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World War 2 in the air and beyond on DVD 
Want to know what it was it like to fly a real P-51 Mustang? Need a gift for a vet who flew one? Wonder what life was like on a carrier fighting in the Pacific? Driving a tank in the "Battle of the Bulge?"Look no further than our 100+ action packed World War 2 films, all produced between 1941-1945, now on full screen digital home DVDs. You'll experience everything from actual pilot training films produced by aircraft manufacturers to rare color documentaries shot in battle by combat cameramen -- and much more. Many of our aircraft and weapons DVDs contain complete Technical Handbooks with detailed info at no additional charge.Our DVDs make memorable gifts!Unlike other historic film publishers, we have digitally restored many of our videos and have supplied footage for programs shown on the History, Discovery and A&E channels, for PBS documentaries and to air museums for video displays. Contact us for more info on our huge stock footage library.We've created new categories that move beyond World War II aircraft, "World War II Classics," that includes outstanding Army, Navy and Marine combat and weapons training films, and we've expanded our post WW2 jet aircraft division into the 1950's and '60s.Speed, value & high quality. 99% of our orders ship on the same or next business day and our products are always in stock. Choose "Priority Mail" for economical 2 day delivery to most US locations. International orders are welcome. If you live outside of North America our DVDs are not "region limited," and will play on PAL & SECAM players. And if you ever have a problem with one of our videos, we'll replace it for free -guaranteed..
 
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Winning Your Wings
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Airstrike Vietnam DVD
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Winning Your Wings: U.S. World War
II Aviation Training DVD NEW
Naval Aviation Cadet Color This
color film follows the career of a Navy cadet from enlistment soon
after Pearl Harbor through Primary and Advanced Flight training and
on into combat..Especially memorable are the many scenes shot at
Pensacola Naval Air Station flight school andfor extensive, rare color footage of a wide variety of
USN training and early war combat aircraft, including Vought OS2U
Kingfisher catapult float planes, Boeing N2S Kaydets, North American
SNJs, Vultee SNV-1 Valiants, Brewster F2A Buffaloes and SB2A
Buccaneers in flight, Consolidated PBY Catalinas and Grumman F4F
Wildcats operating off a carrier deck.
Winning Your Wings This rousing recruiting film was designed to show the
many benefits of joining the Air Corps.The film shows that joining the Air Corps provides a quick path to
non com and high paying officer status and an advanced training
program that would prove beneficial after the War. The film points
out that every U.S. Air Force bombardier, navigator and pilot was an
officer (a sore point with the RAF)
Cadet Classification Narrated by Lt. Ronald Reagan. Most young men who joined the
Air Corps, wanted to be a pilot, but was up to the the training
schools to determine where they made the best fit, "Bombardier,
Navigator or Pilot."
Wings Up Narrated by
Academy Award Winner Capt. Clark Gable. This film was developed by
the Army Air Corps to show men what to expect when they entered
Officer's Candidate School in Miami, Fla.There was a lot more to
becoming an
officer than learning how to fly
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The United Sates Air Force in Vietnam A wide ranging look at the US Air Force's Role in Vietnam, including exciting air action. Many types of aircraft and their roles are covered as well as the men who flew and maintained them.
The Twenty-Five Hour Day; A Story of Air Force F-105s This film, produced by Fairchild-Hiller-Republic for the US Air Force, offers a unique look inside F-105 “Thunderchief” (The "Thud”) fighter-bomber operations when the air campaign against North Vietnamese supply lines was ramping up into high gear.
FAC F-100 Supports US Army You'll see an Air Force Forward Air Controller (FAC) assigned to the 1st Division, flying a tiny Cessna O-1E “Bird Dog,” operating in conjunction with three F-100 fighter bombers out of Phan Rang and local Army artillery. Their mission: is in support of 3rd Brigade operations against VC bases near Lai Khe, 50 miles from Saigon.
Air Power at Khe Sanh In the Spring and Summer of 1967, North Vietnamese commander General Giap targeted III Marine Amphibious Force and South Vietnamese Army units stationed in and around Khe Sanh, in Northwestern Quang Tri province, with 2-3 NVA divisions.You'll see dramatic low level airstrikes against enemy forces almost on top of besieged US Marines, all part of Operation Niagra, the coordinated aerial defense of the base.
Tactical Air Power This film gives an overview of US tactical air operations and doctrine, circa1967, with an emphasis on the then ongoing Vietnam War. You'll see Air Force, Navy, and Marine aircraft, including F4s, F-100s, F105s and conducting dramatic airstrikes and the introduction of the new F-111”swing wing” bomber. C-130 cargo operations are shown in detail, including very low level air drops, resupply under fire and worldwide refugee relief.
Three Technical manuals for the USAF F4 Series C, D and E 'Phantom” fighter bomber. Includes "Flight," "Weapons," and "Performance Data" Over 1400 pages in color and black and white of information on all flight procedures, operating limitations, flight characteristics, aircraft systems, weapons systems, full performance indexes & much more.
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Dive! Dive! Dive! DVD
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The Rabaul Campaign: "Mission to Rabaul" and "Attack! The Battle for New Britain" DVD
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Submarine Warfare in the Pacific New This film was completed shortly after the end of the War and contains dramatic footage on US submarine operations you won't find anywhere else. See Tirante, Trigger and other subs in action along with their crews.
The Capture of U-505 New During June, 1944, Task Force "Guadalcanal" under Captain Daniel V. Gallery was on station off West Africa, hunting U-Boats. Gallery's objective was to capture a German submarine intact, for the first time ever. Here's how he did it
Design for War New Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-1941. Hitler unleashes the U-Boats. The Allies try to protect convoys. U-Boat "aces" in action.
Killers and the Killed New Victory in the Atlantic, 1943-1945. The Allies develop an effective air and sea ant-submarine strategy to close the "mid-ocean gap."
Full Fathom Five New The Road to Victory in the Pacific 1942-1945. The US builds, trains and deploys an amazingly effective submarine force in the Pacific
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Two
exciting films showing the isolation and neutralization of the
mighty Japanese island fortress
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Mission
to Rabaul
(New! - Digital Audio & Video restoration) This dramatic, visually high
impact documentary film shows some of the most memorable, exciting,
and extensive footage of 5th Air Force B-25G bombers conducting tree
top level attacks with machine guns and delayed action bombs to come
out of World War 2 .The first step in the reduction of Rabaul was
the seizure of a string of Japanese bases along the Northeast coast
of New Guinea. The film focuses on the decisive and revolutionary
impact of the air component in the strategy, including high &
low level attacks, parachute drops, and resupply, accompanied by a
magnificent musical score drawn from Holst's "The Planets.'
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Attack! The Battle for New Britain
Stage two of the isolation and reduction of the Japanese fortress of
Rabaul was the seizure of key bases at the opposite (Western) end of
the 370-mile long island of New Britain, cutting enemy supply lines
and providing advance airfields for continuing attacks on the
stronghold. You'll see all aspects of the invasion, including
planning, training, air attacks, amphibious assaults, and the
intense jungle fighting to secure objectives by Marine and US Army forces. And there's more of
those exciting low level B-25 strikes!
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Boeing B-52 Stratofortresses Go to War
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P-47 Thunderbolts Attack DVD
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Three films & Pilot's Manual
B-52: Vietnam - Operations Out of U Tapao
Air Base, Thailand The focus of this dramatic
film is an "Arc Light" bombing mission flown by Pilot
Captain George Dietrich and the crew of B-52 D "075,"
4258th Strategic Wing out of U Tapao, Thailand in support of the
besieged marine base at Khe Sahn in Vietnam in 1968. You'll ride along with them in their B-52 and see them relax back at the base.
B-52 Landing Analysis This step by step instructional film, produced by the US Air Force, is all
about how to land the big B-52 "Buff."
A landing is shown in detail, along with a number of "right way-wrong way" examples.
Flight Without a Fin This remarkable training film is the result of an
unplanned accident. A B-52H, on loan from the Air Force to Boeing
Aircraft for a series of performance tests, was hit by an
extraordinary 10 second "microburst" of turbulence on a low
level sortie over Colorado that literally ripped off most of its tail
fin.. See how they brought it home.
* Boeing B-52D Flight Manual (1,100 pages in printable Adobe Acrobat .pdf file format)
Fitted to carry a maximum conventional bomb load, the B-52D flew the
bulk of strategic bombing missions in the Vietnam War. This very comprehensive
manual with color highlights includes a thorough desciption of the
aircraft, normal and emergency procedures, operating limitations,
flight characteristics, systems operations, crew duties and much
more.
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P-47 Thunderbolts Attack! DVD
* The 362nd Fighter Group: On the prowl over Germany Color Exclusive Production This video contains some of the most exciting color air action sequences to come out of World War II. Select 362nd Fighter Group P-47 Thunderbolt fighter/bombers were especially equipped with extra color movie cameras to capture thrilling ground and air attacks as they happened, Spring, 1945.
*The 365 Fighter Group Hell Hawks Color Exclusive Production. More exciting P-47 Thunderbolt action from the skies over Germany, Spring, 1945. You’ll see extensive color footage of the 365th Thunderbolts in their forward bases in France and Belgium and exciting air-to- air and air-to-ground attacks, including rare gun camera film of the shoot down of an Messerschmidt Me 262 jet fighter
* Bonus feature: Gun camera slow motion replay. We have taken the very extensive gun camera footage in these two videos, isolated it into an additional video, and slowed it down so you have time to see what’s really happening.
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Boeing B-29 Superforts Go to War DVD Vol. 1
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The US Navy Bombers DVD
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The B-29 DVD Volume 1
* Boeing B-29 Superfortress Flight Procedures and Combat Crew Functioning Thorough pilot's view introduction to the premier heavy bomber of World War II -- faster than a Zero, with remote controlled gun turrets & a pressurized cabin.
* The Last Bomb Rare late war color film documents all aspects of a XXI Bomber Command long distance B-29 daylight strike at 12,000' on Tokyo.
* Saipan Superforts Newly discovered color footage of Saipan's 73rd Bomb Wing. Pulse pounding B-29 action plus memorable pin up nose art.
* Air War Against Japan: XXI Bomber Command A concise history of XXI Bomber Bomber Command's strategic B-29 campaign
against the Japanese home islands. Both day and
night B-29 actions.
* B-29s Over Dixie Fascinating look inside the huge B-29 production facility built from scratch in Marrietta, Georgia.
* Target Invisible Remarkable documentary on how airborne radar was used for navigation and bombing on B-29 night strikes against Japan.
* 92 page Boeing B-29 Superfortress pilot's manual in .pdf file format with photos, detailed systems diagrams, charts, procedures & more.
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- * Black Cat PBY Exclusive new edition the big twin engined Catalina's super long range, capacity to lug bombs and radar, and ability to loiter for hours hunting convoys made it an ideal naval night attack bomber.
- * Torpedo Attack: High Altitude High Speed NEW Learn all about World War 2 torpedo plane attacks.
- * Introduction to Dive Bombing Hit the target the Navy way!
- * Flying the TBF The Grumman TBF/TBM "Avenger" Torpedo Bomber. The Avenger was a tough and accurate bomber that had a reputation for bringing it's crew home
- * 117 page Grumman TBF/TBM pilot's manual in .pdf file format.
- * The Brewster SB2A-4 "Buccaneer" Scout/Dive Bomber Was it really "the worst aircraft of World War II?"
- * Introduction to Dive Bombing An informative training film, produced by the Department of the Navy.
- * Deploying Aerial Mines You'll learn the basics of Aerial mine laying, including strategy and tactics.
- * 66 page Douglas SBD3 "Dauntless" dive bomber pilot's manual in .pdf file format. This aircraft delivered decisive strikes against
Japanese carrires at Midway.
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Thunderbolts Go to War DVD
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Flying the Republic P-47 with Free P-47 Thunderbolts Go to War DVD
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* Thunderbolt! 5/2/2010 New Digitally restored archival print with more than 5-minutes of new content! See 65th FS P-47s in action in Italy. As part of "Operation Strangle," They continuously attacked highways, bridges, ammo dumps, railroads and just about anything that moved to choke off the flow of supplies to the Axis front line. Real fighter base life too. A Classic!
* P-47 Combat Operations Veteran pilots discuss flying missions in all theaters. You'll hear the action described in their own words, including a liberal sprinkling of vintage pilot slang.
* Ramrod to Emden Digitally Restored The 56th Fighter Group was home to P-47 aces like David Schilling, Frances "Gabby" Gabreski, Robert S. Johnson, Fred Christensen, Walker Mahurin, and CO Hubert "Hub" Zemke. See an action packed "ramrod" into Germany.
112-Page P-47N Thunderbolt Pilot's manual
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Flying the P-47 DVD * Pilot Familiarization for the P-47
* Ground Handling, Takeoff, Normal Flight and Landing.
* High Altitude Flight and Aerobatics
* Uncrating and Assembly of the P-47 Thunderbolt See a ground crew put together a P-47 in a farmer's field using unpowered hand tools -- Amazing!
* P-47D pilot's manual
P-47 Thunderbolts Go to War DVD FREE
* Thunderbolt! See
65th FS P-47s in action in Italy. As part of "Operation Strangle," They
continuously attacked highways, bridges, ammo dumps, railroads and just
about anything that moved to choke off the flow of supplies to the Axis
front line. Real fighter base life too. A Classic!
* P-47 Combat Operations Veteran
pilots discuss flying missions in all theaters. You'll hear the action
described in their own words, including a liberal sprinkling of vintage
pilot slang.
* Ramrod to Emden The
56th Fighter Group was home to P-47 aces like David Schilling, Frances
"Gabby" Gabreski, Robert S. Johnson, Fred Christensen, Walker Mahurin,
and CO Hubert "Hub" Zemke. See an action packed "ramrod" into Germany.
112-Page P-47N Thunderbolt Pilot's manual
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The May Special |
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Mastering the Thompson Submachine Gun DVD
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May Special: Get our "Armored Attack DVD free when you order the Thompson DVD
Mastering the Thompson Submachine Gun
This
is the definitive film series produced by the Army Signal Corps in
1942-43 to train troops in the use of this outstanding weapon.
Part 1: Principles of Operation
A detailed explanation of the inner workings of the Thompson delivered
through a live tear down, with supplemental animation.
Part 2: Assembly and Disassembly
Learn the theory and practice of the strip down and reassembly of the
Thompson – the Army way -- according to functional groups.
Part 3: Manual of Arms Learn the unique requirements of presenting your Thompson on the parade ground.
Part 4. Loading & Firing (1)
Detailed instructions on packing both drum and clip magazines and
attaching them to the weapon. Setting and firing single shot and
automatic bursts. Bolt operation, Dealing with jams in the field.
Operating the sights.
Part 5. Loading & Firing (2) Different types of ammunition and their uses. Safety precautions during assembly and in the field.
Part 6. Marksmanship
Blackening your sights using an open flame. Triangulating your sights
for accuracy. Estimating range. Firing positions: Standing, kneeling,
prone and seated. How to neutralize muzzle climb, even during extended
bursts. See the Thompson used in a training field exercise. Firing at
aircraft.
Includes 30 page Thompson Submachine Gun Model 1928 manual in Adobe Acrobat .pdf file format
Plus Free "Armored
Attack! US Tanks in Action in World War 2" DVD.
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