P-38 / P-47 Audio and Video Files
P-38 Lightning Fighter Audio and Video
- Listen to the sound of a P-38 in
flight (148 KB wav file)
- View video of the P-38 'Glacier Girl' on the ground and in
flight (37.1 MB wmv file)
- View a 6-part video on the history of the P-38 Lightning fighter, from its creation through its service in WW2
- Part 1: The history behind the P-38 Lightning (22.5 MB wmv file)
- Part 2: The P-38's design is constantly improved and goes into mass production (22.7 MB wmv file)
- Part 3: The Lightning is used widely as a bomber escort and ground attack plane in the European war (21.9 MB wmv file)
- Part 4: Details of aircraft armament and crew preparations are given (21.4 MB wmv file)
- Part 5: The P-38 was used widely in photo reconnaissance (23.9 MB wmv file)
- Part 6: The Lightning was used as a night fighter late in the Pacific war (25.9 MB wmv file)
P-47 Thunderbolt Fighter Audio and Video
- Listen to the sound of a P-47 in
flight (51 KB wav file)
- View color video of P-47s in combat during WW2 (36.2 MB wmv file)
- View P-47 WW2 training film (53.6 MB wmv file)
- View P-47 WW2 color gun camera footage (10.0 MB wmv file)
- View a video on the Allied capture of Saipan in the Marianas, showing P-47s in action, with color gun camera footage (23.7 MB wmv file)
- View a 6-part video on the history of the P-47 Thunderbolt fighter, from its inception through its service in WW2
- Part 1: The history behind the P-47 Thunderbolt (19.9 MB wmv file)
- Part 2: The P-47 enters the European war and becomes known for its speed and firepower (20.2 MB wmv file)
- Part 3: The Thunderbolt is increasingly used as a ground attack plane rather than a bomber escort (18.8 MB wmv file)
- Part 4: P-47s are shipped to the Pacific on aircraft carriers for use in pivotal battles (22.2 MB wmv file)
- Part 5: Thunderbolts use guns, rockets, bombs and napalm in important Pacific battles (19.6 MB wmv file)
- Part 6: P-47s play a pivotal role in the latter stages of the European war (17.1 MB wmv file)
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