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Zeno's Warbird Video Drive-In June 2006 Newsletter

You are invited to drop by Zeno's Drive-In -
www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com - and watch this month's World War II
aviation features for free online video viewing. "At the Matinee,"
we're showing nonstop action in "A Day with the A-36s," "Black Cat
PBY," with exciting Navy PBY night action in the Pacific, and a
Drive-In favorite, "Target for Today" showing all aspects of an 8th
Air Force bombing raid on Germany in 1943.

If you haven't stopped by Zeno's Drive-In before, we also feature
1940-45 vintage WWII Army & Navy films and pilot's manuals on how to
fly the F4U, F6F, P-38, P-39, P-40, P-47, P-51, P-61, TBF/TBM,
AT-6/SNJ, B-17, B-24, B-25, A-20, A-26, B-26, B-29, and Stearman N2S.
And there are different WWII documentaries every month "At the
Matinee." That's over 14 hours of rockin' props for free viewing over
the internet.

"A Day with the A-36s" This unique documentary features very rare color
combat footage of an A-36A "Invader," (ground attack version of the
P-51 Mustang) fighter/bomber squadron in action in Sicily. The A-36A
was equipped with the Mustang's original Allison engine, as opposed to
the Rolls Royce Merlin adapted so successfully in the escort versions,
which worked just fine for low level work. There are dive breaks on the
wings too! You'll also see ground crews doing their critical support
work, including fueling, rearming and maintaining these sleek birds.
This exciting film includes incredible cockpit views of actual ground
attack runs as well as fascinating views of a captured air Italian
base. One of the hidden gems in this film are up close views of
captured or destroyed Axis aircraft, including an He 111, FW-190, Ju
88, and a rare view of an intact Italian Macchi 202 "Folgore" in full
desert cammo.

"Black Cat PBY" What was that mysterious plane swooping down out
of the night sky on unsuspecting Japanese ships and bases, hundreds of
miles from any known American airstrip? The answer was, as you'll see
in this good humored, affectionate film, the slow, ungainly, but deadly
"Black Cat" PBY. Though designed primarily as a reconnaissance and
antisubmarine amphibious patrol plane, the big twin-engined Catalina's
super long range, all weather capability, capacity to lug both bombs
and radar, ability to loiter for hours hunting convoys, and operate
from anywhere in the watery PTO, made it an ideal naval night attack
bomber. One of the least known stories of the war in the Pacific, these
black painted PBY "VPB" ('Patrol Bombing") squadrons spread destruction
far out of proportion to their small numbers. A favorite tactic was to
cut their engines and float in silently on their prey. As this film
shows, night ops were very risky, but the rewards could be huge,
including the sinking of a 6,000 ton Katori class light cruiser by Lt.
William B Sumpler, of VPB-33, for which he was awarded the Navy Cross.


"Target for Today" The 8th Air Force Strikes Germany This is the
classic World War II documentary of a "maximum effort" US Eighth Air
Force daylight bombing mission deep into Germany. There are no actors.
This film was shot on location under combat conditions and features the
officers and men of the 8th Air Force going about their deadly
business. All aspects of an actual major raid in 1943, including a
strike on the FW 190 plant at Marienburg, from early planning through
final touch down and crew debriefings are covered in this very detailed
account. There is probably no better record of the theory, strategy and
tactics of an unescorted US Army Air Force bomber raid in early 1943.
While the film doesn't sugar coat the cost of these raids, there's no
doubt that it also over states the effectiveness and viability of the
American strategic daylight bombing campaign at that time. Heavy
attrition was not sustainable. (The audible moan heard from aircrew
when the targets and bombing altitudes are announced are all too real.)
It took the introduction in early 1944 of the new Merlin engined, long
range version of the P-51 Mustang fighter to turn the tide in favor of
the Americans over Germany.

Zeno
Zeno's Warbird Video Drive-In
World War II Aviation Videos Playing Free Online 24/7
http://www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com

 




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