The fight for the Sky
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ARC Identifier 63894 / Local Identifier 342-SFP-157. The fight for the Sky: Our fighter pilots versus the Luftwaffe in Western Europe, 1945. On the activities of the 8th Air Force Fighter Command in Europe. Shows a base near East Anglia, England. General Doolittle discusses a mission. Pilots are briefed for an escort mission over Germany. P-47's are relieved in flight by P-51's. German pilots rush to intercept U.S. planes. U.S. bombers and many German fighters are downed. Shows Gen. Kepner. Fighters destroy enemy planes, transportation and communication. Montage a series of still photos of U.S. fliers killed in action. Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. (09/26/1947 - )
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Funny how all propaganda sounds the same...
MrWiskytangofoxtrot 2 months ago
Funny how all propaganda sounds the same...
MrWiskytangofoxtrot 2 months ago
The aeroplane at 27:42 is a Mosquito. Typical Yanks: so-called 'friendly fire'.
OldSetonian 3 months ago
At 21:29, that's a Spitfire being shot up.
OldSetonian 3 months ago
@moreblubb The Mustangs lost 50% of there aircraft by stafing. Dresden was sad but there was not a white flag to be seen anywhere in Germany.
scottwins2 4 months ago
Everything got strafed by Mustangs and Thunderbolts. As a child I witnessed a conversation. A German said he had witnessed the bombing of Dresden in 1945. All of the inhabitants tried to escape the inferno (30000 to 60000 dead) by fleeing to the other side of the river. That proved to be bad idea as Mustangs were swinging forth and back, emptying their magazins into the crowd.
The American in the train then confessed that he was one of those Mustang fighter pilots, but that he had no regrets.
moreblubb 5 months ago
Thank you. Outstanding footage.
Yes, it is a Mosquito and a Lancaster. Some other scences also look like training strafing runs after the war.
moreblubb 5 months ago
I watched this film on 23 June 2011 and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you for uploading this film.
michchap 7 months ago
At 27:42 it looks like a De Havilland Mosquito being attacked (twin inline engines and blister on top of canopy) and at 31:12 it is definitely a Avro Lancaster being strafed.You can even see the roundel on the port wing and the mid upper turret.
155383 10 months ago
Окуительное видео!!!
SuperRichthofen 1 year ago