Fight For The Sky - US Fighter Pilots vs Luftwaffe Reel-3

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keywords: european theater, us 8th air force, german luftwaffe, p-47 thunderbolt, p-38 lightning, p-51 mustang

Synopsis: U.S. fighter pilots of the 8th Air Force battle the German Luftwaffe over WWII Europe with scenes of P-51 Mustang fighter planes in combat formation, P-51 Mustangs dropping belly tanks before engaging Luftwaffe, air-to-air combat footage of P-47 Thunderbolts and P-38 Lightnings shooting down enemy aircraft and more...(read more)

Date: 1945
Duration: 00:09:02
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: Europe

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Fight For The Sky: US Fighter Pilots vs Luftwaffe Reel-3

Fight For The Sky: US Fighter Pilots vs Luftwaffe Reel-3

Flight of P-51 Mustang Fighter aircraft in "battle formation". U.S. P-51 fighters drop external fuel tanks and engage German Me-109 fighter planes. Shows captured German film of German Luftwaffe fighter planes attacking U.S B-17 bombers. Shows a B-17 going down in flames after being shot down by German Luftwaffe fighter. CU of German fighters in aerial (air) combat. Gun camera footage of P-51 Mustang fighter shooting down a German plane. CU of P-51 machine guns firing. CU of hand of pilot firing machine guns.

Several minutes of air combat footage of U.S. P-47 and P-38 planes shooting down German aircraft.