Zeno's Warbird Video Drive-In April 2008 Newsletter

G'Day!

You're invited to drop your flaps & drop by Zeno's Drive-In
www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com to view this month's unique selection of
four WW2 air combat documentary films showing for free online.

Now showing At the Matinee
Luftwaffe Fini The end of the German air force (Color) Exclusive
production. This original documentary is composed of recently
discovered color film of top Luftwaffe leaders and pilots taken as
they fell into Allied hands at the end of World War II. See
Reichsmarschall Herman Goering, commander of Luftwaffe fighter forces
Adolf Galland, Stuka pilot & tank buster supreme Hans Rudel and many
more. Captured aircraft are shown as well, including an Me 262, the
first jet fighter, and an FW 190. These color images make history come
alive. (I was unable to identify a few of the figures shown in the
final scene in the film. If you know who they are, please email Zeno.
Include the time code on your video player when they appear and
evidence, if you have any.)

Winged Artillery (Color) Nine 75mm cannon firing B-25Gs of the 48th
Bomb Squadron, 7AAF, based on Apamama in the Gilbert Islands, conduct
a hair raising tree top level strike on the Japanese air base on
Mille. Also features amazingly well preserved and very rare color
footage of daily life of air crew and ground personnel stationed on
the islands. As a bonus, you'll watch Sea Bees using heavy equipment
to transform these hard won tropical atolls into fully functioning air
bases and ground crews maintaining the Mitchell's massive canons.

FLAK "FLAK" is a fascinating World War II training film for pilots on
the theory and practice of evading antiaircraft fire. ("FLAK" is a
German acronym for Fliegerabwehrkanone = "Flyer Defense Cannon." ) The
specifications, capabilities, and targeting methods of a variety of
German and Japanese AAA pieces are discussed as well as both high and
low altitude evasions tactics . Well illustrated with charts,
animations, and combat film.

The Fighting Lady A Drive-In Classic "The Fighting Lady" follows the
fictional career of an Essex Class aircraft carrier from the Marcus
Islands campaign, through Tinian, Truk, the "Mariana's Turkey" and
much more. But don't let the term "fictionalized" misslead you. All of
the footage shown in this fascinating composite documentary is real --
shot by combat cameramen on board ship and in the air, showing actual
Navy and Marine pilots and crewmen up close and personal. ("The
Fighting Lady was actually the nickname given to the Yorktowns, CV-5 &
CV-10.) You'll see dramatic action showing Hellcats, Hell Divers,
Corsairs on deck and in the air, including exciting dive bombing, anti-
aircraft, and gun camera footage and some amazing walkaway crash
landings. And there's a fascinating tour below decks too. But most
memorably, you'll see the faces of the officers and enlisted men of
the "Fighting Lady" at work and at rest, making it all possible.
Powerfully narrated by Hollywood legend Lt. Robert Taylor and directed
by Academy Award winner William Wyler.

Tally Ho!

Zeno

Zeno's Warbird Video Drive-In /World War II Aviation Videos.
Celebrating 10 years on the Internet http://www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com

Online Videos: Luftwaffe Aces, Winged Artillery, & WW2 Carrier Action