Zeno's Warbird Video Drive-In September 2013 Newsletter
Hello World War 2 & jet aircraft fans --
You are invited to drop by Zeno's Warbird Video Drive-In
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to view our September selection of eight exciting aviation streaming over t he Web in broadband
As always, all of the videos showing on our web site are for your free view ing pleasure. Please help "spread the word" by liking us on Facebook!
Now showing in September "At the Matinee" at Zeno's Drive-In Free admission !
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- Northrop P-61 Black Widow Night Fighters in Color 1945 (Digitally Restore d) NEW Very rare color P-61 night fighter footage shot at the end of World War II. This is an original documentary I put together from unedited, silen t archival film. See the 422nd NFS operating out of Florennes, Belgium, whe re you'll get an up close look at P-61 "No Nothin II." Then you'll move on to the Pacific and the island of Saipan, where you'll see legendary 548th N FS P-61 "Bat Outta Hells." One the highlights of this program is P-61 gun c amera film showing a night attack with bombs, rockets and 20mm cannon
- Back Door Gang P-38s 430th FS Color Scrapbook, on the prowl over Germany Restored Color. Exclusive Production - One of our most popular videos! I cr eated this original documentary from undocumented, unedited, silent archiva l footage. Where possible, I identified the pilots shown. Color film of P-3
- EVASION Evading capture for downed US Airmen 1950 NEW! As the Cold War he ated up in the late 1940s, the prospect of being shot down on a reconnaissa nce mission over Eastern Europe became real. The US Air Force put together this dramatic training film, shot in Hollywood "film noire" espionage adven ture style, to teach downed airmen how to make their way home out of hostil e territory. All the capture evasion skills learned during World War 2 are put to good use, along with lessons learned by the CIA on how to operate in Eastern Europe.
- A-36 Apache dive bombers attack near Rome 1944 - Restored NEW! "Air Attac ks Against Italy" shows exciting from the cockpit views of USAAF A-36 dive bomber bombing & strafing attacks near Rome in 1944. This is a short film, but it's nonstop action! Some of the best footage of US dive bombing attack s you will find anywhere. The A-36 Apache (aka "The Invader") was the Allis on engined ground attack version of the P-51 Mustang, equipped with dive br akes and 20mm cannon.
- The AAF Report: Hap Arnold reports on worldwide US Air Force operations 1
- Meet the McDonnell F2H Banshee US Navy Jet Fighter 1948 NEW! Produced by McDonnell Aircraft, this film served as an introduction to their newest jet , the FH2, and details it's numerous improvements over the companies first jet fighter, the FH-1 Phantom. You'll get a walk-around of the aircraft and see her doing spectacular aerobatics.
- Catapulting off a World War 2 Aircraft Carrier US Navy - 1944 Small World War II aircraft carriers depended on their catapults to operate aircraft. This unique film offers a rare look at how US Navy carrier crews were train ed to operate catapults to launch aircraft, even from very short decks.
- During World War 2 German combat footage on the invasion of Poland was as sembled by the US Army Signal Corps with English narration to show revoluti onary Blitzkrieg tactics to the US Army. Excellent footage seen nowhere els e.
- Blitzkrieg: The German Invasion of Poland 1939 (Restored) NEW!
We also show 1940-45 vintage WWII Army & Navy films and pilot's manuals on how to fly the F4U, F6F, P-38, P-39, P-40, P-47, P-51, P-61, TBF/TBM, AT-6/ SNJ, B-17, B-24, B-25, A-20, A-26, B-26, B-29, and Stearman N2S. Alert! - d on't miss the F-86, B-47 & B-58!
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Web Videos: P-61 Black Widows, P-38s, F2H Banshees, Apache dive bombers, ev ading capture, Blitzkrieg & more