Online Videos: P-51s, A-36s, P-38s, B-24s & B-29s in WW2 Action

Zeno's Warbird Video Drive-In March 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 A-36 dive bomber
action in "Air Attacks Against Italy," "The Last Bomb," with rare color
footage of a long range P-51 escorted B-29 raid on Tokyo, "Angel in
Overalls" featuring the versatile P-38 Lightning in a variety of
combat roles, and "B-24s Get Back," with amazing footage of B-24
Liberators making it home.

And we've just added excerpts from an A-20 Havoc/Boston pilots manual
to our "More Neat Stuff" archive, joining free downloads of manuals
for the Spitfire Mk IX, XI & XVI, the IL-2 "Sturmovik," the De
Havilland Mosquito FB V1, Spitfire II and the Me-262 jet fighter

"Air Attacks Against Italy" More exciting "from the cockpit" views of
A-36 Invader (aka "Apache") dive bombing & strafing attacks. (The A-36,
ground attack version of the P-51 Mustang, is also featured in our
popular "A Day with the A-36s.") This is a short film, but it's nonstop
action! Some of the best footage of US dive bombing attacks you will
find anywhere. Watching these high speed, precision attacks definitely
benefits from a broadband internet connection if you have access to
one.

"The Last Bomb" vividly documents one of the almost forgotten chapters
of World War II: the extreme long range 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!

"Angel in Overalls" This film was developed to show US Lockheed P-38
production line workers the Lightning at war in a wide variety of
combat roles. The dramatic framing for the piece involves a straggling
B-24 that is saved from certain destruction by the arrival of "Angels
in Overalls" -- P-38s.You'll see all aspects of Lightnings in action,
including air-to-air gun camera, bombing, rocketing and photo recon.
There's a cameo by Air Corps P-38 ace of aces Dick Bong too. The
dramatic ending of this film brings home a sobering reminder that the
life of the fighter pilot was risky and often dangerous. Many young
pilots made the ultimate sacrifice.

"B-24s Get Back!" This remarkable film shows how B-24s overcame
incredible battle damage to bring their crews home. See numerous
examples of seemingly fatally damaged B-24s naking incredible landings.
This is a fascinating instructional training film too with specific
techniques to bring your badly crippled ship down safely. Some great
B-24 combat footage too.

If you haven't stopped by Zeno's Drive-In before, we also feature
1940-45 vintage WWII Army & Navy films 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, Stearman N2S and different WWII
documentaries every month "At the Matinee." That's over 14 hours of
rockin' props for free viewing over the internet.

Regards,

Zeno
Zeno's Warbird Video Drive-In
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