STK-ID 25341

US Air Force versus Luftwaffe (00/02/1943): shots of US fighter pilots posing en masse. CUs of pilots in fighting gear. Ground crewman is shown feeding ammunition into magazines (00/02/1943). Fighters, "Thunderbolts" are poised for take-offs. Man signals with Very pistol. Two shots of Thunderbolts taking off, airborne (00/02/1943). Gun camera footage of German planes being shot down, exploding in mid-air (00/02/1943). Thunderbolts land and pilots jump out. Shot of the pilot counting swastikas on cockpit of his plane, grinning into the camera. CUs of two pilots posing for camera (00/02/1943).

DETAILS

Excerpt from
U-Boats Threaten Sea Routes and Other Stories
Location
Europe
Year
1940
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Reel 35 mm, Digital Bétacam, Digital Video Disk
Shooting format
35mm fine grain b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486