dams using Barnes Wallis'
brilliant "bouncing bomb" that could skip
across water, cling to its target and blow up from
a specific depth. This video explores the challenges,
solutions and personalities that contributed to
this victory by re-creating experiments, reviewing
high-speed archival test footage and interviewing
survivors. 60 minutes. |
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Dead Men's Secrets:
German Death Trap
- VHS Video
This video delves into German files to reveal how
the Kammbuher Line worked. A complex network of radar,
searchlights, anti-aircraft batteries and night fighters,
it led to one of the great British defeats of the
war, when "Bomber" Harris was forced to
call off the Ruhr Offensive after losing 850 aircraft.
But British intelligence and experience eventually
turned the tables as strategic bombing helped win
the war. Includes veteran interviews from both sides.
50 minutes. VHS |
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Target for Tonight
- VHS Video
This is the orginal British version of their night
bombing missions over Germany. Full of great action
as RAF pathfinders light the way for the stream of
bombers flying just behind them. Exciting companion
to the American Version "Target For Today".
75 min. |
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Weapons at War:
The Bomber Group
- VHS Video
They filled the skies over Germany during World War
II. From high above Vietnam, they rained death and
destruction on the jungle below. Their pinpoint accuracy
played a vital role in the Gulf War. But do heavy
bombers have a place in the military of the future?
Bomber Group is a comprehensive look at the history
of strategic bombing. Fly along on some of the very
first missions in World War I, and see how American
general Billy Mitchell revolutionized the tactics
and strategies during World War II. Stunning footage
from some of the most important bombing raids in history
show his theories in action. Military experts detail
the technological advances that transformed the lumbering
planes into devastating weapons, while former pilots
and crewmembers tell what it was like to fly in classic
bombers like the B-17 and B-29. Finally, examine the
controversial role of heavy bombers today since cruise
missiles can strike targets without risking the lives
of airmen, are the days of the mighty, high-flying
bomber finished? 50 min. |
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The Rain of Steel
- VHS Video
Strategic bombing was essential to the U.S. victories
in Europe and Japan during World War II. But aside
from ultimate success, the air wars fought in the
Pacific and Atlantic shared very little. This authoritative
program uses extensive expert commentary, interviews
with veterans and remarkable footage to tell the story
of strategic bombing in World War II. From the planes
such as the battle-proven B-27 in Europe and the modern,
high-flying B-29 in the Pacific to the underlying
strategies, explore the astonishing differences between
the two theaters. See the results of the devastating
firestorms at Dresden and Tokyo, where incendiary
bombs produced temperatures of over 1,000 degrees
centigrade, winds that sucked away trees three feet
in diameter, and more deaths than Hiroshima. Our Century
profiles the role of the bomber in WWII, from nighttime
raids over Berlin to the historic missions that unleashed
the atom bomb on mankind. 50 min. |
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Air War Film Expo Vol.
1 - VHS Video
Running time 1:26. Two great WWII aviation documentaries.
Fight for the Sky - Narrated by Ronald Reagan. 8th
Air Force armadas of B-17s batter Germany while P-38,
P-47 and P-51 fighters sweep the land and sky. Superb
gun camera shots of low level action and air-to-air
combat. Report from the Aleutians - John Huston documents
the rugged flying conditions on Adak Island. P-38s,
P-39s and B-24s take off in a foot of water to bomb
Japanese outposts. A PBY crew flies a night bombing
raid on a Japanese held island. (Wartime color) Black
Cats - The PBY Catalina struck terror in the Japanese
Fleet in the Pacific. These patrol amphibians were
converted to night bombers and dressed in black nightgowns
to stalk their prey in the dead of night. (B&W,
20 min.) |
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Air War Europe
- VHS Video
A collection of remarkably blunt programs that chronicle
the air war over Europe during WWII. It includes an
opening montage of rare, controversial photographs
that document the terrifying losses to U.S. bombers.
Then you'll see official, war-era television documentaries
- produced at the time - that explain how new tactics
and daring missions reclaimed the skies from Hitler's
Germany. You'll see the air war exactly as it unfolded
over the skies of occupied Europe in the seldom seen
programs, presented here without any editorial intervention
or contemporary revisionism whatsoever. 60 min. |
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Dangerous Missions:
Silent Wing Warriors - VHS Video
Extremely vulnerable, flimsy craft that were
sitting ducks for anti-aircraft fire, the combat gliders
of WWII nonetheless played a vital role in the Allied
victory. We'll see how these wood-and-canvas craft
were built, launched and flown, hear from the men
whom they carried into battle, and fly along on a
perilous one-way journey over Germany. Finally, we'll
also examine the little-known role of gliders in the
Pacific Theater. 50 min. |
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