This
DVD is about a collection of early Army fixed wing Liaison light aircraft. From
the beginning of WW2 the Army needed a way to spot artillery results. They
figured out the maybe a light spotter plane could help, and did they ever help.
In the Pacific, they were called "Flying Jeeps" and in the European
theater, they were called "Grasshoppers". The Germans just thought
they were just trouble. The Piper Cub and the tail dragger Cessna is what is
mostly shown in these films. We hope that you'll thoroughly enjoy the
collection, We certainly did. Great piece of Army History!
1st
Film; "Pre-Engine CK of L-4, Piper Cub". This is an Army film to show
how to maintain a L-4 Piper Cub before flight. Prop ck, engine ck, magnetos ck,
oil ck, wire ck, gasoline ck, engine start-up, etc. This film is great for
those who have a cub. I added 3 1/2 minutes of HD footage of a yellow piper cub
the we filmed at Bracket field, CA. Shows the owner priming his cub, pulling
the prop to start, and flying off into the sunset. We hope you'll enjoy the
extra footage. Runtime 15:52 Min's
2nd
Film; "L-4 Grasshopper". This is a great collection of footage from
the Pacific to the European theater. From bring in sullies, to medi-vac wounded
soldiers, the little plane could almost anything and land anywhere. During the
Leyte golf battle in the Philippines, the actually loaded them on LST's and
made a runway on the deck to launch them. Nice collection and Great stuff.
Runtime, 22:22 Min's
3rd
Film; "The Birddog". This film is from the Army called "Army
Mobility" and is about the L-19 Liaison Birddog and all of it's uses. Great
information about the need for this plane. Lots of great footage of this
aircraft. Runtime 28:04 Min's
4th
Film: "Cessna L-19 Photo Joes Plus, the Mailman". Here is a small
collection of some L-19 being used as Photo recon missions. The last part shows
the L-19 and L-20 used and the mailman. Runtime, 22:59 Min's
5th
Film: "German Fi-156 Storch". The Germans also had there own
Observation planes and one of the most famous was the Fi-156 Storch. That is
Stork to us. Again, I laced HD footage with a beautiful reproduced Fi-156 at
Brackett Field with old German newsreels of the Storch. From a Storch flying
xmas gifts to the German troops, to the famous daring raid in the Alps by
German Commandos to rescue "Duce" Benito Mussolini from prison by flying
him out to safety in a Storch. The footage of the Relica Storch is very
impressive as far as the quality of the replication is concerned. The man who
created the 4/5 version did a fantastic job. Runtime, 10:24 Min's
6th Film; "FAC in Vietnam". A short film on how a Cessna
L-19 bird dog helps spot the enemy.
Runtime 7:27 Min's
Product No. CFDVD0074
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