Boeing B-29 Superforts Go to War DVD Volume 2. This DVD includes four B-29 films from the WWII and Korean eras. Also included are three .pdf files of B29 bomber flight and training manuals as well as a file of B 29 accident cases.
Film #1 B-29s Over North Korea: The 19th Bomb Group Attacks Bridges Near Sinanju plus 19th BG Nose Art Color Scrap Book (B&W & Color, 1950, 22:00) Exclusive release from Military Arts Pictures. We created this video from a recently released reel of silent, raw and unedited and undocumented footage shot by the US Air Force in Korea in August-September, 1950, apparently intended for a documentary that was never released. The highlight of the film shows an early morning briefing for 19th Bomb Group (28th, 30th and 98th Bomb Squadrons) at Kadena Air Base on Okinawa. The briefing is for mission against the all important rail bridges near Sinanju Station, North Korea and the port of Nampo. Through careful research, we've been able to reconstruct the briefing and the mission, including target footage taken at the time, along with corresponding satellite photos showing the same locations today. And as a special bonus, we've added "19th BG Color Nose Art Scrap Book," a collection of remarkable Kodachrome slides taken of 19th BG B-29s by SSgt. George J. Amthor, an armorer with the 19th BG, 30th Squadron, at Kadena in 1950-51. Footage of the heroic and very costly B-29 bomber operations in Korea is extremely rare, so we are very pleased to release this new documentary.
Film #2 The Last Bomb Outtakes Reel (Color 1945, 23:00) Exclusive from Military Arts Pictures. From the vaults of the National Archives comes a newly discovered reel of outtakes, expanded scenes, and new footage from the Academy Award winning World War 2 B-29 classic, "The Last Bomb." Includes never before seen footage showing an B-29 engine repair facility on Saipan, expanded scenes showing General Curtis Le May and XX Bomber command planning a mission to Tokyo, inside the cockpit photos from an actual B-29 mission and more. The good news for the B-29 fans is that almost all of the footage on this reel is in better condition than the best surviving copies of the theatrical release and we've added much more realistic sound effects taken from actual B-29s,P-51s and 50 cals. machine guns. The section of the original film that shows P-51 Mustang squadrons ranging over the Japanese mainland seeking targets of opportunity is expanded and in very good condition, yielding some of the most exciting color gun camera footage we have seen from World War 2.
Film #3 Birth of the B-29 (1944, B&W, 20:00) This documentary was produced during World War 2 to introduce the American public to the fabulous new Boeing B-29 Superfortress. The film shows how the war against Japan necessitated the development of a super long range bomber that could strike the Japanese Empire from distant bases. A highlight of the film focuses on a tour of a giant B 29 bomber plant showing all aspects of production.
Film #4 Air Strikes Against Japan (1950, B&W 25:00) This B-29 documentary was produced after WWII using archival footage, complimented with additional maps and graphics. While the video focuses on the deployment and use of the revolutionary B-29 Superfortress, you'll see much more, including Jimmy Doolittle's inspiring raid on Tokyo and rare late War footage of carrier based strikes against the Japanese mainland.
File #1 How NOT to Fly the B-29: A file of recent accident cases presented for study and discussion. Vol 1, Number 2 1945 12 pages in Adobe Acrobat .pdf file format. This neat little booklet is part of a series that was produced by the Army Air Corps to alert pilots to the causes and possible solutions for recent stateside B-29 accidents. Five actual case studies are discussed in detail, along with a review by a panel of experts on how each mishap might have been avoided or handled better.
File #2 B-29 Pilots' and Flight Engineers' Training manual (51-126-6) 12/15/1945 194 pages with color highlights in .pdf file format. This is the final and definitive flight manual for the B-29 produced during World War 2. Extensive documentation includes charts, diagrams and performance index.
File #3 Flight Operating Instructions USAF Model YB-29J Aircraft (Basis for the RB-29J reconnaissance Aircraft) 12/15/1950 125 pages with color highlights. The YB-29J was a short series of 6 B-29 aircraft produced by Boeing to test upgraded engines and other enhancements designed to improve B-29 performance and reliability. Extensive documentation includes charts, diagrams and performance index.
All three files in .pdf format are viewable on a computer DVD player.
The WWII B-29 movies DVD is in NTSC format with a runtime of about 90 minutes and region-free. It is packaged in a plain clear plastic C-Shell DVD case without paper graphics.
You may also be interested in the following B-29 DVDs:
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Go to War Vol 1 DVD + Pilot's Manual
20th Air Force B-29 s in the Pacific WWII (2) DVDs
Boeing B-29 Superfortress WWII Bomber DVD
Boeing B-29 Superfortress WWII Bomber Disc 2 DVD
US Bombers B-17, B-24, B-25, and B-29 Go To War DVD
Birth of the B-29 - WWII B-29 Superfortress DVD
