B-17s at war, color film; Lt. Clark Gable.

RE: B-17s at war, color film; Lt. Clark Gable. (WillowRun)

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:08:55 GMT

If you enjoyed this film, you might also want to pick up a copy of Bomber Pilot about the career of Jimmy Stewart in the AAF. Although not destined to be a classic (refer to link from "Book Corner" sub-forum), it tells a good story about a man (an actor) who became a pilot and then "moved through the ranks" in the AAF. He was a leader of men and was more than just a "Hollywood promo person." Strangely enough, having participated in WWII and flown missions in the ETO, I believe he did not "act in WWII movies" upon returning to his acting career after the war. Best Regards! Steven
http://forum.armyairforces.com/m_83606/mpage_1/key_bomber%2cpilot/tm.htm#83614

RE: B-17s at war, color film; Lt. Clark Gable. (Dave T)

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:56:19 GMT

Kevin,
Gable spent a great deal of time with the 303rd BG. Here is a link to some of the info about his time there: http://www.303rdbg.com/pp-gable1.html

Dave

RE: B-17s at war, color film; Lt. Clark Gable. (k9iua)

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:14:50 GMT

A good movie. For those of you who can live without the high quality DVD version, you can download the film online in four parts from this website:
http://www.archive.org/details/CombatAm1945
The movie is in the public domain. The group filmed is the 351st BG.

Kevin Anderson

B-17s at war, color film; Lt. Clark Gable. (aaf1672)

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:24:40 GMT

I recently viewed an excellent film on CD from Netflix of a war time film put together by actor Clark Gable, a Lt. in the AAF. This color film runs about an hour, and follows a B-17 group from stateside to England, and then into combat over Europe, including Germany.

Title: World War II: Combat America.

the best,

Tony