Synopsis
H-HOUR Produced: 1944 Description 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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- Running time
- 9 minutes
- Collection
- News & Public Affairs
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- National Archives
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