Hello World War 2 aircraft fans --
You are invited to drop by Zeno's Warbird Video Drive-In http://www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com/ to view this months flight of six classic World War 2 aviation videos streaming over the Web. This month we're showing nonstop air action in the skies over Europe with six action packed features.
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Now showing "At the Matinee" at Zeno's Drive-In
"The Fight For The Sky: Allied fighters win air superiority over Europe" In February 1944, General Jimmy Doolittle "turned loose" his fighters to go after the Luftwaffe where they lived in Western Europe. This marked a radical change in strategy from the disastrous tactics of 1943 that kept escorting fighters chained to bombers. Now, US fighters, including the P-51, probed deep into Germany, catching the opposition on the ground. This feature combines thrilling combat footage with some of the most action packed, down and dirty World War II gun camera film you'll ever see. This is the original, uncut 40-minute version of "The Fight for the Sky."
"Target for Tonight: RAF Bomber Command in a Night Action" follows the crew "F for Freddie," a Vicker's Wellington medium bomber (Millerton Station, Group 33), through an entire low level night mission attacking a oil storage depot at a rail yard. The film highlights the participation of not only servicemen from all classes from the British Isles, but also Canadians and a navigator that sounds a lot like a Yank volunteer. The film exemplifies the understatement, dry humor, and "business as usual" approach typical of British films of the period, along with a clear "get the job done" attitude.
"Target for Today" This is the classic World War II feature length documentary detailing a "maximum effort" daylight bombing mission deep into Germany. There are no actors in "Target For Today." This film was shot under combat conditions and features the officers and men of the 8th Air Force going about their deadly business. All aspects of an actual major raid in 1943, from early planning through final touch down and crew debriefings, are covered in this very thorough account. Anklam. Danzig and the FW-190 plant at Marienburg are the targets hit.
