First Motion Picture Unit, United States Army Air Forces Movie Trailers
Most Popular First Motion Picture Unit, United States Army Air Forces Trailers
Total trailers found: 34
How to Fly the B-26 Airplane Trailer (1944)
14 March 1944
Documentary feature film depicting the training of young Lieutenant Jim Anthony as a pilot of the B-26 Marauder bomber.
Time to Kill Trailer (1945)
13 December 1945
A group of sailors kid their shipmate Frank about his constant reading, when they would all rather play cards.
Ditch and Live Trailer (1944)
01 January 1944
Lt. Scott Reynolds is co-pilot on a B-17 bomber. When his ship is forced to ditch at sea, only Reynolds survives.
Three Cadets Trailer (1943)
26 January 1943
The story of Three Cadets and sexually transmitted diseases.
Reconnaissance Pilot Trailer (1943)
25 January 1943
Documentary/training film depicting the duties of a pilot in the Pacific Theatre of the Second World War as he flies reconnaissance missions over enemy-held islands.
Recognition of the CG-4A Glider Trailer (1944)
25 March 1944
This documentary short film was produced by the United States Army Air Forces' First Motion Picture Unit as a training film for American pilots and other personnel during the Second World War.
Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane Trailer (1944)
13 March 1944
U.S. Army Air Force pilot Bob Chilton and North American Aircraft designer Arthur Deeds show an Air Force colonel and major the new P-51B aircraft, explaining the changes in this new model and taking the plane through its paces with full description of its flight characteristics.
Land and Live in the Desert Trailer (1945)
11 December 1945
Documentary short film depicting the correct methods of surviving the crash landing of a military aircraft in the desert.
Operation of the Glider Pick-Up by the C-47 Trailer (1944)
13 March 1944
This government documentary short film depicts and explains the processes for retrieving a glider in the field.
Wings Up Trailer (1943)
27 May 1943
Clark Gable stars in this propaganda short about the Officers Candidate School of the Army Air Forces.
Position Firing Trailer (1944)
13 March 1944
Hapless B-17 waist gunner "Trigger Joe" learns how to adjust his aim, to take into account the relative motion of his aircraft, his bullets, and the attacking enemy fighter.
Troop Carrier Airplanes: Cockpit Procedure Trailer (1944)
13 March 1944
This U.S. Army Air Forces documentary short film depicts training methods and instructions for pilots of the C-47 Skytrain troop carrier aircraft.
Elementary and Pylon Eights Trailer (1944)
13 March 1944
This government documentary short film demonstrates for Army Air Forces pilots in World War II the safe execution of a variety of aeronautical maneuvers.
Eyes Aloft Trailer (1943)
24 January 1943
In this documentary short film, a woman volunteer for the civilian aviation observer corps in World War II explains how the U.
B-29 Flight Procedure and Combat Crew Functioning Trailer (1944)
13 March 1944
Military training film detailing flight procedure, crew assignments, and armament of the B-29 bomber aircraft.
Fighter Combat Formation: Attacks and Escorts Trailer (1944)
13 March 1944
An ace fighter pilot captain expects to get leave, but instead is ordered to Washington, where a colonel explains that mounting casualties among fighter pilots require new, battle-tested tactics in combat.
P-47 Combat Operations Trailer (1945)
12 December 1945
This documentary short film depicts the P-47 Thunderbolt fighter plane in combat operations in various locales around the world during the Second World War.
The AAF Comes of Age Trailer (1945)
18 August 1945
This United States government documentary short film recapitulates the efforts made by the United States Army Air Forces in coming to terms with the necessities and exigencies of war in the lead-up to and during the Second World War.
Flight Characteristics of the A-20 Trailer (1943)
24 January 1943
Tom, a young Army Air Forces pilot, begins instruction with his captain on flying the A-20 attack aircraft.
B-29 Flight Engineer Trailer (1944)
13 March 1944
This government documentary short film depicts and explains proper procedures for functioning as a flight engineer on the B-29 bomber.
Land and Live in the Jungle Trailer (1944)
14 March 1944
In this World War II military training film, a B-25 crew bails out over the jungle, and the pilot is separated from the rest of of his crew.
Flak Trailer (1944)
13 March 1944
This documentary dives into an in-depth look at the weapons and methods of German and Japanese anti-aircraft warfare.
A-26 Flying Tips Trailer (1945)
09 December 1945
This United States Army Air Forces short documentary depicts various pieces of official advice for pilots of the A-26 fighter bomber aircraft.
Flying the P-61 Series Airplane Trailer (1944)
13 March 1944
This documentary short film depicts the proper manner for ground inspection, flight preparation, takeoff, flying, single-engine flying, and landing of the P-61 series of American night fighter aircraft (Black Widows).
Wings for This Man Trailer (1945)
13 December 1945
A tribute to the pioneering achievements of the Negro combat pilots trained at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.
Resisting Enemy Interrogation Trailer (1944)
01 August 1944
A downed American bomber crew quickly falls prey to the clever interrogation techniques of the Germans in this dramatic WW2 training film.
Target Tokyo Trailer (1945)
24 May 1945
The story of the first bombing raid on Tokyo by B-29 Superfortress bombers of the U.S. Army Air Forces.
Target - Invisible Trailer (1945)
12 December 1945
Documentary short film depicting the uses of radar in high-level bombing during World War II. B-29 bombers are shown delivering bombs over Japan and using radar to make pinpoint accurate target assessments despite overcast conditions.
Perishable Rush Trailer (1945)
01 January 1945
A documentary that shows how the Army Air Forces during World War II flew wounded men from Pacific battle areas to hospitals and home towns in the United States.
Photographic Intelligence for Bombardment Aviation Trailer (1943)
25 January 1943
When naval Lieutenant Phil Bowen encounters his friend, Air Forces Captain Grover, he inquires as to what Grover's aerial reconnaissance team is doing to protect ships from attack by submarine.
Learn and Live Trailer (1943)
26 November 1943
Joe Instructor, an Army Air Forces flight instructor, visits Pilot Heaven and has a discussion with Saint Peter about the unacceptable number of pilots who have died and gone to heaven without ever getting into combat, all as a result of haphazard or inattentive flying.
The First Motion Picture Unit Trailer (1943)
25 January 1943
A documentary showing the functions of the Army Air Corps' First Motion Picture Unit, which made training and inspirational films for the Army Air Force during the Second World War.
China Crisis: The Story of the 14th Air Force Trailer (1944)
14 March 1944
This documentary depicts the American effort to support the Chinese government before and during the Second World War, by means of transport flights of materiel from India to China, by the fierce defense of China skies by the pilots of the American Volunteer Group (The Flying Tigers), and the subsequent absorption and augmentation of that unit by the U.
