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Welcome.
 World War 2 in the air and beyond. 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.
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.
We've created new categories that moves 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," will play on PAL & SECAM players.
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The Boeing B-47 Stratojet DVD
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X-Planes and Test Pilots DVD
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The Boeing B-47 Stratojet DVD NEW
* Stratojet: Meet Your Boeing B-47You'll see the design, development, and
manufacturing of the B-47. Then you'll follow a crew from SAC's
McConnell Air Force Base (3250th Combat Crew Training
Wing) on a training mission that simulates a night attack on a target
in the US. There are some great shots of the Stratojet on the ground
and in the air, including night air refueling.
* B-47 Combat Maneuvers In 1954 the Air Force conducted a series of tests
that showcased the B-47's outstanding agility, doing “toss
bombing.” The aircraft would approach the target low and at high
speed, pull up sharply, open bomb bay doors, use momentum to
literally fling the bomb towards the target and then execute the rest
of a half loop Immelman turn so that they were flying back in the
opposite direction. Seeing the big B-47 execute this maneuver
(and barrel rolls too!) is truly memorable. Cameras located all over
the aircraft give unique views during the test flights.
* Two extensive B-47 Flight Manuals
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* Profile of a Flight Test Pilot This film was developed by personnel at the Army Air
Corps top secret Wright Field flight test facility to give pilots the
low down on what to expect if they joined their aircraft testing
program. But, there is much more. You also get a look behind the
curtain at Wright Field at some of the rarest and most bizarre aircraft produced during
World War II, including one-off prototypes.
* Research Test of Convair Model 7002/XF92A Airplane at U.S. Air Force Test Base Muroc, California This airplane was the world's first jet aircraft
to fly using the radical delta-wing configuration pioneered by
Germany's Dr. Alexander Lippisch. This
rare color film shows the 7002 being tested by Consolidated in 1948 at the Muroc Test Base in California. It's hard to imagine a more
influential aircraft, as the delta wing was not only adopted in the
Convair's F-102 and B-58, but also in a long series of other US,
British, French, and Russian designs.
* X-15 1960 (1960, COLOR, 27:00) This documentary was produced by North American Aviation to show the development of the X-15 rocket plane. The legendary test pilot, Scott Crossfield is at the controls.
The test site is once again Edwards Air Force Base. There is some
beautiful color footage of X-15 flights here as well as scenes
of support, development and construction.
* X-15 1961 Annual Report (1961, COLOR, 18:00) The X-15 program really takes off in a record breaking year with Joe Walker, Scott Crossfield, Niel Armstrong and other legendary test pilots at the controls, soaring past Mach 3.
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Primary Flight Training with the Boeing/Stearman PT-13 -17 N2S Kaydet 2 DVD Set
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Winning Your Wings
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2 DVD Set (3 Hours, B&W, 1944-45)
Nine films featuring the Stearman N2S: Flying Sense * Before You Fly * Your First Flight (Parts 1&2) * Attitudes of Flight * Taxiing & Take-Offs * Landings * Race Track Patterns (Parts 1&2) These films lay a fine ground work for primary flight skills This series of basic flight training films was produced and directed for the US Navy by actor and Hollywood legend Robert "Bob" Taylor a lieutenant in the USNR and an active flight instructor during the War. You'll learn everything from ground school chalk talks on the theory of aeronautics and flight to hands on throttle, stick, and rudder training on turns, banks, trimming, climbs, stalls approaches and much more. Now comes with two Stearman pilot's manuals!
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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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Record Breaker: The B-58 Hustler Story Volume 1
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The US Bombers Go to War DVD
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Record Breaker: The B-58 Hustler Story DVD Volume 1
A pilot once said of the B-58, "She
looked like she was breaking the sound barrier just sitting on the
tarmac." The B-58 wasn't just one of the fastest bombers
of her day, she was one of the fastest military planes period. In the early 1960s the B-58 gained
14 speed and performance records, many previously held by Soviet
aircraft.
* B-58 Bendix Trophy Race 1962 (Color) On March 5th, 1962, Capt Robert G Sauer & his crew in
"Tall Man 55" took off from Carswell AFB, Fort Worth, Texas to break
three transcontinental speed records in one day, over 4,500 miles --
in "Operation Heat Rise."
* B-58 Low Altitude Bombing Capability (Color) This film focuses on the low altitude sections of "Tall
Man 55s" record breaking March 5th flight. Great views of the Hustler
at very low altitude from inside & outside the cockpit at Mach two.
* The Bleriot Trophy (Color) In 1930 the French aviation pioneer established a prize for the first aircraft to average over 2,000 kph for thirty minutes. See how B-58 Hustler "Firefly" took the prize.
* Champion of Champions (Color) Isn't that the legendary star and war hero James Stewart
climbing out of the pilot's seat of the B-58 that just touched down?
"Yup!" -- and he's ready willing and able to give you his first
hand impressions of an aircraft he is obviously has fallen in love
with.
DVD includes two B-58 flight manuals with over 450 pages of detailed information.
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* Medal of Honor: Ploesti August 1, 1943 Specially trained elements of the 8th and 9th Air Forces flying B-24 Liberators based in Benghazi Libya launched a daring low level attack on Ploesti, over 1,200 miles away!
* Air Siege Ploesti : March to August 1944 A new series of air attacks on Ploesti. B-17s and B-24s attack with fighter escort at high altitude.Narrated by Ronald Reagan.
* Bombers Over North Africa A rare look at early war US Air Operations in North Africa. B-25 and B-17 bombers of the 321st and 97th Bomb Group help cut off Rommel's retreat from Tunisia.
* Target Tokyo The men of the 21st Bomber Command and their B-29 Super Fortresses make the first 3,00 mile raid on Tokyo.
* Conquest by Air An excellent summary of the strategic air campaign in Europe.
* Mission Accomplished: The Story of the Flying Fortress The inside story of the irst all American B-17 bombing mission over Europe.
* Doolittle Strikes Japan Actual footage from Jimmy Doolittle's B-25s daring raid on Japan.
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The Rabaul Campaign: "Mission to Rabaul" and "Attack! The Battle for New Britain" DVD
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Dive! Dive! Dive! DVD
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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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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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P-38 Lightnings Go To War DVD
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Interrogation of Enemy Airmen and Special Operations During World War 2 DVD
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* The Back Door Gang EXCLUSIVE P-38s take the air war into Germany with blistering ground attacks.
* Flight Characteristics of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning Lockheed's top WW2 test pilots do the checkout.
* P-38 Reconnaissance Pilot Starring William Holden ("Bridge on the River Kwai") Photo recon pilots had one of the riskiest, highest impact jobs in the war.
* Angel in Overalls This film was developed to show Lockheed P-38 production line workers the Lightning at war in a wide variety of combat roles.
* Yamamoto shot down! See the P-38 Squadron that shot down Admiral Yamamoto in an incredible long distance interception.
* Dick Bong Pacific Ace This short film pays tribute to Richard "Dick" Bong, the leading American ace of World War II. Flying P-38s, he had 40 victories in the South Pacific.
* 72 page Lockheed P-38 pilot's manual in .pdf file format with photos, detailed systems diagrams, performance charts, procedures & more.
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Three unique World War II films on one DVD
Interrogation
of Enemy Airmen
1943 From the CIA Archives. Techniques for Air Intelligence Officers for interrogating captured German, Italian and Japanese pilot's and aircrew. Shows how different national characteristics and individual personalities should be adapted to and dealt with. Includes interrogation recreations of POWs conducted by actual U.S. intelligence officers plus much more on intelligence gathering methods.
Merrill's
Marauders and the 88th Fighter Squadron in Burma
All the
known footage of Merrill's Marauder's 5307th
Composite Unit (provisional) covert deep
penetration mission behind Japanese lines through the Burmese jungle
to capture the Japanese airfield at Myitkyina, narrated by the combat cameraman who shot the film. Bonus footage includes an up close look at 88th Fighter Squadron
P-40 dive bombers flying out of captured Myitkyina airfield, giving close air support for the Marauder's assault on the
town itself. Highlights: distinctive skull marked
P-40Fs, unique from the cockpit
views of dive bombing runs and 88th FS
armorers custom fitting 250 pound Navy HE depth charges with fins &
detonators for use against jungle fortifications.
Operation
Carpetbagger:
Air
Dropping Agents and Supplies into Nazi Occupied Europe
From
the Archives of the Central Intelligence Agency. Shows the super secret O.S.S operation run out of Harrington, England for air dropping supplies and agents into Nazi occupied Europe. Highlights
include mission planning and flight operations briefing sessions and
a very detailed account of how different kinds of weapons,
ammunition and other supplies were packed in custom containers and
loaded onto specially modified B-24s for moonlit parachute drops.
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The July Special |
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The F4U DVD
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The July SpecialOrder the F4U & get "US Carriers Go to War" Free
The F4U DVD * How to Fly the F4U Learn to fly the fastest and most powerful carrier fighter of World War II
* Offensive Fighter Tactics Color (Full length, unedited) Learn the tactics US Navy fighter pilot's developed during the first two years of the War against the nimble Japanese Zero. This vintage pilot training film covers everything from situational awareness to one-on-one dog fights and squadron tactics.
* Hook Down, Wheels Down Produced by the Department of the Navy to celebrate the first 50 years of carrier based aviation, with an emphasis on World War II. Along with some great Navy action, the highlight of the film are the numerous interviews with famous naval aviators, including John Thatch on inventing the "Thatch Weave."
* The Saga of the Franklin See the gallant officers and men of the carrier Franklin overcame incredible battle damage to save their ship. Plus rare and informative color footage of late war F4U Corsair carrier ops.
* 64 page F4U Corsair pilot's manual
Plus Free US Carriers Go to War DVD
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