| Edition |
Deluxe ed. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 110 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD-R. |
| Credits |
Photography, U.S. 8th Air Force photographers and combat crew members ; filmed by William Wyler. |
| Note |
Originally issued as a motion picture in 1944. |
| Summary |
Tells the remarkable story of the legendary B-17 Flying Fortress that survived 25 bombing runs through the flak and fighter filled skies over the Third Reich during World War II. B-17 crews conducted dangerous daylight raids without fighter escorts. Surviving the loss of a total of nine engines, both wings, both landing gear and two tails, she was the first to complete 25 combat missions and keep her entire crew alive - her trail of invincibility made her famous. Also includes four short films about the B-17 bomber. |
| Note |
"Five rare WWII films of B-17s in action!"--Container. |
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This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play in all DVD players or drives. |
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Also includes four rare World War II films. |
| Contents |
Air Force story, chapter VI, a prelude to war, 1937-1939 / presented by the U.S. Air Force (15 min.) -- Winning your wings / with James Stewart ; U.S. Army Air Forces ; produced in cooperation with Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. (1942, 18 min.) -- Mission accomplished : the story of the flying fortress / produced by the Office of War Information, Bureau of Motion Pictures (11 min.) -- The case of the tremendous trifle / a Signal Corps production (20 min.) -- The Memphis Belle : a story of a flying fortress (40 min.). |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Memphis Belle (B-17 bomber)
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Memphis Belle (B-17 bomber) (OCoLC)fst00760133
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Bombardment of Wilhelmshaven (Germany : 1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01352122
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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| Chronological Term |
1939 - 1945
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| Subject |
B-17 bomber.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Destruction and pillage -- Germany -- Wilhelmshaven.
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B-17 bomber. (OCoLC)fst00824804
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Destruction and pillage. (OCoLC)fst01906941
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Military operations, Aerial -- American.
(OCoLC)fst01710199
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Wilhelmshaven (Germany) -- History -- Bombardment, 1939-1945.
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Germany -- Wilhelmshaven.
(OCoLC)fst01230767
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| Genre/Form |
Nonfiction films.
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Documentary films.
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Short films.
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Wyler, William, 1902-1981.
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Stewart, James, 1908-1997.
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United States. War Department.
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United States. Army Air Forces.
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United States. Army Air Forces. Motion Picture Unit, 1st.
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War Activities Committee--Motion Picture Industry.
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United States. Air Force.
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Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
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United States. Office of War Information.
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United States. Army. Signal Corps.
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Periscope (Firm)
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| Note |
Other title on container: Aircraft at war |
| Standard No. |
827337000363 |
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827377000118 |
