Bloody 100th USAAF - B17s at War - film colour 45mins of WW2
Fri Apr 13, 2012 7:24 am
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Fri Apr 13, 2012 10:54 am
Outstanding! good job Mr. Liberator. Great footage in color 
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Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:53 am
I just finished reading Bob Dorrs 'Mission to Berlin' (if you don't have it get it! Plead, beg, suggest, threaten, because it belongs next to Jablonskis FLYING FORTRESS on your book shelf) and this brought the book into even sharper focus. Interesting to watch it go full circle from going overseas to returning home afterwards.
THANX so much
THANX so much
Re: Bloody 100th USAAF - B17s at War - film colour 45mins of
Fri Apr 13, 2012 12:56 pm
yah! besides me 
this "Aussie Liberator" dude can sure find some interesting stuff floating out there in cyberspace. Good job mate, keep it up. 
this "Aussie Liberator" dude can sure find some interesting stuff floating out there in cyberspace. Good job mate, keep it up.
Re: Bloody 100th USAAF - B17s at War - film colour 45mins of
Fri Apr 13, 2012 1:15 pm
Raydon 1944
http://www.eafa.org.uk/catalogue/933
USAAF Honington 1944
http://www.eafa.org.uk/catalogue/805
Battle of Britain Anniversary Preparations at RAF Coltishall
15:19 1961 Coltishall, Norfolk
http://www.eafa.org.uk/catalogue/110556
http://www.eafa.org.uk/catalogue/933
USAAF Honington 1944
http://www.eafa.org.uk/catalogue/805
Battle of Britain Anniversary Preparations at RAF Coltishall
15:19 1961 Coltishall, Norfolk
http://www.eafa.org.uk/catalogue/110556
Re: Bloody 100th USAAF - B17s at War - film colour 45mins of
Fri Apr 13, 2012 6:04 pm
Loads of brilliant footage, nice find!
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Sat Apr 14, 2012 1:39 pm
Wow, what a find!
There was one interesting thing I noticed at about the 36:30 mark of the 100th BG film. A camouflaged B-17!
At first I though "Nah, trick of the light".
But then I saw the starboard wing! The clarity of the square-D makes me think the lighting is just fine.
Anyone have any thoughts or explanations?
There was one interesting thing I noticed at about the 36:30 mark of the 100th BG film. A camouflaged B-17!
At first I though "Nah, trick of the light".
But then I saw the starboard wing! The clarity of the square-D makes me think the lighting is just fine.
Anyone have any thoughts or explanations?
Re: Bloody 100th USAAF - B17s at War - film colour 45mins of
Sat Apr 14, 2012 2:48 pm
OK, but a pink short sleeved shirt and no helmet or headset? Must have been some sort of press junket unless the mission was to attack New Yorks Fire Island.
Re: Bloody 100th USAAF - B17s at War - film colour 45mins of
Sat Apr 14, 2012 10:37 pm
The Inspector wrote:OK, but a pink short sleeved shirt and no helmet or headset? Must have been some sort of press junket unless the mission was to attack New Yorks Fire Island.
If you watch the movie, it looks like it was one of the aerial tours many groups gave to their ground echelon after the war.