US AAF propaganda film - The Fight for the Sky

[Escuadrilla Azul]

A propaganda film from the US AAF about the aerial war over western Europe.

Plenty of combat footage, both air to air and ground strafing.

Interestingly, mix some captured german footage of alarmstart and bomber a attacks.

Some of the combat footage are pretty close strikes.


View: https://youtu.be/bmfhScVmjGU

 

[Wurger]

 

[Builder 2010]

While clearly one-sided, I was able to learn something. I didn't know about the phasing of th fighter escorts since they outran the bombers so much. Regardless of how effective the ME-109s or FW 180s were, the constant destruction of German infrastructure made it impossible for them to prevail.

 

[Escuadrilla Azul]

While clearly one-sided, I was able to learn something. I didn't know about the phasing of th fighter escorts since they outran the bombers so much. Regardless of how effective the ME-109s or FW 180s were, the constant destruction of German infrastructure made it impossible for them to prevail.

For the time it was made (after D-Day) I don't think is to one sided.

 

[Gnomey]

Good one!