Videos
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B-17 Flight Of The 2nd Bomb Group Association (18:52 minutes)
filmed and produced by Todd Weiler
The 2nd BG veterans and their children and grandchildren take a flight over Galveston Island
in the B-17G "Thunder Bird" from the Lone Star Flight Museum
during their 2007 Reunion in Houston, Texas. This video contains on-board footage of the sights
and the sound of four thundering 1,200hp Wright 9-cylinder radials of a B-17G during the engine start-up,
taxi, run-up, take-off, and flight.
Libertatem Defendimus / The Defenders Of Liberty (3:02 minutes)
filmed and produced by Todd Weiler
A collage from the 2007 Reunion of the 2nd Bomb Group Association in Houston.
La Citta' Distrutta - Foggia dal 1943-1945 (21:13 minutes)
courtesy of the 32 Stromo (Bomb Wing) of the Italian Air Force and Linda Gartz
This video has photos and film of Foggia, Italy and the 15th Air Force during WW2. It also shows photos and film of Amendola Air Base during WW2 plus photos and film of the 32 Stormo of the Italian Air Force which has been based at Amendola since WW2. This video is an Italian production. The text is in Italian with narration in English. This video was obtained by Linda Gartz (niece of Lt. Frank Ebner Gartz of the 49th Bomb Sqdn) during her visit to Amendola Air Base in October of 2009. You can read about Linda's "pilgrimage" on the "War Stories" webpage.
A Ball Turret Gunner's Story (2:56 minutes)
courtesy of WTHI-TV and Harold Plunckett
An interview by WTHI-TV of Harold Plunckett, B-17 Ball Turret Gunner, 2nd BG, 49th Bomb Squadron.
Grey Eagles (8:24 minutes)
courtesy of the Grey Eagles - www.greyeagles.org
An interview of Jim Brooks, P-51 ace of the 31st Fighter Group in Italy, about his experience flying fighter coverage for the heavy bombers of the 15th Air Force during WW2. The video also interviews his children and grandchildren about the importance to them of learning about their father and grandfather's WW2 experience. This is a very well made video by the Grey Eagles organization and is an excellent example of honoring and preserving the story of the veteran WW2 airmen.
Flying Fortress (3:39 minutes)
courtesy of the US War Department and www.pastfinder.de
An excerpt of combat action from the vintage US War Department documentary film "The Memphis Belle".
B-17 Down (3:05 minutes)
courtesy of "bomberguy"
A compilation of WW2 film footage of flack and German fighter attacks on B-17s
set to Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries". WARNING - Not for the faint of heart.
Call To Arms - The Lead To WW2 (4:20 minutes)
courtesy of Unknown
An animated newsreel history of the events that led to WW2 and the mobilization of the Allied forces
against the Axis powers.
World War 2 History - European & Mediterranean Theater (5:40 minutes)
a PowerPoint PPS slide show courtesy of the Combat Studies Institute
Please allow a minute for this animated graphical map representation of the combat sequence of WW2
in Europe to download. The following PDF file contains notes for the PPS slide show.
Victory Through Air Power (2:10 minutes)
courtesy of Walt Disney Productions
This is a vintage movie trailer of the 1943 film based on the 1942 book of the same title
by Alexander Seversky that advocated the formation of an independent air force,
the development of long-range bombers, and a commitment to the strategic use of air power.
Out Of The Frying Pan And Into the Firing Line (3:18 minutes)
courtesy of the Conservation Division of the US War Production Board & Walt Disney Productions
A vintage 1942 cartoon film encouraging Americans on the home front to recycle their waste kitchen grease
for the production of glycerin and explosives for the war effort.
Der Fuehrer's Face (7:52 minutes)
courtesy of Walt Disney Productions & RKO Radio Pictures
A vintage 1942 anti-Nazi propaganda cartoon film staring Donald Duck.
The Star Spangled Banner - sung by Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians (1:56 minutes)
courtesy of Movietone News
A vintage Movietone News film shown in American theaters during 1942.
Help keep`em flying. Buy War Bonds NOW !!!
Comin' In On A Wing And A Prayer - sung by the Song Spinners (2:27 minutes)
a PowerPoint PPS slide show courtesy of Unknown
Please allow a minute for this bit of nostalgia to download.
American Patrol - by the Glenn Miller Orchestra (3:48 minutes)
courtesy of "roadcaptainentertain"
A collage of photos from WW2 plus a speech by President Truman foretelling the atomic bomb drop on Japan.
In The Mood - by the Glenn Miller Orchestra (2:56 minutes)
courtesy of the unknown
A vintage film of the Glenn Miller Orchestra conducted by Tex Beneke.
Moonlight Serenade - by the Glenn Miller Orchestra (3:22 minutes)
courtesy of "jamesdeanfan"
A collage photos in tribute to Glenn Miller.
The US Air Force Blue - sung by the Mitch Miller Singers (3:04 minutes)
courtesy of the USAF
Recorded in 1957.
The US Air Force Song (The Wild Blue Yonder) (1:32 minutes)
courtesy of the Unknown
Off we go into ...
God Bless America - sung by Kate Smith (3:02 minutes)
courtesy of the Ned Nickerson
Amen !!!
America The Beautiful - sung by Ray Charles (3:36 minutes)
courtesy of the Spc. David Collins, US Army
Yes it is !!!
High Flight (F-104 Star Fighter) - by John Gillespie Magee, Jr (2:15 minutes)
courtesy of USAF
A classic TV sign-off from the 1960's.
High Flight (T-38 Talon) - by John Gillespie Magee, Jr (2:24 minutes)
courtesy of USAF
An updated version of a classic TV sign-off.
The Star Spangled Banner (1:17 minutes)
courtesy of Unknown
This video is another classic TV sign-off. Salute !!!
Notable Quotes
'Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was
too strong.' - Ronald Reagan
'No arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is as formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.' - Ronald Reagan
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