Clark Gable is featured in this dramatized story of the 351st Bomber Group of the US Army Air Force, from its training in Colorado to a mission over Germany, showing crews and gunners at a base in England and including actual combat footage. Reproduced from an original Kodachrome print. Excellent visual quality. USA, 1945, Color, 62 minutes.
You can download this in several different formats here:
Combat America (Part I) (1945):
Combat America (Part II) (1945):
Combat America (Part III) (1945):
Combat America (Part IV) (1945):
or simply watch online.
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