First Motion Picture Unit United States Army Air Forces Movies

  • 1944
    Land and Live in the Jungle

    Land and Live in the Jungle

    Land and Live in the Jungle

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    In this World War II military training film, a B-25 crew bails out over the jungle, and the pilot is separated from the rest of of his crew. The two g...

    Land and Live in the Jungle
  • 1945
    Land and Live in the Desert

    Land and Live in the Desert

    Land and Live in the Desert

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    Documentary short film depicting the correct methods of surviving the crash landing of a military aircraft in the desert. Methods of conserving water,...

    Land and Live in the Desert
  • 1944
    Recognition of the CG-4A Glider

    Recognition of the CG-4A Glider

    Recognition of the CG-4A Glider

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    This documentary short film was produced by the United States Army Air Forces' First Motion Picture Unit as a training film for American pilots and ot...

    Recognition of the CG-4A Glider
  • 1944
    Operation of the Glider Pick-Up by the C-47

    Operation of the Glider Pick-Up by the C-47

    Operation of the Glider Pick-Up by the C-47

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    This government documentary short film depicts and explains the processes for retrieving a glider in the field. In combat situations in World War II,...

    Operation of the Glider Pick-Up by the C-47
  • 1945
    Target - Invisible

    Target - Invisible

    Target - Invisible

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    Documentary short film depicting the uses of radar in high-level bombing during World War II. B-29 bombers are shown delivering bombs over Japan and u...

    Target - Invisible
  • 1945
    A-26 Flying Tips

    A-26 Flying Tips

    A-26 Flying Tips

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    This United States Army Air Forces short documentary depicts various pieces of official advice for pilots of the A-26 fighter bomber aircraft. Special...

    A-26 Flying Tips
  • 1944
    B-29 Flight Procedure and Combat Crew Functioning

    B-29 Flight Procedure and Combat Crew Functioning

    B-29 Flight Procedure and Combat Crew Functioning

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    Military training film detailing flight procedure, crew assignments, and armament of the B-29 bomber aircraft.

    B-29 Flight Procedure and Combat Crew Functioning
  • 1943
    Photographic Intelligence for Bombardment Aviation

    Photographic Intelligence for Bombardment Aviation

    Photographic Intelligence for Bombardment Aviation

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    When naval Lieutenant Phil Bowen encounters his friend, Air Forces Captain Grover, he inquires as to what Grover's aerial reconnaissance team is doing...

    Photographic Intelligence for Bombardment Aviation
  • 1944
    Flak

    Flak

    Flak

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    This documentary dives into an in-depth look at the weapons and methods of German and Japanese anti-aircraft warfare. Also highlights the evasive acti...

    Flak
  • 1943
    The First Motion Picture Unit

    The First Motion Picture Unit

    The First Motion Picture Unit

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    A documentary showing the functions of the Army Air Corps' First Motion Picture Unit, which made training and inspirational films for the Army Air For...

    The First Motion Picture Unit
  • 1945
    The AAF Comes of Age

    The AAF Comes of Age

    The AAF Comes of Age

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    This United States government documentary short film recapitulates the efforts made by the United States Army Air Forces in coming to terms with the n...

    The AAF Comes of Age
  • 1944
    China Crisis: The Story of the 14th Air Force

    China Crisis: The Story of the 14th Air Force

    China Crisis: The Story of the 14th Air Force

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    This documentary depicts the American effort to support the Chinese government before and during the Second World War, by means of transport flights o...

    China Crisis: The Story of the 14th Air Force
  • 1944
    Flying the P-61 Series Airplane

    Flying the P-61 Series Airplane

    Flying the P-61 Series Airplane

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    This documentary short film depicts the proper manner for ground inspection, flight preparation, takeoff, flying, single-engine flying, and landing of...

    Flying the P-61 Series Airplane