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B-29s & P-51s Strike Japan plus "Carrier Franklin" at Zeno's Drive-In



 
 
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Old October 4th 04, 05:33 PM
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Default B-29s & P-51s Strike Japan plus "Carrier Franklin" at Zeno's Drive-In

Hello All --


You are invited to drop by Zeno's Warbird Video Drive-In
www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com and catch our Pacific Theater Double Feature of
World War II aviation films for free online video viewing.


* This month "At the Matinee," we're featuring the B-29 & P-51 combat
classic "The Last Bomb" and a stirring true story of courage under fire,
"The Saga of the Carrier Franklin."

"The Last Bomb" vividly documents one of the almost forgotten chapters of
World War II: the long range escorted B-29 bombing raids on Japan. Launched
from hard won Pacific islands, these missions were over 3,000 miles round
trip and could take 12 hours or more to complete. You'll also see the huge
B-29 bases that were carved out on Guam, Tinian and Saipan. This rare late
war color film, shot by combat camera men, documents all aspects of a XXI
Bomber Command long distance daylight strike carried out at just 12,000' (!)
on Tokyo in 1945. The mission is covered from initial planning stage by
General Curtis LeMay and his staff, through fighter action and "bombs away"
over target, to final touch down.


As an added bonus, there's plenty of spectacular gun camera footage taken by
escorting P-51 Mustangs ranging over southern Japan seeking targets of
opportunity in the air and on the deck. These Mustang sorties were some of
the longest and riskiest missions undertaken by any fighters during World
War II. Just imagine -- flying thousands of miles over trackless ocean in a
single engine ship to take on the enemy over their own territory!


The inspiring documentary "The Saga of the Franklin" shows how the gallant
officers and men of the distinguished Essex class carrier USS Franklin
overcame incredible battle damage inflicted by a devastating bomb hit to
save their ship. Remarkably, combat cameramen happened to be aboard ship to
capture the action.


The film also contains rare and informative color footage of late war Vought
F4U Corsair and Curtiss SB2C Helldiver carrier operations right off the
coast of Japan. Perhaps most memorably, you'll see the officers and men of
the USS Franklin first ably going about their daily business and then
catapulted by fate performing selfless acts of heroism under extraordinary
circumstances


If you haven't stopped by Zeno's Drive-In before, we also feature 1942-45
vintage WWII Army & Navy pilot training films on how to fly the F4U, SB2A,
F6F, P-38, P-39, P-40, P-47, P-51, P-61, TBF/TBM, AT-6, B-17, B-24, B-25,
A-20, A-26, B-26, B-29, and more. And all of our flicks are now available at
our video store on DVD, including pilot's manuals for almost all aircraft
with adifferent DVD "on special" every month.


That's over 13 hours of rockin' props for free viewing over the internet.
See detailed charts, diagrams, and interior photos from original WWII
pilot's manuals too. Finally, our "Control Tower" page has the largest
collection of World War II Aviation links on the 'net


So drop your flaps & drop in! That's http://www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com


Zeno


 




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