The Combat Report

Macarthur: I shall Return – Macarthur’s beginning are illustrated in this short clip from the original production.

No Way Back – The plight of Merchant Marine POWs in WWII with no way back after the war was over.

In the Shadow of the Tiger – The often unheard of 308th Bomb Group worked along side the Flying Tigers in B-24 Liberators to fight the Japs in Burma.

Disaster at Sundown – The Germans bomb Bari, Italy in a major disaster during WWII, this is a short clip from the original production.

The Silent Glory – The 442nd holds its own as the only Japanese American Unit in the Army.

The Last Day of Innocence – Albany, OR reacts to the attack on Pearl Harbor with a flood on enlistments into the branches of the Military.

Corregidor Fortress of Courage – A short clip from the original production showing the take over of Manila and Corregidor by the Japanese.

Air Force Story Ch. 26 Cold War – The new B-36 gigantic intercontinental bomber.

Air Force Story Ch. 25 A New Air Force – The first test of the XS-1 (later designated X-1).

Air Force Story Ch. 24 War Against Japan – The bombing of Tokyo requires long range B-29 bombers to do the job.

Air Force Story Ch. 23 Retreat and Advance – The Air Force starts the job of taking back the Philippines and introduces parachute bombs for low level bombing.

Air Force Story Ch. 22 Victory in Europe – The Germans try to hold the Allies at St. Lo but 2500 bombers put an end to that stategy.

Air Force Story Ch. 21 Superfort – A short clip of the B-29 Superfort in construction.

Air Force Story Ch. 20 Ploesti Raid – The Air Force takes out the main source of fuel for the Germans, Ploesti Romania.

Air Force Story Ch. 19 D-Day – The Air Force plays a heavy support role on D-Day; bombing key targets and flying in reinforcements.