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F6F Hellcat [videorecording] / directed by David E. Jackson

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Author:
Hinton, Steve  Search this
Jackson, David E  Search this
Program Power Entertainment (Firm)  Search this
Navarre Corporation  Search this
Physical description:
1 videodisc (105 mins) : digital, col., b&w, sd. ; 4 3/4 in
Type:
Videorecordings
Documentary films
War (Nonfiction)
History
Place:
United States
Date:
2000
Notes:
Special features: Original WWII training film; interview with ace-fighter pilot Colonel Bruce Porter; photo album; interactive multiple camera angles; bonus DVD-ROM with complete WWII Pilot's Operating Handbook.
Host: Steven Hinton ; featuring Bruce Porter.
DVD; full screen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.
Contents:
pt. 1. Checkout and mission in the F6F Hellcat -- pt. 2. The young pilots : true adventures of America's fighter aces in WWII
Summary:
Includes all of the breathtaking "how-to-fly" episodes by master warbird pilots/hosts Steven Hinton and Bruce Porter and the dramatized combat experiences of surviving WWII veterans.
Topic:
DVD-Video discs  Search this
Hellcat (Fighter planes)  Search this
Fighter planes--Piloting  Search this
Fighter pilots  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American  Search this
Aeronautics--History  Search this
Call number:
video 001442
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1064157