B 17 waist gunner mel blanc position firing 1944 usaaf training film. This was the first feature film directed by pine, who produced other films through his company, pinethomas productions. Aerial gunner 1943 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and. He was allowed to complete the film anyway, joining the 1st motion picture unit in hollywood.
He was assigned to england to film combat america, a propaganda film about air gunners. The story of a young man and his journey to become a us paratrooper. The spherical manned ball turrets, deployed mainly on the bottoms of b17 and b24 heavy bombers, were very small in order. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover kevins connections and jobs at similar companies. With bobby diamond, robert christian, mikel angel, bill hale. Wwii aerial gunnery cartoon that public domain thing. There he discovers that his sergeant is one of his foes, and that both of them are fighting for the affection of the lovely sister of a fellow recruit who becomes terrified. Two air force fliers who are rivals for the same woman put aside their differences during a battle in the south pacific. Films of usaaf b34s were in the film, but by the time war broke out, it was the b37. Aerial gunner is a 1943 american blackandwhite world war ii propaganda film produced by william c. A wounded aerial gunner tells his story in this wartime propaganda film.
Gable had completed his training as an aerial gunner at the end of january 1943. Old rivals are pitted against each other in basic training and fight for the same woman. Togetherweserved maj william clark gable air force together. Clark gable wins air gunner wings at a united states army school in flexible gunnery sharp shooters learn to use aerial machine guns.
Rentals include 7 days to start watching this video and 7. Americas aerial gunners in world war ii were believed to. Therefore, many of the versions of this film available on the market are either severely and usually. Aerial gunner chester morris pacific war full lengt. Aerial gunner is a 1943 american world war ii film. He joined the 351st bombardment group and was stationed at. He begins with his recruitment and basic training before the war. B 17 waist gunner mel blanc position firing 1944 usaaf.
Location work was done at the air gunner training school at harlingen air force base, texas. Aerial gunner approved 1h 18min drama, war 20 march 1943 usa old rivals are pitted against each other in basic training and fight for the same woman. In an effort to continue serving the needs of aviation enthusiasts. There he discovers that his sergeant is one of his foes, and that both of them are fighting for the affection of the lovely sister of a fellow recruit who becomes terrified of flying and suffers a plane. Pine and starring chester morris, richard arlen and. After combat america, intended to recruit aerial gunners, gable went on to work on wings up 1943, recreating much of the training he had gone through as an officer. The film stars chester morris, richard arlen, and jimmy lydon. Only the pv1 was ever used in combat against the japanese by u. Training their fire upon small discs hurled by a machine into. Aerial gunner is a 1943 american world war ii film directed by william h.
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