First Motion Picture Unit United States Army Air Forces Movies

  • 1943
    Wings Up

    Wings Up

    Wings Up

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    Clark Gable stars in this propaganda short about the Officers Candidate School of the Army Air Forces.

    Wings Up
  • 1944
    Resisting Enemy Interrogation

    Resisting Enemy Interrogation

    Resisting Enemy Interrogation

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    A downed American bomber crew quickly falls prey to the clever interrogation techniques of the Germans in this dramatic WW2 training film.

    Resisting Enemy Interrogation
  • 1944
    Land and Live in the Jungle

    Land and Live in the Jungle

    Land and Live in the Jungle

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    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...

    Land and Live in the Jungle
  • 1944
    Flak

    Flak

    Flak

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    This documentary dives into an in-depth look at the weapons and methods of German and Japanese anti-aircraft warfare. Also highlights the evasive...

    Flak
  • 1943
    The First Motion Picture Unit

    The First Motion Picture Unit

    The First Motion Picture Unit

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    A documentary showing the functions of the Army Air Corps' First Motion Picture Unit, which made training and inspirational films for the Army Air...

    The First Motion Picture Unit
  • 1943
    Photographic Intelligence for Bombardment Aviation

    Photographic Intelligence for Bombardment Aviation

    Photographic Intelligence for Bombardment Aviation

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    When naval Lieutenant Phil Bowen encounters his friend, Air Forces Captain Grover, he inquires as to what Grover's aerial reconnaissance team is...

    Photographic Intelligence for Bombardment Aviation
  • 1944
    How to Fly the B-26 Airplane

    How to Fly the B-26 Airplane

    How to Fly the B-26 Airplane

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    Documentary feature film depicting the training of young Lieutenant Jim Anthony as a pilot of the B-26 Marauder bomber. Dick, the captain charged...

    How to Fly the B-26 Airplane
  • 1944
    Ditch and Live

    Ditch and Live

    Ditch and Live

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    Lt. Scott Reynolds is co-pilot on a B-17 bomber. When his ship is forced to ditch at sea, only Reynolds survives. The nine other crew members died as...

    Ditch and Live
  • 1944
    Operation of the Glider Pick-Up by the C-47

    Operation of the Glider Pick-Up by the C-47

    Operation of the Glider Pick-Up by the C-47

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    This government documentary short film depicts and explains the processes for retrieving a glider in the field. In combat situations in World War II,...

    Operation of the Glider Pick-Up by the C-47
  • 1943
    Flight Characteristics of the A-20

    Flight Characteristics of the A-20

    Flight Characteristics of the A-20

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    Tom, a young Army Air Forces pilot, begins instruction with his captain on flying the A-20 attack aircraft. The captain demonstrates to Tom the...

    Flight Characteristics of the A-20
  • 1943
    Learn and Live

    Learn and Live

    Learn and Live

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    Joe Instructor, an Army Air Forces flight instructor, visits Pilot Heaven and has a discussion with Saint Peter about the unacceptable number of...

    Learn and Live
  • 1945
    Perishable Rush

    Perishable Rush

    Perishable Rush

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    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...

    Perishable Rush
  • 1945
    The AAF Comes of Age

    The AAF Comes of Age

    The AAF Comes of Age

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    This United States government documentary short film recapitulates the efforts made by the United States Army Air Forces in coming to terms with the...

    The AAF Comes of Age
  • 1945
    Wings for This Man

    Wings for This Man

    Wings for This Man

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    A tribute to the pioneering achievements of the Negro combat pilots trained at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.

    Wings for This Man
  • 1945
    Time to Kill

    Time to Kill

    Time to Kill

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    A group of sailors kid their shipmate Frank about his constant reading, when they would all rather play cards. But each of them has a dream for the...

    Time to Kill
  • 1945
    Target Tokyo

    Target Tokyo

    Target Tokyo

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    The story of the first bombing raid on Tokyo by B-29 Superfortress bombers of the U.S. Army Air Forces. Crews are followed from their training...

    Target Tokyo
  • 1945
    Target - Invisible

    Target - Invisible

    Target - Invisible

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    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...

    Target - Invisible
  • 1945
    P-47 Combat Operations

    P-47 Combat Operations

    P-47 Combat Operations

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    This documentary short film depicts the P-47 Thunderbolt fighter plane in combat operations in various locales around the world during the Second...

    P-47 Combat Operations
  • 1945
    Land and Live in the Desert

    Land and Live in the Desert

    Land and Live in the Desert

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    Documentary short film depicting the correct methods of surviving the crash landing of a military aircraft in the desert. Methods of conserving...

    Land and Live in the Desert
  • 1945
    A-26 Flying Tips

    A-26 Flying Tips

    A-26 Flying Tips

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    This United States Army Air Forces short documentary depicts various pieces of official advice for pilots of the A-26 fighter bomber aircraft....

    A-26 Flying Tips