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The Fight For The Sky
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U.S. Army Air Forces Special Film Project #157, The Fight For The Sky: Our fighter pilots versus the Luftwaffe in Western Europe, 1945 . "A record of the operations of the fighter command of the U.S. 8th Air Force in preparing for the 1944 invasion of France and in supporting Allied ground forces." Description at the National Archives: "On the activities of the 8th Air Force Fighter Command in Europe. Shows a base near East Anglia, England. General 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. Fighters destroy enemy planes, transportation and communication. Montage a series of still photos of U.S. fliers killed in action." National Archives Identifier: 63894
Directors & creators
United States. Army Air Forces
Subjects
WWII, World War, 1939-1945, World War II, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, United States. Army Air Forces, United States. -- Army Air Forces -- Air Force, 8th, Air Pilots, Military
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