Browse First Motion Picture Unit United States Army Air Forces Movies

  • 1943
    Reconnaissance Pilot

    Reconnaissance Pilot

    Reconnaissance Pilot

    01943HD

    Documentary/training film depicting the duties of a pilot in the Pacific Theatre of the Second World War as he flies reconnaissance missions over enem...

    Reconnaissance Pilot
  • 1943
    Three Cadets

    Three Cadets

    Three Cadets

    01943HD

    The story of Three Cadets and sexually transmitted diseases.

    Three Cadets
  • 1943
    Wings Up

    Wings Up

    Wings Up

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    Clark Gable stars in this propaganda short about the Officers Candidate School of the Army Air Forces.

    Wings Up
  • 1945
    Target - Invisible

    Target - Invisible

    Target - Invisible

    01945HD

    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
  • 1943
    Cadet Classification

    Cadet Classification

    Cadet Classification

    01943HD

    Documentary on picking the right Cadet.

    Cadet Classification
  • 1945
    Target Tokyo

    Target Tokyo

    Target Tokyo

    01945HD

    The story of the first bombing raid on Tokyo by B-29 Superfortress bombers of the U.S. Army Air Forces. Crews are followed from their training staging...

    Target Tokyo
  • 1943
    Eyes Aloft

    Eyes Aloft

    Eyes Aloft

    01943HD

    In this documentary short film, a woman volunteer for the civilian aviation observer corps in World War II explains how the U.S. military depends on c...

    Eyes Aloft
  • 1944
    Position Firing

    Position Firing

    Position Firing

    01944HD

    Hapless B-17 waist gunner "Trigger Joe" learns how to adjust his aim, to take into account the relative motion of his aircraft, his bullets, and the a...

    Position Firing
  • 1944
    Resisting Enemy Interrogation

    Resisting Enemy Interrogation

    Resisting Enemy Interrogation

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    A downed American bomber crew quickly falls prey to the clever interrogation techniques of the Germans in this dramatic training film.

    Resisting Enemy Interrogation
  • 1945
    Time to Kill

    Time to Kill

    Time to Kill

    01945HD

    A group of sailors kid their shipmate Frank about his constant reading, when they would all rather play cards. But each of them has a dream for the fu...

    Time to Kill
  • 1944
    B-29 Flight Engineer

    B-29 Flight Engineer

    B-29 Flight Engineer

    01944HD

    This government documentary short film depicts and explains proper procedures for functioning as a flight engineer on the B-29 bomber. Lieutenant Ande...

    B-29 Flight Engineer
  • 1943
    Flight Characteristics of the A-20

    Flight Characteristics of the A-20

    Flight Characteristics of the A-20

    01943HD

    Tom, a young Army Air Forces pilot, begins instruction with his captain on flying the A-20 attack aircraft. The captain demonstrates to Tom the pre-fl...

    Flight Characteristics of the A-20
  • 1944
    Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane

    Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane

    Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane

    01944HD

    U.S. Army Air Force pilot Bob Chilton and North American Aircraft designer Arthur Deeds show an Air Force colonel and major the new P-51B aircraft, ex...

    Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane
  • 1945
    Land and Live in the Desert

    Land and Live in the Desert

    Land and Live in the Desert

    01945HD

    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
    How to Fly the B-26 Airplane

    How to Fly the B-26 Airplane

    How to Fly the B-26 Airplane

    01944HD

    Documentary feature film depicting the training of young Lieutenant Jim Anthony as a pilot of the B-26 Marauder bomber. Dick, the captain charged with...

    How to Fly the B-26 Airplane
  • 1945
    A-26 Flying Tips

    A-26 Flying Tips

    A-26 Flying Tips

    01945HD

    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
    Ditch and Live

    Ditch and Live

    Ditch and Live

    01944HD

    Lt. Scott Reynolds is co-pilot on a B-17 bomber. When his ship is forced to ditch at sea, only Reynolds survives. The nine other crew members died as...

    Ditch and Live
  • 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

    01944HD

    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
  • 1943
    Learn and Live

    Learn and Live

    Learn and Live

    01943HD

    Joe Instructor, an Army Air Forces flight instructor, visits Pilot Heaven and has a discussion with Saint Peter about the unacceptable number of pilot...

    Learn and Live
  • 1943
    Photographic Intelligence for Bombardment Aviation

    Photographic Intelligence for Bombardment Aviation

    Photographic Intelligence for Bombardment Aviation

    31943HD

    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