1944 COMBAT BOMBING WWII BOMBARDIER INDOCTRINATION & TRAINING FILM 44464

This black and white film, Combat Bombing, was filmed as a restricted film in the mid 1940’s and was an official training film for the War Department (which was dissolved September, 1947). Its number was T.F. 1-3466. The film describes and shows actual footage of the various types of bombs used in World War II and emphasizes how the personal are to hit the targets given to them. The film was produced by the First Motion Picture Unit of the Army Air Forces unit. This unit produced film during WWII from July 1942-December 1945 for the Department of War.
The film opens with the words “This film is Restricted” (0:07-0:12) followed by the words “Official Training Film, T.F. 1-3466, War Department (0:14-0:17). The film opens showing a roomful of pilots being briefed (0:39-0:51). It then shows the loading of bombs on a bomber (0:52-1:10). Martin B-26 Marauder (built from 1941 to 1945) taking flight (1:12-1:22). A North American B-25 Mitchell introduced in 1941 (1:23-1:25), a Consolidated B-24 Liberator produced for 1940-1945 (1:26-1:27), a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress produced from 1936-1945 (1:28-1:29), or a Boeing B-29 Superfortress produced from 1943-1946, all ready for war (1:30-1:33). A view of bombs being dropped from an aircraft (1:47-1:54). A view of Demolition Bombs being dropped on installations (1:56-2:06) and their results (2:07-2:20). Bombs are fused for delay in low flight situations (2:21-2:40). A demonstration of Frag Bombs, or Fragmentation weaponry, which was filled with iron pellets and broken porcelain (2:42-3:35). Parachutes can be added to make Parafrag Bombs (3:36-4:05). Demonstration of Incendiary Bombs designed to start fires (4:07-4:39). Gel Bombs, or Napalm, use a mixture of a gelling agent and petrol in this type of Incendiary Bombs (4:39-5:20). Pathfinder bombs or smoke bombs (5:21-5:53). To use these bombs you need to: 1. Come in at a low level (5:54-6:55), 2. Come in at a high level (6:56-7:44), 3. Know your enemy, his planes, and your target area (7:45-8:48), 4. Deliver your bombs to the right target (8:49-9:15). Some bomb targets (9:15-11:56). Target misses (9:27-9:41). Moving targets (10:32-10:49). Close-up of results of the bombings (11:56-15:06). Aerial view of bombs hitting a ship from 16,000 feet above (15:07-15:52). Planes flying low over unknown land areas among frag and smoke bombs to drop their Incendiary Bombs (15:53-17:05). Views of targets on fire (17:06-17:27).
We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example like: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference."
This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2k. For more information visit www.PeriscopeFilm.com

[@johnquest3102]

At 1:54 that orchard really got bombed! I see that stock footage so often, blasting an orchard.

[@jeffreymartin8448]

Spectacular. Thank you ZW.

[@ianbarber311]

These are great. Military school 70s, Army 80s. 60s fan as a kid of Rat Patrol and Combat.

[@anthonydoyle7370]

" A sky full of murder." No truer statement.

[@alwayscrabby7871]

Great vid.

[@AASLT405]

2 mins in laying the smack down...legendary... salute and rip to those BAMFs

[@tech9auto223]

I thought napalm was invented during and for Vietnam and I was always told white phosphorus was not allowed as a weapon that's why I love these old films very informative

[@sortaredacted3383]

We (USA) used white phosphorus in fallujah. White Phosphorus use is illegal against infantry, but it’s legal as a smoke screen or illumination, so there’s loop holes to jump through, ie. “We didn’t know there was infantry there, we were just marking the target” and boom whiskey pete is legal

[@004Black]

Thank goodness for the training and propaganda so our fathers and grandfathers would boldly go into battle with a little more confidence; enough to overcome the raw fear they must have had.

[@RivetGardener]

Raw fear, experienced by our fathers and grandfathers, is the same we as their sons and grandson's have experienced since then. War is hell and fighting, killing and dying hasn't changed. Only the timeline. It is still as ugly and messy and painful as it always has been. I am speaking from experience.

[@albertvelasquez7089]

When pop came home after ww2 I remember seeing his tec man.books .As a combat engineer they showed a lot of information how to make or cook napalm. Years later friends back from Vietnam told me alot of there artillery shells were ww2 dated 1944 still good some 20 years later doing there job killing

[@snarflatful]

Greatest Generation Ever. 🇺🇸

[@Lord_Shadowz]

Those bombs might be small but they are a cloud of death! lol. Also this film is very informative. I had no idea we used white phosphorous bombs during WWII. That’s savage.

[@RivetGardener]

No, not savage. That is total war. We did that in Japan as well. Germany savagely attacked and bomber civilian areas in England. High Explosives or White Phosphorous on unexpected civilians.... doesn't matter. It is all death and destruction. It is all too sad and too bad, but it is what it was.

[@PauloPereira-jj4jv]

If American tanks used WP ammunition, of course they had bombs too.

[@lycossurfer8851]

If the Red Baron sees this, all of our Doughboys will be in danger!

[@cezarzaragosa6719]

isnt that the red baron ww1 idk so if im wrong dont murder me

[@lycossurfer8851]

@@cezarzaragosa6719 yes the Baron was WW1 but more people know his name as a German pilot than the WW2 German pilots (in general)

[@RivetGardener]

Oh shit! Don't let his pizza makers see this or our kids will be out of pizzas!

[@lucidclanyt1525]

My great uncle was a bombardier so I looked this up

[@timothymccarthy4704]

So was mine. Never got to meet him. He was shot down around the solomons.

[@lucidclanyt1525]

@@timothymccarthy4704 I knew mine when I was like 2-5 but he died so. He was shot down too I think I am not sure but all I know is that he ended up in a ditch in the ground in Germany while the people there fed him hard boiled eggs and such. I think he was captured to and survived and that’s how I got to meet him when I was younger. His wife is still alive now tho, she’s 94 or 96 idk.

[@kaycey7361]

Can fertilisers be spread using these peaceful instruments?

[@Mynewname900]

The narrator sure sounds like Henry Fonda.

[@voiceofexperience]

"You'll learn that the enemy will try every means to try to make your bombs go astray..." Now why would they want to do something like that?

[@That_Freedom_Guy]

"...at that moment it'll be your war"! Ooh! My war! How exciting!

[@dmitryostrovsky5763]

Over half of those types of bombs shown are outlawed from war now days.

[@OGNoah25]

This Video is RESTRICTED by the United States Air Force (for some viewers).

[@ghost307]

Nope.

[@barryoconnor721]

"combat bombing". Is there any other type of bombing?

[@finncullen]

These days they call it Freedom Sprinkling and only crazed extremist fanatics object to it

[@GoSlash27]

That's one helluva propaganda spin on the Ploesti raid.

[@camgraham4037]

Yes. Production back up in a matter of weeks. Mission fell apart on approach. Sadly high aircraft (crew loss).

[@secpac58chichi]

FATHER N LAW WAS A BOMBARDIER 17TH AIRFORCE 465TH 78X OUT OF ITALY B-24 FLEW ALL OF HIS MISSIONS MADE IT BACK - THEY HAD GREAT SAFTEY RECORD 17TH AF

[@Droodog127]

we liberated St Lo to death lol and they failed to mention that most of the planes on the Ploesti raid were lost or unusable afterwards

[@JeffDeWitt]

In a film like this why would they mention that?

[@paulthomasshepherd5156]

ARE YOU ANY RELATION TO DONALD DUCK?

[@hermannzeller1083]

👎👎👎