About
US; Campbell Films is a
small American family business dedicated to the preservation of rare,
historical films. Started in 2007 by a father and son, team. They have worked
tirelessly to digitize, compile and create truly rare and unique DVD's to share
with the world. The son went to film school and father is a veteran with the
historical passion, so together they assembled the content of Campbell
Films. Most likely you'll find things you haven't seen before. We
appreciate your business and hope the films bring you as much joy as they do
us!
This DVD is about the famous Grumman's TBF
Avenger. When it 1st went into service, it was considered the greatest Attack
Torpedo Bomber in the world. From the Battle of Midway, It saw service
throughout WW2 and was used in Korean as a passenger aircraft because of it's
large capacity. President George Bush #41 flew the TBF and had 3 of them shot
out from under him. Great Aircraft and we hope you'll enjoy.
1st film; "ID the TBF Avenger". This
is a Navy film on the Grumman TBF Avenger and how to Identify the aircraft by
it's features. Great piece of history. Runtime 8:12 Min's
2nd film; "Land and re-spotting of
Aircraft" This is a really amazing film in great color about the way a
crew lands F4F Wildcats and TBF Avengers on a WW2 aircraft Carrier at sea. Lots
of really great team work plus, fantastic footage of these 2 great planes. This
may be the only copy of this film left. This is the original phase "Hook
Down, Wheels Down, Flaps Down" in great WW2 fashion. Runtime 25:26 Min's
3rd Film; "TBF Factory". This film was
by the War Dept and was called "Mary Smith, American". The story-line
is about American Women (Mary Smith) working in factories to aid the war effort.
In this version, Mary and other girls, build TBF Grumman Avengers. At the end
she sings "Swing High for the Navy" because she lost her man in the
war. Runtime 8:56 Min's
4th Film; "Aerial Torpedo Attack".
This a great piece of history of Navy's Grumman TBF Avenger and the SB2C
Helldiver dropping torpedoes and there different types of torpedoes and
different heights. Runtime 28:00 Min's
5th Film; "WW2 TBF Pacific War
Newsreels". This is a short collection of newsreels on the US Navy
fighting the Japanese in the Pacific War. We picked out 5 that included the TBF
Avenger. 1st, Invasion of Palau. 2nd, British Carriers Attack Sumatra. 3rd,
Japan Attacks Task Force. 4th, Tokyo Strikes. 5th, 3rd Fleet Strikes Japan.
Great story. Runtime 19:41 Min's
6th Film; "TBF Crashes". This is a
collection of the film clips of the hazards and crashes of the TBF Avenger.
1st, we start of with a very RARE Navy cartoon called "Avoidable Carrier
Accidents", then onto carrier and land crashes of the TBF Avenger. We
ended the footage of a "TBF Crashes" with a film clip that shows a
badly damaged TBF that landed and her tail gunner was killed by a 20mm round.
The crew pushed the TBF of the fantail of the carrier with the gunner still
inside of the plane as a memorial to the Gunner. Runtime 13.42 Min's
Thanks for Looking!!!
If you are a Veteran, or have a family member that has old pictures, slides, or 16mm /8mm film and you can't afford to get them transferred, contact us and I'll do it for free. As a vet, we support our troops, and our goal is to save old film for future generations.