First Motion Picture Unit United States Army Air Forces Movies

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...

When naval Lieutenant Phil Bowen encounters his friend, Air Forces Captain Grover, he inquires as to what Grover's aerial reconnaissance team is doing...

This U.S. Army Air Forces documentary short film depicts training methods and instructions for pilots of the C-47 Skytrain troop carrier aircraft. Lie...

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...

Military training film detailing flight procedure, crew assignments, and armament of the B-29 bomber aircraft.

In this World War II military training film, a B-25 crew bails out over the jungle, and the pilot is separated from the rest of of his crew. The two g...

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...

This government documentary short film demonstrates for Army Air Forces pilots in World War II the safe execution of a variety of aeronautical maneuve...

A documentary showing the functions of the Army Air Corps' First Motion Picture Unit, which made training and inspirational films for the Army Air For...

This documentary dives into an in-depth look at the weapons and methods of German and Japanese anti-aircraft warfare. Also highlights the evasive acti...

A documentary that shows how the Army Air Forces during World War II flew wounded men from Pacific battle areas to hospitals and home towns in the Uni...

This United States government documentary short film recapitulates the efforts made by the United States Army Air Forces in coming to terms with the n...

This documentary depicts the American effort to support the Chinese government before and during the Second World War, by means of transport flights o...

This documentary short film depicts the proper manner for ground inspection, flight preparation, takeoff, flying, single-engine flying, and landing of...