First Motion Picture Unit United States Army Air Forces Movies

Documentary short film depicting the correct methods of surviving the crash landing of a military aircraft in the desert. Methods of conserving...

A group of sailors kid their shipmate Frank about his constant reading, when they would all rather play cards. But each of them has a dream for the...

The story of the first bombing raid on Tokyo by B-29 Superfortress bombers of the U.S. Army Air Forces. Crews are followed from their training...

This documentary short film depicts the P-47 Thunderbolt fighter plane in combat operations in various locales around the world during the Second...

A tribute to the pioneering achievements of the Negro combat pilots trained at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.

Clark Gable stars in this propaganda short about the Officers Candidate School of the Army Air Forces.

In this documentary short film, a woman volunteer for the civilian aviation observer corps in World War II explains how the U.S. military depends on...

Documentary feature film depicting the training of young Lieutenant Jim Anthony as a pilot of the B-26 Marauder bomber. Dick, the captain charged...

This government documentary short film depicts and explains proper procedures for functioning as a flight engineer on the B-29 bomber. Lieutenant...

Tom, a young Army Air Forces pilot, begins instruction with his captain on flying the A-20 attack aircraft. The captain demonstrates to Tom the...

The story of Three Cadets and sexually transmitted diseases.

A downed American bomber crew quickly falls prey to the clever interrogation techniques of the Germans in this dramatic training film.

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...

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

Joe Instructor, an Army Air Forces flight instructor, visits Pilot Heaven and has a discussion with Saint Peter about the unacceptable number of...

Documentary/training film depicting the duties of a pilot in the Pacific Theatre of the Second World War as he flies reconnaissance missions over...

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...

This United States Army Air Forces short documentary depicts various pieces of official advice for pilots of the A-26 fighter bomber aircraft....

This documentary short film was produced by the United States Army Air Forces' First Motion Picture Unit as a training film for American pilots and...

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...