Sabrejet Posted January 10, 2014 Share #1 Posted January 10, 2014 Check out this official War Department colour documentary which follows a B-29 bombing mission against Japan. It graphically illustrates the awesome military and logistic power which the United States possessed in the closing stages of the war in the Pacific. The figures are staggering! Describing the mission, the commentator says, "It's like taking off in Mexico to bomb targets in Canada" ....and flying back again afterwards! The planning and attention to detail by General LeMay and his staff is shown plus, of course, the men of XXI Bomber Command who actually went out there and did it for real! Then there are the stars of the show... those big, beautiful silver birds, the B-29s and their "Little Friends", the P-51s. Truly awesome! (runs for about 36 minutes) https://archive.org/details/TheLastBomb1945 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Posted January 10, 2014 Share #2 Posted January 10, 2014 Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doinworkinvans Posted January 10, 2014 Share #3 Posted January 10, 2014 outstanding!!! I really enjoyed the fighters tearing it up!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wharfmaster Posted January 10, 2014 Share #4 Posted January 10, 2014 Don't ya just love those Flying Forts ! W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capa Posted January 10, 2014 Share #5 Posted January 10, 2014 It wasn't until recently that I understood the amazing distances the pilots and crews in the PTO flew. And got there and back without GPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltz41 Posted January 13, 2014 Share #6 Posted January 13, 2014 This is a great documentary. I recall actually seeing it on tv once, I think on the Smithsonian channel. Great footage, and color to boot! Thanks for the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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