Video Parts (6 across 2 reels)
This clip is Reel 2, Part 2 of a 6-part film. Watch from the beginning
THE FIGHT FOR THE SKY Reel 2 · Part 2
Description
On the activities of the 8th Air Force Fighter Command in Europe. Reel 1 shows a base near East Anglia, England. Gen. 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. Reel 2, fighters destroy enemy planes, transportation, and communication. Montages a series of still photos of U.S. fliers killed in action.
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Records of the Office of War Information
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Propaganda, Information, and Documentary Motion Pictures
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