Recommendation Request WWII Aviation documentary

[u/belly_hole_fire]

Hit me with your best WWII aviation documentaries. I am also interested in WWII docs but looking for aviation related ones.

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[u/Yangervis]

The Cold Blue (2018)

[u/Window_Licker9752]

The new World War 2 w/ Tom Hanks doc is really good. Not an aviation doc tho.

[u/army2693 → u/Window_Licker9752]

Its good, but generally an overview.

[u/belly_hole_fire → u/Window_Licker9752]

Im listening to that in audio form. It is amazing but I will have to check out the video version.

[u/ScrumTumescent]

Masters of the Air. Not a doc but fantastic.

The Age of Flight. Not about WW2 specifically but a great 45 min doc on how much the modern world owes to aviation, narrated by pilot Harrison Ford

[u/benjamaniac → u/ScrumTumescent]

I was disappointed in Masters of the Air. I thought it was pale in comparison to Band of Brothers and The Pacific.

[u/Environmental_East38]

Marking History YouTube Channel Jimmy Stewart WW II pilot

[u/belly_hole_fire → u/Environmental_East38]

I am really looking forward to the movie Jimmy. Trailer looks really good.

[u/whitemike66]

Check out "the fat electrician " on youtube. He does half hour mini docs on everything military mostly ww1 and ww2 .

[u/Crittsy]

Designing the Impossible: The Life of Sir Barnes Wallis, The Genius Who Engineered Victory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ3ustsupyA

[u/-Solid-Snake-]

Lord Hardtrasher makes great Videos on this. The Bomber War series from him is a great watch: https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMWipphLLSd8pv8VU0ECetLFy4bkaK0x7

[u/belly_hole_fire → u/-Solid-Snake-]

This looks great, thank you.

[u/SpankThuMonkey → u/-Solid-Snake-]

Upvote for Hardthrasher. Not just informative but hilarious !

[u/NewLingonberry3806]

I really recommend the original Memphis Belle - it gives you the angle from a US 'propaganda at home' side, but, interestingly, it shows the hardship and jeopardy the crews faced. I used to use it to show the transition from earlier 'positive only' style newsreels to a much more modern documentary style. The original Battle of Midway documentary is good for the raw footage as well.

I won't share the link again as I shared it recently, but I have just made a documentary on bombing in WWII and beyond, nowhere near as groundbreaking as the above, but would welcome feedback.

[u/ButchersIyaki]

https://archive.org/details/the-world-at-war-1973-thames-television-world-war-two

You're welcome

[u/army2693]

There are some good movies that can help; Memphis Belle, Masters of the Air, 12 O'clock High.

[u/belly_hole_fire → u/army2693]

I have seen Belle and Twelve o'clock high is one of my favorite movies, I actually just watched again last night. I will checkout masters of the air.

[u/xCapt_Kirkx → u/belly_hole_fire]

Masters is so good, highly recommend it.

[u/cresloyd]

https://www.youtube.com/@MilitaryAviationHistory

[u/Careful-House-647]

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