CinemaNow - Warbirds of World War II - Volume Two

P-47 Thunderbolt A big, bare-knuckle brawler of a fighter, the P-47 combined rugged durability with devastating firepower. Built to be the ultimate high altitude fighter of the war, the Thunderbolt helped drive the Luftwaffe from the skies of Europe. The P-47 also proved to be a lethal fighter-bomber, destroying tens of thousands of trucks, tanks and trains.P-51 MustangThe P-51 Mustang rose from obscurity to become the greatest long-range fighter in aviation history. Able to outfly even the best of the Axis aircraft, the Mustang decimated its enemies and drove them from the skies over Europe and Japan. But in it infancy, the Mustang flashed mone is its war-winning potential. We trace the P-51's development from its origin through its re-emergence as the dominant aerial weapon of World War II.Fighter Tactics 101Follow the evolution of air combat tactics during World War II through the experiences of the pilots who flew the nimble and deadly fighter aircraft. See how aircraft performance dictated tactics and determined who would love and who would die in the skies over Europe.