P-47 Thunderbolt High-Altitude Flight & Aerobatics DVD

This entry from the How to Fly the P 47 series contains some of the most spectacular power-diving and aerobatic footage ever made. Filmed on a partly cloudy day to accentuate speed, and motion and enhanced by a classic musical score, this breathtaking film reaches a high level of artistic quality. The opening segment deals with engine water-injection functions and animated diagrams preceding the action footage outline various diving patterns. This classified wartime training film was produced by the Army Air Force in co-operation with Republic Aviation.

USA, 1943, B&W, 22 minutes.

NTSC Region 0 encoding (Entire World)