War Planes of World War II :

Infobase, (film distributor.). A&E Networks (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary: Flight was born in America at the turn of the 20th century. But WWII saw more planes built in a single year—300,000—than had been built in the previous 40. This documentary profiles the key military airplanes of the Second World War, the men who designed them, and the men and women who built them in the race to defeat Hitler’s war machine. They include Bill Boeing’s 247, the first modern airliner; Donald Douglas’ DC-3, adapted for military use as the C-47; Boeing’s B-17 and B-24 bombers; Dutch Kindelberger and Lee Atwood’s P-51 Mustang fighter; and Roy Grumman’s Wildcat and Hellcat Navy fighter.

Record details

Physical Description: remote
1 online resource (1 video file (44 min., 5 sec)) : sound, color.
Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : A&E Networks (Firm), [1998]
Distributor: New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2017.
Copyright: ©1998

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released by A&E Networks (Firm), 1998. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on March 09, 2017.
Formatted Contents Note:	War Plane Production Overview (4:04); Bill Boeing (2:34); Donald Douglas (3:35); B-17 (4:02); Bombing Campaigns (2:05); Willow Run Plant (3:52); B-24 Liberator (2:19); P-51 Mustang (2:56); Best Fighter in Europe (2:34); P-51 Performance (2:16); Roy Grumman (3:10); F-4F Wildcat (1:53); Grumman Hellcat (4:07); Postwar Aviation (3:01); Credits: War Planes of World War II (0:58);
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access requires authentication through Films On Demand.
Target Audience Note:	9 - 12, Academic/AP
System Details Note:	Streaming video file. System requirements: Films On Demand platform.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description