H-HOUR — Reel 4, Part 2 | The Archive Project

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This clip is Reel 4, Part 2 of a 12-part film. Watch from the beginning

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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.

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Records of the Army Air Forces

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

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Date

1944-01-01

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TRT

3:13

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