The Fight for the Sky | US Fighter Pilots V. the Luftwaffe (1945)
Channel: Armoured Archivist
Date: 2023-05-20

US Army Air Forces Special Film Project #157
The Fight For The Sky:  Our fighter pilots versus the Luftwaffe in Western Europe, 1945.
A documentary on the activities of the 8th Air Force Fighter Command in Europe. Shows a base near East Anglia, England. General Doolittle discusses a mission. Pilots are briefed for an escort mission over Germany. P-47's are relieved in flight by P-51's. German pilots rush to intercept US planes. US bombers and German fighters are downed. Shows Gen. Kepner. Fighters destroy enemy planes, transportation and communication. Montage a series of still photos of U.S. fliers killed in action.
National Archives Identifier 63894

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