Product Details

• Producers: A2ZCDS
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: TravelVideoStore.com
• DVD Release Date: March 21, 2005
• Run Time: 58 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B0007A9PZE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #274,979 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Witness a first-hand account of how the mighty B 17 Flying Fortress and the amazing B 29 Super Fortress gave the American Army Air Force an undeniable edge over the enemy and brought an end to a bloody six-year war that left millions dead!

In 1939, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson advocated an urgent expansion of the Air Force in an attempt to match the strength of rival countries. Air Corps responded to the call by producing 50,000 warplanes per year. During this period, the Navy too, undertook an expansion program acquiring 6 new aircraft carriers.

Nominally dedicated to a Germany-driven strategy, the Army Air Forces began a slow buildup of bomber strength in England in anticipation of the strategic air campaign against the Third Reich.

By the late 30's, Boeing had developed a revolutionary four-engine heavy bomber to meet military specifications and this became known as the B 17 Flying Fortress. It was to be the weapon which the USAAF relied on to press forward with its strategy of daylight high altitude precision bombing by unescorted, but heavily armed, bombers. The more powerful B 29s, better known as the Super Fortresses, later overshadowed the B 17, especially in the Pacific sector.

The new system of combined strategic air-operations served the Allies very well through the height of the war, as the 9th Air Force was able to provide extremely effective air support to the Allied armies driving across Western Europe especially after the arrival of powerful fighter-bombers such as the P 47 Thunderbolt. Meanwhile, B 17s and B 24s of the 8th Air Force maintained their strategic bombing campaign against German industry and morale, augmented by long-range fighter escorts such as the P 38 Lightning and P 51 Mustang.

This DVD provides thrilling live footage of aerial attacks on Germany and other sectors where the U.S Army Air Force was in the forefront of America’s war effort.

Product Description

Soon after America,s entry into World War II, Boeing developed a revolutionary four-engine heavy bomber to meet military specifications, the B-17, which eventually became known as the Flying Fortress. It was to be the weapon which the USAAF relied heavily on to press forward with its strategy of daylight, high altitude, and precision bombing unescorted, heavily armed bombers. The more powerful B-29s, better known as the Super Fortresses, later overshadowed the B-17s especially in the Pacific sector.Witness a first-hand account of how the mighty B-17 Flying Fortress and the amazing B-29 Super fortress gave the American army air force an undeniable edge over the enemy and brought an end to a bloody six-year war by pounding the enemy into submission.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Explosions, May 23, 2006

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This review is from: History Of World War II US Air Force (DVD)

Nice vintage footage of Boeing planes dropping bombs on Germany and Japan during World War II. The focus of all of these films is on the aircraft themselves and not on the troops on the ground or the history of the wary. Instead you get a good geeks eye view of the planes the Air Force used during the war and great explanations of what made the planes so powerful. The quality of the clips was an eyeopener when compared to the stuff you see on The History Channel.