In the case of the history of the 445th bomb group, this day will be forever seared into the memories of the 39 crews scheduled to fly a mission deep into germany. To muster 1046 bombers aircraft from training units had to be used to. The day started off in a usual manner it was another strike into germany. The plane raid manufactured on demand, widescreen. The 2nd thousand bomber raid the 2nd thousand bomber raid author. I just wish i knew what those things were more info at imdb. As well as a major german city, hamburg was a legitimate military target. Greg brandon christopher george who proposed to group together a thousand allied b17 bombers to destroy a specific target producing german fighter planes. This dramatisation tells the story of a colonels battle against internal forces to instigate plans for the thousand plane raid and the monumental training program that followed. G, 1 h 33 min christopher george, laraine stephens, j. The united states army air forces 8th air force, 103rd heavy bombardment group, is mired in morallowering nighttime bombing missions that are simultaneously dangerous and relatively ineffective against the german warmaking machine. Iirc the raf had to put signifigant numbers of training ac into the raid to boost the numbers of ac up to, it wasnt really a sustainable thing.
Freddij aircraftwwi,wwii lancaster bombers,hugh part of the plane raid on germany. Usaaf send a b17s to berlin the route taken by the b17 crews to berlin on 3rd february, out across europe, back over the north sea. The thousand plane raid 1969 the thousand plane raid. Lancaster bombers,hugh part of the plane raid on germany. The film documented the events of the battle of britain. Allies during world war ii that a daylight bombing raid of germany will bring a quick end to the war. The thousand plane raid dvd, 2011 for sale online ebay. Greg brandon christopher george who proposed to group together a thousand allied b17 bombers to destroy a. War ii that a daylight bombing raid of germany will bring a quick end to the war. The first thousandbomber raid changing the wwii air war.
The thousand plane raid also known as the one thousand plane raid is a 1969 deluxe color film directed by boris sagal and starring christopher george and laraine stephens. Please be aware that this is a manufactured on demand disc that was created usinga dvdr disc. George is a us air force colonel who convinces the allies during ww ii that a daylight bombing raid of germany will bring a quick end to the war. Buy or rent the thousand plane raid movie now family video. Army strategic air force on guam and tinian geared up for a thousand plane raid upon the empire.
The basic theme of this movie, the plane raid, was a u. Although claimed to be derived from ralph barkers the thousand plane raid also published as the thousand plan. During preparation for the raid, brandon alienates his. This suspenseful drama is set in 1943 and follows an american pilot as he maps out a gigantic air strike designed to destroy one of germany s biggest aircraft manufacturing plants.
Watch the thousand plane raid now on your favorite device. The thousand plane raid 1969 vintage original movie stills. The thousand plane raid by boris sagal boris sagal. Buy the thousand plane raid region 2 from amazons movies store. While the japanese war cabinet argued about whether to surrender, and on what terms, the u. The thousand plane raid full movie watch online, stream or. Colonel greg brandon christopher george, an american serving at a royal air force base in england, has a grand military dream. Commanding officer colonel greg brandon has repeatedly made requests to his superior, general palmer, for. When the raf had launched their bomber raids in 1942 they had been epic endeavours that made history. The thousand plane raid the internet movie plane database. Harris wanted bomber command to participate in a raid that used near enough all of its front line and reserve strength in a bombing raid against a german city that would be so devastating that the people of germany would force their leaders to sue for peace.
Aug 21, 2016 the thousand plane raid 1969 vintage original movie stills. I well remember the 30th may 1942 the date of the first bomber raid on cologne. Why is it that the 911 attacks on america are considered acts of terrorism but a plane bombing raid on tokyo after the dropping of two atomic bombs isnt. Given that they went to those lengths for the propaganda benefit of having bombers on a raid, i think we would probably have heard about it if they did it other times. The film begins in bremerhaven, occupied west germany, with shots of american military dogs in an improvised pound. This suspenseful drama is set in 1943 and follows an american pilot as he maps out a gigantic air strike designed to destroy one of germanys biggest aircraft. Pearl harbor or no pearl harbor, the bombing of tokyo on august 14, 1945, was a despicable act worse than the firebombing of tokyo, worse than hiroshima, and worse than nagasaki.
Raf launch the first bomber raid vertical aerial photograph taken during operation millennium, the thousandbomber raid on cologne, germany 3031 may 1942. P38 fighter planes strafe railroad yards, oil storage tanks, locomotives, bridges, and motor convoys in germany. In spite of the missions extreme difficulty, his plan is finally put into effect against a german aircraft factory. There, the submarines captain discovers and attempts to defeat an evil plot involving kidnapping, brain transplants, and hideous mutant creatures. The target was the henschel tank production facility in kassel. The thousand plane raid 1969 movie christopher george. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the plane raid with. A german me163 komet rocketpowered fighter plane makes several passes at the p38s. The raids prospects seem dim when it is revealed that the germans know some, and. Before the fallout by plane raid, released 25 october 20 1. The thousand plane raid is a 1969 deluxe color film directed by boris sagal and starring. The film is called the thousand plane raid which was directed by boris sagal and penned by novelist ralph barker. Cannon and gary marshall plus a host of other wellknown actors were superb in their performance.
The german city of cologne was bombed in 262 separate air raids by the allies during world war ii, all by the royal air force raf but for a single failed postcapture. Of the three boeing b17 used in 1969 for this movie, only one was really a b17f. The thousand plane raid christopher george laraine stephens j. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. The plane raid manufactured on demand, widescreen, mono. Sep 10, 2017 freddij aircraftwwi,wwii lancaster bombers,hugh part of the plane raid on germany. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Air force colonel convinces the allies during world war ii that a daylight bombing raid of germany will bring a quick end to the war. The united states army air forces 8th air force, 103rd heavy bombardment group, is mired in morallowering. The thousand plane raid 1969 in 1942, the raf began night strikes on german urban and industrial targets.
An unexpected volcanic eruption causes an advanced submarine to take refuge in a secret underwater city in this japanese scifi adventure. Buy or rent the thousand plane raid movie now family video javascript seems to be disabled in your browser. The thousand plane raid 1969 cast and crew moviefone. On the night of may 30, 1942, 1,047 bombers took off under cover of darkness from british air bases. Initially, the thousand bomber raid was heading for hamburg, to smash the port and naval facilities there. The term thousand bomber raid was used to describe three night bombing raids by the royal air force against german cities in summer 1942 during world war ii. Raf launch the first bomber raid world war ii today. The tracks of a mass of concentrated searchlights and tracer bullets from antiaircraft fire cover the larger area of the picture as the first bombs explode on the city lower left. Battle of britain is a 1969 second world war film directed by guy hamilton, and produced by harry saltzman and s. Army strategic air force on guam and tinian geared up for a thousandplane raid upon the empire. The term was a propaganda device, whereby arthur harris included the relatively few modern fourengined heavy bombers that were currently operational, but mostly 1930sera twinengine medium bombers and many otherwise unsuitable.
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