# 1944 COMBAT BOMBING WWII BOMBARDIER INDOCTRINATION & TRAINING FILM 44464

This black and white film, Combat Bombing, was filmed as a restricted film in the mid 1940’s and was an official training film for the War Department (which was dissolved September, 1947). Its number was T.F. 1-3466. The film describes and shows actual footage of the various types of bombs used in World War II and emphasizes how the personal are to hit the targets given to them. The film was produced by the First Motion Picture Unit of the Army Air Forces unit. This unit produced film during WWII from July 1942-December 1945 for the Department of War. The film opens with the words “This film is Restricted” ( 0:07 - 0:12 ) followed by the words “Official Training Film, T.F. 1-3466, War Department ( 0:14 - 0:17 ). The film opens showing a roomful of pilots being briefed ( 0:39 - 0:51 ). It then shows the loading of bombs on a bomber ( 0:52 - 1:10 ). Martin B-26 Marauder (built from 1941 to 1945) taking flight ( 1:12 - 1:22 ). A North American B-25 Mitchell introduced in 1941 ( 1:23 - 1:25 ), a Consolidated B-24 Liberator produced for 1940-1945 ( 1:26 - 1:27 ), a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress produced from 1936-1945 ( 1:28 - 1:29 ), or a Boeing B-29 Superfortress produced from 1943-1946, all ready for war ( 1:30 - 1:33 ). A view of bombs being dropped from an aircraft ( 1:47 - 1:54 ). A view of Demolition Bombs being dropped on installations ( 1:56 - 2:06 ) and their results ( 2:07 - 2:20 ). Bombs are fused for delay in low flight situations ( 2:21 - 2:40 ). A demonstration of…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: War, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/44464CombatBombing)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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