Filter by location to see aerial gunner salaries in your area. Starting his career as a writer, he went on to appear in films in the early 40s and during some early formative years of his career, he played villains in several bgrade movies such as riders of the deadline, till the end of time, undercurrent. The several schools existed at domestic army airfields and gunnery ranges 3 schools opened in 1941. Weve never been licked yunyi frits battle for music. This was a pretty good film and interesting for telling the story of how wwii bomber machine gunners were trained.
Unlike mitchum, lydon has a large dramatic role in this picture and since this was filmed during the same era as the aldrich movies, you could have given this film the alternate title henry aldrich goes to war. Armaments and ordnance flexible gunnery students would spend all but the last week of school in the. Aerial gunner is a 1943 american world war ii film directed by william h. The plane is debilitated by enemy fire, however, and they are forced to land on the island. The critical reception was mixed, with kate cameron of the new york daily news describing the film as the most ambitious picture that paramount producers william pine and william thomas had turned out. Im glad a print of this film exists, because its great for younger people to help understand the history of wwii. Its primary mission during world war ii was to train the aerial gunners who would defend bombers. Johns objective is the enemy barracks, and despite the fact that he is injured and his copilot, sarnoff, bombardier, trask, and turret gunner, sleeper, are killed during aerial combat, he and foxy successfully complete the mission. Aerial gunner 1943 war, drama movie film on dvd ebay. Id like to let any prospective buyers know that this dvd is definitely not the worst film ever made there was an albanian film made in 1948. At full speed, the seven schools churned out 3,500 graduates a week, and. In mere weeks, millions of civilians from farmers to bellhops were turned into battleready gunners, commandos, seabees, pilots and bombardiers. Its nothing out of the ordinary, but still entertaining. Army air forces gunnery schools were world war ii organizations for training personnel in the skill of aerial gunnery.
The plot is paper thin, but its worth watching for its historical value. Berryhill photo f americas aerial gunners in world war ii. It was interesting to see what the area looked like in 1943, and to see a few. Richard arlen and chester morris in aerial gunner 1943 richard arlen, jimmy lydon, chester morris.
The most famous aerial gunner was probably clark gable mgms biggest earner when wwii began. Aerial gunner 1943 is a classic movie directed by william h. Chester morris, richard arlen, jimmy lydon director. Aerial gunner had its world premiere at harlingen air force base, where much of the film is set. Feb 7, 2020 wwi aerial gunner training film for b17. Im glad a print of this film exists, because its great for younger people to. However, i have also heard that these responsibilities more often fall to the crew chief. Oct 22, 2008 two rivals outside of military life find themselves training and serving together after the start of wwii.
This item has been crafted and compiled by ourselves and will be neatly presented on. In 1942 and 1943, most american fighter planes didnt have the range. Last nights feature was aerial gunner, an unexpectedly interesting b from the pinethomas unit at paramount in the 1940s, a world war ii combat film charles had downloaded from because after we watched the two superman serials he started looking up other credits for kirk alyn, who played the man of steel in both. Following his wifes death in an air crash while returning from a war bonds tour, a devastated gable decided to enlist. I now use it to put my coffee cup on, so it wasnt a complete waste of money. Richard arlen, chester morris, jimmy lydon, amelita. Old rivals are pitted against each other in basic training and fight for the same woman. Americas aerial gunners in world war ii were believed to be. Policeman jon davis richard arlen informs foxy pattis.
Buckingham army airfield was a training base, established in 1942 under aaf eastern flying training command, and when active, was the largest airfield in the state of florida. In the south pacific in world war ii, tail gunner sgt. What do 6199 enlisted aircrew members actually do on an average day, and is a 6199 contract the fastestmost direct path to. Salary estimates are based on 2 salaries submitted anonymously to glassdoor by aerial gunner employees.
Robert mitchum was an american actor, poet, author, singer and composer known mostly for his noir genre of films that he acted in. Aerial gunnery training in 1944 lasted six weeks with classroom instruction allotting extensive time to aircraft recognition and the principles of sighting, leading and firing on a fast moving target. It was interesting to see what the area looked like in 1943, and to see a few familiar. This great film will surely attract a whole new generation of classic movie fans. Berryhill sits with a field modification of two caliber machine guns on his b 24 liberator bomber. Aerial gunner 1943 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Id also recommend this film to any fans of jimmy lydon, who starred as henry aldrich in the many henry aldrich films of the 1940s. Jul 20, 2012 marine corps aerial observergunner mos. He was allowed to complete the film anyway, joining the 1st motion picture unit in hollywood.
Heavy losses led to the abandonment of unescorted bomber raids deep into the third reich. Please select your film, on the next screen you may select from available languages. This was the first feature film directed by pine, who produced other films through his company, pinethomas productions. Details of training includes classroom instruction, turret familiarization, skeet firing, towed target practice, night firing, and aerial gunnery practice. There are two new additions made to the crew at the beginning of the film a greenhorn youngster private chester ray montgomery and a washed out pilot now aerial gunner sergeant joe winocki cynically played by who else. B17 aerial gunner training video in 2020 aerial, wwii. Carried away by his fiery enthusiasm, i could picture myself holding off a swarm of japanese zeros. The rear gunner dvd burgess meredith, ronald reagan, tom. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Aerial gunner 1943 gunneryschool rivals chester morris, richard arlen woo the same girl lita ward, then join a bomber squadron in the south pacific. This movie is about to enemies that go to the same aerial gunner school. Aerial gunner, dvd, manufactured on demand, warworld war ii, 644827342624. Just finished watching this dvd and i must say i was disapointed. The film is made up of flashbacks the largest of witch is about traingboot camp for the arial gunners and its a love story and both sgts fall for the same girl and try to win her over.
Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. The film details the events surrounding the climactic battle with the germans along the sutjeska river. He is seen here giving an interview from his waistgunner position aside a. Aerial gunner is a 1943 american blackandwhite world war ii propaganda film produced by william c. When hollywood represented americas grass roots in the 1940s, it produced reallife heroes. Berryhill photo f americas aerial gunners in world war ii were believed to be an unstoppable force. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Aerial gunner is a 1943 american world war ii film. Therefore, many of the versions of this film available on the market are either severely and usually badly.
Aerial gunner approved 1h 18min drama, war 20 march 1943 usa old rivals are pitted against each other in basic training and fight for the same woman. In november 1943, he returned to the united states to edit the film, only to find that the personnel shortage of aerial gunners had already been rectified. Waist gunners with ammo feed german gunner from the crew of a heinkel he 177 bomber. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Difficult to find anything positive to say about this dvd except that i now use it to put my coffee cup on, so it wasnt a complete waste of money. Canal zone 1942 is a world war ii action film filled with drama and romance. Sgt is top turret gunner on a b24 of the 8th air force in england. While recuperating in an army hospital, pilot richard arlen recounts his aerial training and wartime experiences. He begins with his recruitment and basic training before the war. A wounded aerial gunner tells his story in this wartime propaganda film. Shooting from such a position, he claimed, was contrary to the principle of aerial gunnery, and lead ahead of the target was in conflict with position firing which taught the student gunner to fire between the attacking ship and the tail of his own plane, or behind the target.
The film stars chester morris, richard arlen, and jimmy lydon. But over the last several decades hollywood has represents instead a differnet grass roots that has produced elitists and the worship of selfserving ideologues with a total disgregard of moral integrity and family values. Air force is a 1943 american world war ii aviation film directed by howard hawks and starring john garfield, john ridgely, gig young, arthur kennedy, and harry carey. B world war ii film, fast paced, well done with a few touches of comic relief. Aerial gunner manufactured on demand on movies unlimited. Maxwell shane screenplay old rivals are pitted against each other in basic training and fight for the same woman. This piece endeavours to provide some background for the modern audience, exploring engagement range and geometry. Produced by warner brothers this instructional film dramatizes the training and experience of a rear gunner. There he discovers that his sergeant is one of his foes. Armaments and ordnance flexible gunnery students would spend all but the last week of school in the classroom and shooting ranges on the ground. Buy aerial gunner movie posters from movie poster shop. To learn to shoot from a bomber, world war ii airmen went to the movies. Bombardier 1943 is set after pearl harbor, and america prepared to fight for its life. It is my understanding that the 6199 mos is for an aerial observergunner position.
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