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Zeno's Warbird Video Drive-In February 2007 Newsletter
You're invited to drop by Zeno's Drive-In www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com
for this month's hit parade of World War 2 plane videos playing live
online.
As always, every film on our web site is showing for free.
This month "At the Matinee" you'll see "The Last Bomb," an Academy
Award Nominee, with B-29s & P-51s striking Tokyo, "Air Attacks Against
Italy," featuring full bore US dive bombers, "Ramrod to Emden," where
the P-47 Thunderbolt aces of the 56th FG penetrate into Germany, and
"Mission Accomplished," the story of the first US 8th Air Force
daylight B-17 strike in Europe.
* "The Last Bomb" (color) vividly documents an almost forgotten
chapter of World War II: the long range B-29 "Superfortress" 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 see the huge B-29 bases that were carved out on Guam,
Tinian and Saipan. Rare Technicolor film documents all aspects of a
XXI Bomber Command daylight raid carried out at just 12,000' (!) on
Tokyo in 1945. The mission is covered from planning by General Curtis
LeMay and his staff, through fighter action and "bombs away," to final
touch down. You'll also see spectacular color gun camera footage taken
by escorting P-51 Mustangs, based on Iwo Jima. They ranged over
southern Japan, seeking targets of opportunity in the air and on the
deck. These P-51 sorties were among 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!
* 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 runs
definitely benefits from a broadband internet connection if you have
access to one.
* Ramrod to Emden -- The 56th Fighter Group (made up of the 61, 62 &
63 squadrons) was one of the most storied Air Corps units of World War
II. Home to aces like David Schilling (22 kills), Frances "Gabby"
Gabreski (28), Robert S. Johnson (27), Fred Christensen (21.5), Walker
Mahurin (21), and CO Hubert "Hub" Zemke (18), the 56th blazed an early
trail across the skies of the ETO in their massive, but deadly P-47
Thunderbolts. "Ramrod to Emden" is the story of the Dec 11, 1943
bomber escort mission (a.k.a. "a ramrod") to Emden, Germany. As you'll
see in the film, the 56th encountered heavy, determined opposition
from Germans, but it proved to be an exceptionally productive day.
* Mission Accomplished: The story of the first US 8th Air Force
daylight B-17 strike in Europe -- On August 17, 1942 eighteen B-17Es
from the 97th Heavy Bombardment Group, Eighth Bomber Command (later
Eighth Air Force), performed the first daylight raid over Northern
Europe by US heavy bombers. Escorted by RAF Spit Vs & IXs, 6 bombers
ran a diversion along the French coast, while 12 more Fortresses
attacked the primary target., the important rail yards at Sotteville,
France, near Rouen. This mission was a crucial first step in
establishing the efficacy of American daylight precision bombing
doctrine.
If you have not 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 .Alert! - Alert! There's just been an F-86 sighted over Zeno's
Drive-In!
That's over 14 hours of rockin' World War II props for free viewing
over the Internet!
Zeno
Zeno's Warbird Video Drive-In
World War II Aviation Videos Playing Online 24/7
http://www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com
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