Category — Web

Wings Clipped

A short film about Rudy Gabrys, a bombardier in the 448th who was shot down over enemy territory.

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8th Air Force Archive Film

Here’s some nice original footage including glimpses of bases in England and Liberators in the air and over the target. 448th B-24s are identified by an all-yellow tail section with a black diagonal stripe.

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On the Wing

Trailer for a documentary on the 15th Air force.

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Great Planes: The B-24 Liberator

This is an interesting and informative look at the history of the Liberator. Possibly from a late 80s VHS judging by the (amazing) soundtrack.

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Liberator Nose Art

A cool little video collection of painted nose art from the documentary “The Liberator and Its Crew.” Also features “5 Grand” the 5000th plane off of the production line that was signed by all the workers at the factory.

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Maybe someone out there would be interested in helping me create a time line for the 448th BG?

Have a look at this http://simile.mit.edu/timeline/ I’ve just about got my head around the basics but now find that I am a little out of my depth when it comes to implementing the thing. It would be a great resource to have, a scrollable  time line of the groups missions, losses, celebrations plus other major dates of the Second World War that would help put the groups activities in a greater context. In fact it could be done for every group of the 2nd Air Division. A big task but surely worth while.