"Rear Gunner," U.S. Army Air Forces Film, 1943

Full Title: 1943 Rear Gunner starring Ronald Reagan and Burgess Meredith, First Motion Picture Unit Training Film, U.S. Army Air Forces
Creator(s): President (1981-1989 : Reagan). Ronald Reagan Library Audiovisual Composite Collection. 1/20/1981-1/20/1989 (Most Recent)
Series: Donated Photographs, Video Recordings and Sound Recordings, 1940-2018
Collection: Ronald Reagan Library Audiovisual Composite Collection, 1940-2018
Transcript: None
Production Date: 1943
Access Restriction(s):Unrestricted
Use Restriction(s):Unrestricted
Contact(s): Ronald Reagan Library (LP-RR), 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley, CA 93065-0600
Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone], Email: [e-mail]
National Archives Identifier:7388848
catalog.archives.gov/id/7388848

[@663rainmaker]

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[@tommiatkins3443]

For a penguin, he flew quite a bit

[@troyrashrodbillings6352]

I have a series of old black and white candid photos on the set of this movie .. lots of pics of President Reagan and Burgess Meredith .. do you think they are valuable?

[@seras1235]

id say prblay best is lock it up safe place and get them apraiasws

[@663rainmaker]

Priceless and Thank You USA 🇺🇸

[@dylanhuculak8458]

I think if you can get Reagan and Meredith to sign them, they'll be worth a fortune.

[@coleparker]

I am trying to figure out where all the scenes were shot. One series, looks like the places I worked as an archaeologist on Edwards AFB. In WWII aerial gunners for B-24s were trained there. Another series with the trainer planes lookes like Luke AFB Arizona.

[@grapeview61]

The Penguin!!

[@Kitabo27]

Please watch this Video! They took the character of Luke Skywalker directly from this training film. The even fight the TIE Fighters from the Falcon!!!!

[@Kitabo27]

THIS IS STAR WARS!!!! THIS IS LUKE SKYWALKER!!!

[@jpatt1000]

I know what Reagan looks and sounds like when he was older from his time in the Presidency but for the life of me I can't pick him out in this movie. Not even his voice! Was he the guy trying to win the cupie doll and just talking with an accent?

[@swee2251]

I think that's him at 1:05 .

[@TheVCRTimeMachine]

He's the one talking to Burgess Meredith about shooting the crows

[@pavarottiaardvark3431]

I doubt that Ronald Reagan will get famous, not much of an acotr