H-HOUR Reel 1 · Part 1

Description

Recounts three pilots' war experiences that point up the value of certain aspects of AAF training. Part 1, a pilot flies a P-38 on reconnaissance over Rabaul, New Britain. Photographs are studied and then the target is heavily bombed. Part 2 shows bombings of Germany and Cape Gloucester, New Guinea. Fighters shoot down attacking German planes. Part 3 shows D-day preparations and activities. Paratroops board planes in England and jump over France. Planes bomb and strafe German targets in France. Gen. Larson speaks on the value of absorbing training.

Collection

Records of the Army Air Forces

Series

Motion Picture Films from the "Combat Film Report" Program Series