The Fight For The Sky: Our Fighter Pilots Versus The Luftwaffe In Western Europe (1945)

Click to subscribe! http://bit.ly/subAIRBOYD The fight for the Sky: Our fighter pilots versus the Luftwaffe in Western Europe, 1945. On the activities of the 8th Air Force Fighter Command in Europe. Shows a base near East Anglia, England. General Doolittle discusses a mission. Pilots are briefed for an escort mission over Germany. P-47's are relieved in flight by P-51's. German pilots rush to intercept U.S. planes. U.S. bombers and many German fighters are downed. Shows Gen. Kepner. Fighters destroy enemy planes, transportation and communication. Montage a series of still photos of U.S. fliers killed in action. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-47_Thunderbolt http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-51_Mustang http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-38_Lightning National Archives and Records Administration The fight for the Sky Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. (09/26/1947 - ) ARC Identifier 63894 / Local Identifier 342-SFP-157. The most viewed aviation channel on YouTube #AIRBOYD #AvGeek