THIRTY SECONDS, FIFTY YEARS AGO

NORTH AMERICAN B-25

MITCHEL BOMBER “HEAVENLY BODY”

DOOLITLE RAIDERS 1942 TOKYO RAID 50TH ANNIVERSARY

VHS VIDEO TAPE

“HEAVENLY BODY” IS AN UP-CLOSE LOOK AT THE FLIGHT HISTORY OF ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AIRPLANES IN THE HISTORY OF AVIATION, THE NORTH-AMERICAN B-25 MITCHEL BOMBER.

 THE RIVETING STORY FOLLOWS ONE SPECIAL B-25, THE “HEAVENLY BODY” FROM ITS CONNECTION WITH AN UNFORGETTABLE EVENT OF WORLD WAR II, TO ITS LOVINGLY CRAFTED RESTORATION. TODAY, THE PLANE IS IN MINT CONDITION, FLYING IN AIR SHOWS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

 “THIRTY SECONDS, FIFTY YEARS AGO” OFFERS AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT OF THE MEN WHO PAINSTAKINGLY REBUILT “HEAVENLY BODY” FROM THE GROUND UP. SPECTACULAR PHOTOGRAPHY PUTS THE VIEWER IN THE COCKPIT FOR ONE OF THE MOST DARING WAR-TIME RECREATIONS EVER ATTEMPTED: AN ACTUAL AIRCRAFT CARRIER LAUNCH OF “HEAVENLY BODY” COMMEMORATING THE 50^TH ANNIVERSARY OF GENERAL JAMES DOOLITTLE’S FIRST US FLIGHT OVER MAINLAND CHINA.

FROM AN ASTONISHING FIVE CAMERAS ON BOARD, “THIRTY SECONDS, FIFTY YEARS AGO” OFFERS BREATH TAKING CRISP IMAGES OF EVERY ASPECT OF FLIGHT. NO ONE WHO WATCHES THIS PROFESSIONALLY DOCUMENTED AND EDITED PRODUCTION WILL EVER LOOK AT THE DRAMA AND SPECTACLE OF MILITARY FLIGHT THE SAME WAY AGAIN.

PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY ROBERT KEMP

AERIAL CAMERA MOUNTS BY STEVE CROWE

A PRODUCTION OF “FIELD ONE VIDEO”

RUNNING TIME: 40 MINUTES

VHS FORMAT