First Motion Picture Unit United States Army Air Forces Movies
- 1944
Operation of the Glider Pick-Up by the C-47
Operation of the Glider Pick-Up by the C-4701944HD
This government documentary short film depicts and explains the processes for retrieving a glider in the field. In combat situations in World War II,...
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- 1944
Land and Live in the Jungle
Land and Live in the Jungle81944HD
In this World War II military training film, a B-25 crew bails out over the jungle, and the pilot is separated from the rest of of his crew. The two g...
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- 1943
Cadet Classification
Cadet Classification01943HD
Documentary on picking the right Cadet.
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- 1945
A-26 Flying Tips
A-26 Flying Tips01945HD
This United States Army Air Forces short documentary depicts various pieces of official advice for pilots of the A-26 fighter bomber aircraft. Special...
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- 1945
Target - Invisible
Target - Invisible01945HD
Documentary short film depicting the uses of radar in high-level bombing during World War II. B-29 bombers are shown delivering bombs over Japan and u...
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- 1944
B-29 Flight Procedure and Combat Crew Functioning
B-29 Flight Procedure and Combat Crew Functioning01944HD
Military training film detailing flight procedure, crew assignments, and armament of the B-29 bomber aircraft.
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- 1944
Position Firing
Position Firing01944HD
Hapless B-17 waist gunner "Trigger Joe" learns how to adjust his aim, to take into account the relative motion of his aircraft, his bullets, and the a...
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- 1944
Elementary and Pylon Eights
Elementary and Pylon Eights01944HD
This government documentary short film demonstrates for Army Air Forces pilots in World War II the safe execution of a variety of aeronautical maneuve...
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- 1944
Flak
Flak61944HD
This documentary dives into an in-depth look at the weapons and methods of German and Japanese anti-aircraft warfare. Also highlights the evasive acti...
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- 1943
The First Motion Picture Unit
The First Motion Picture Unit41943HD
A documentary showing the functions of the Army Air Corps' First Motion Picture Unit, which made training and inspirational films for the Army Air For...
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- 1945
Perishable Rush
Perishable Rush01945HD
A documentary that shows how the Army Air Forces during World War II flew wounded men from Pacific battle areas to hospitals and home towns in the Uni...
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- 1945
The AAF Comes of Age
The AAF Comes of Age01945HD
This United States government documentary short film recapitulates the efforts made by the United States Army Air Forces in coming to terms with the n...
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- 1944
China Crisis: The Story of the 14th Air Force
China Crisis: The Story of the 14th Air Force01944HD
This documentary depicts the American effort to support the Chinese government before and during the Second World War, by means of transport flights o...
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- 1944
Flying the P-61 Series Airplane
Flying the P-61 Series Airplane01944HD
This documentary short film depicts the proper manner for ground inspection, flight preparation, takeoff, flying, single-engine flying, and landing of...
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