A-E-Hartmann Posted January 12, 2018 Posted January 12, 2018 (edited) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUfEDZknArs Edited January 12, 2018 by A-E-Hartmann
Sokol1 Posted January 12, 2018 Posted January 12, 2018 (edited) Basically same footage in Pathé newsreel. Edited January 12, 2018 by Sokol1
unreasonable Posted January 12, 2018 Posted January 12, 2018 Overall a fair portrayal of the events but much of the footage is staged or taken from other occasions. I suspect only the shots of damage at the airfields is actually from New Year's Day. Also the RAF Regiment never operated 3.7inch AA to the best of my knowledge: those are army guns operating from fixed positions. They should have shown 40mm Bofors. Fairly typical Allied propaganda stuff - broadly correct but should not be assumed to be actually showing the events discussed.
CastorTroy Posted January 20, 2018 Posted January 20, 2018 Not sure if this is posted, and I am sure most have watched it. Makes me hyped even more more Bodenplatte.
56RAF_Roblex Posted January 20, 2018 Posted January 20, 2018 Not sure if this is posted, and I am sure most have watched it. Makes me hyped even more more Bodenplatte. That was fun. It may not be 100%accurate in the details but it was fun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUfEDZknArs Those LW airfields were abysmal. I wonder how many aircraft did not actually manage to get off.
SYN_Ricky Posted January 29, 2018 Posted January 29, 2018 Those LW airfields were abysmal. I wonder how many aircraft did not actually manage to get off. Seeing that FW-190 nearly nosing over is quite impressive
Sharpe43 Posted January 30, 2018 Posted January 30, 2018 Overall a fair portrayal of the events but much of the footage is staged or taken from other occasions. I suspect only the shots of damage at the airfields is actually from New Year's Day. Also the RAF Regiment never operated 3.7inch AA to the best of my knowledge: those are army guns operating from fixed positions. They should have shown 40mm Bofors. Fairly typical Allied propaganda stuff - broadly correct but should not be assumed to be actually showing the events discussed. Actually, more then a couple of shots match some stuff I've seen in the manrho/Putz book on operation Bodenplatte.
unreasonable Posted January 30, 2018 Posted January 30, 2018 Actually, more then a couple of shots match some stuff I've seen in the manrho/Putz book on operation Bodenplatte. I have that book too. The parts that match are the shots of the damaged airfields - there is quite a lot of that. The people shooting on the ground is staged. The gun camera/aerial action stuff is generic.
DD_Arthur Posted February 10, 2018 Posted February 10, 2018 At 2:00 chute killer Not necessarily. By this stage of the war lots of later allied fighters were equipped with 16mm movie cameras that could be operated independently of the guns. 1
Pail Posted February 10, 2018 Posted February 10, 2018 Tempests at B80 Volkel at 21 December 1944 (no sound though)
Pail Posted February 11, 2018 Posted February 11, 2018 http://www.criticalpast.com/stock-footage-video/Florennes+Belgium+1945
Pail Posted February 11, 2018 Posted February 11, 2018 The Blue Nosed Bastards of Bodney 352nd Fighter Group Home Movie (slightly too early but worth it for the title)
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