On Line Videos: Flying Wings, Thunderbolts, the BAR, Yeager’s Mig, Superforts & More
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You are invited to drop by Zeno's Drive-In http://zenoswarbirdvideos.com
to take in this month's 6-pack of six exciting air combat documentary
films playing over the Internet, including three Drive-in Premiers
showing for the first time.
****BREAKING NEWS!**** Due to our move to a spacious new web server,
all films showing this month "At the Matinee" are now available for
viewing in "Windows Media Player" video format, as well as "Real
Player-Real Video." Soon, all videos at the Drive-In will have
Windows Media as a viewing option.
As always, all of the videos showing on our web site are for your free
viewing pleasure.
Now showing "At the Matinee" at Zeno's Drive-In
“The Story of the Northrop YB-49 Flying Wing ” New - Premier! It may
be hard to believe today, but Northrop original Flying Wing's
innovative design was often used against it by detractors from
competing aircraft companies ("An airplane that doesn't have a
tail??!!") So, in 1949, Northrop Aircraft produced this information
film to extol the Wing's virtues and answer her critics. The result is
a documentary that gives a compelling overview of the principle
advantages of the Wing design, delivered by Northrop's Director of
Engineering, Harrison F. Burke. You'll see color film of the jet
powered YB-49 Wing in operation, supplemented by an extensive use of
instructive animations. You'll learn about the role of drag in flight
in relation to efficiency in aircraft design, the advantages of a
swept wing, the inherent advantages in structural integrity of the
Wing design, simplicity and ease of maintenance, the role of center of
gravity in tail design and much more.
“Winning Your Wings” New - Premier! Narrated by Oscar Winner and
decorated bomber pilot, Jimmy Stewart. This rousing recruiting film
was designed to show the many benefits of joining the Air Corps. The
United State's entry into World War II seemed to happen overnight. The
Air Force needed thousands qualified air and ground crew "yesterday."
Capt. Jimmy Stewart was already an accomplished pilot and enlisted
early, serving as a bomber pilot and squadron leader throughout the
war. The film points out that every U.S. Air Force bombardier,
navigator and pilot was an officer. The film is also notable for
interior and exterior footage of rare prewar vintage B-17s .And last,
not but not least, the girls sure go for those pilot's wings!
“Thunderbolt!” A Drive-In Classic. This exciting film chronicles the
exploits of the P-47 Thunderbolt pilots of the "Fighting Gamecocks" of
the 65th Fighter squadron, 57th Fighter Group. Based on the island of
Corsica off the northwest coast of the Italian boot, they flew from
behind the enemy's flank. As part of "Operation Strangle," they
continuously attacked highways, bridges, ammo dumps, railroads and
just about anything that moved to choke off the flow of supplies to
the Axis front line. This film not only features one-of-a-kind P-47
combat footage, it also shows day-to-day life on a MTO forward air
base, including vintage pilot slang.
“Rifle, Automatic Cal .30 Browning M1918A2 Principles of Operation
New Premier! A World War II Classic Theater Presentation. The "BAR" is
one of the legendary weapons of the Twentieth Century. First
introduced at the end of World War I, it served in all theaters of
World War II and was widely used in Korea, and was not fully phased
out of the US arsenal until 1970. Used as both an automatic rifle and
light machine gun, it added extra punch down to the squad level, where
every man was trained in its use in case "the BAR man" was put out of
action. This film gives a through introduction to the operation of the
BAR, including operational features, magazines and tripods, and a
detailed strip down using live action and animated illustrations.
“We Flew the Mig"-In September, 1953, a North Korean defector handed
over the first Russian Mig 15 to fall into US hands. This was a
momentous occasion because the Mig had proven to be a worthy adversary
for the North American F-86 Sabre in the skies over Korea. The Mig was
immediately subjected to comprehensive testing. You'll see Chuck
Yeagar and other top test pilots putting the aircraft through it's
paces and hear what they learned, along with a point by point
performance comparison with the F-86. Nice footage of the Mig's
armaments too.
Attentive Russian aircraft fans will no doubt pick up on the fact that
some of the "faults" listed by the US test pilots - like problems with
the heating & defrosting systems -- were malfunctions in this
particular aircraft and not endemic to the Mikoyan bureau's design.
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"The Last Bomb" A Drive-In Classic --Academy Award Nominee, "The Last
Bomb" vividly documents an almost forgotten chapter of World War II:
the long range B-29 "Superfortress" bombing raids on Japan. Launched
from hard won Pacific islands, these missions were over 3,000 miles
round trip and could take 12 hours or more to complete. You'll see the
huge B-29 bases that were carved out on Guam, Tinian and Saipan. Rare
late war Technicolor film, shot by combat camera men, documents all
aspects of a XXI Bomber Command daylight strike carried out at just
12,000' (!) on Tokyo in 1945. The mission is covered from planning by
General Curtis Le May and his staff, through fighter action and "bombs
away," to final touch down. You'll also see spectacular color gun
camera footage taken by escorting P-51 Mustangs, based on Iwo Jima.
If you haven’t stopped by Zeno’s Drive-In before, we also feature
1940-45 vintage WWII Army & Navy films and pilot’s manuals on how to
fly the F4U, F6F, P-38, P-39, P-40, P-47, P-51, P-61, TBF/TBM, AT-6/
SNJ, B-17, B-24, B-25, A-20, A-26, B-26, B-29, and Stearman N2S .
Alert! – Alert! There’s been an F-86 sighted over Zeno’s Drive-In!
That’s over 14 hours of rockin’ World War II props & jets for free
viewing over the Internet!
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On Line Videos: Flying Wings, Thunderbolts, the BAR, Yeager’s Mig,
Superforts & More