Fight for the sky

Duration: 20 min

Year Published: 1945

Creator: United States. Army Air Forces

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Presents the story of the 8th Fighter Command of the 8th Air Force, operating from England. Describes its record in escorting bomber missions into Germany, challenging the Luftwaffe and crippling German transportation on the ground.

Complete Record: National Archives and Records Administration The fight for the Sky Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. (09/26/1947 - ) ARC Identifier 63894 / Local Identifier 342-SFP-157. The fight for the Sky: Our fighter pilots versus the Luftwaffe in Western Europe, 1945. 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 U.S. planes. U.S. bombers and many 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.

Metadata Source:UNT Digital Library