P-51 Mustang Movies, Videos & DVD Movies.

DVD Movie.

Featuring dramatic action sequences, close-up footage and interviews with the pilots who flew them, this DVD shows you the history, development and operational role of the most famous fighters of World War II. Covers the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, the Grumman F6F Hellcat, the North American P-51 Mustang, the Supermarine Spitfire, the de Havilland Mosquito and the Hawker Hurricane. Color and B&W, stereo, 3 hrs. 18 min.
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VHS Movie.

You’ve seen his performances, now fly with him as he performs his unbelievable  routines in the Mustang, F-86, T-28, Strike Commander and Sabreliner. A close-up  look at the life of a man that all the aviation community admires. 98 min. #00V8304  Price:

From the Webmaster:  One day I went to the Oshkosh Air Show and Bob Hoover was in a booth talking to a man.  I stood there for about two or three minutes and Bob walked down out of the booth and shook hands with me.  I'm telling you the truth.  I have shaken hands with a couple movie actors, some of the worlds top scientist and some big sports players, two Ambassadors, a Secretary of State, and shaking hands with Bob, especially since he stopped his conversation just so I can shake his hand, was more memorable and important to me than all of those other handshakes together.  Thank you Bob. 

About this movie, if this is the video that I watched at the airport, you need to see this one.  The airport personnel said that it was called the Bob Hoover Story, so I think it's the same one.  C. Jeff Dyrek, Webmaster.

3 DVD Movie Set

Combat Zone
This incredible three-disc set includes more than five hours of exciting aerial combat action from World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam! You'll view unforgettable footage of American fighters in World War II, including P-38 Lightnings, P-47 Thunderbolts and P-51 Mustangs; F-86 Sabre and MiG dogfights over Korea; fully-loaded Hueys carrying wounded troops out of hot LZs and a menacing AH-1 Cobra swooping in to rescue a platoon of Americans in Vietnam; and much more! Color and B&W, 5 hrs. 30 min.
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Here’s a checkout and a glimpse of what it was like to fly the P-51 in WWII. This  thrilling video, recorded in Dolby Digital Surround sound, takes you into the cockpit  for a full checkout and gives you a taste of the real history behind the footage taken during the war. 43 min. VHS.

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Roundly dismissed as one of Steven Spielberg's least successful efforts, this very underrated film poignantly follows the World War II adventures of young Jim (a brilliant Christian Bale), caught in the throes of the fall of China. What if you once had everything and lost it all  in an afternoon? What if you were only 12? Bale's transformation, from pampered British ruling-class child to an imprisoned, desperate,  nearly feral boy, is nothing short of stunning. Also stunning are exceptional sets, cinematography, and music (the last courtesy of John  Williams) that enhance author J.G. Ballard's and screenwriter Tom Stoppard's depiction of another, less familiar casualty of war.

 In a time when competitors were releasing "comedic," derivative coming-of-age films, Empire of the Sun stands out as an epic in the  classic David Lean sense--despite confusion or perceived competition with the equally excellent The Last Emperor (also released in 1987, and also a coming-of-age in a similar setting). It is also a remarkable testament to, yes, the human spirit. And despite its disappointing box-office returns, Empire of the Sun helped to further establish Spielberg as more than a commercial director and set the  standard, tone, and look for future efforts Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan. --N.F. Mendoza 

The History of Aviation Relive the exciting history of aviation. From Montgolfiers' hot  air balloon to the Douglas DC-3, climb aboard legendary aircraft including: the Lilienthal glider, Sopwith Camel, P-51 Mustang, B-17, Ryan ST, Boeing 247, and the Spirit of St. Louis. Meet pioneering pilots such as Charles Lindbergh, Wiley Post,  Howard Hughes, Lincoln Beachey, Harriet Quimby and many others in this  unforgettable series produced by Air & Space magazine. Approx. 3 hours on three VHS cassettes.

Saving Private Ryan (Widescreen Edition) (1998) 
Movie Suggestion by Art Griggs

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There's something about this film that's so irresistible, despite its grandiose manipulation. Maybe because it recounts the greatest air battle  in history, achieving the greatest aerial battle in film history. Maybe because it has such a terrific cast (Harry Andrews, Michael Caine,  Trevor Howard, Curt Jurgens, Laurence Olivier, Nigel Patrick, Christopher Plummer, Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Robert Shaw, Patrick Wymark, and Edward Fox). Maybe because it's so technically well-made, thanks to the Bond team of producer Harry  Saltzman and director Guy Hamilton and the great cinematographer Freddie Young. Or maybe because there is something truly riveting  about watching the British kick the Nazis back to Germany. --Bill Desowitz 

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This true story of the black flyers who broke the color barrier in the U.S. Air Force during World War II is a well-intentioned film  highlighted by an excellent cast. Proud, solemn, Iowa-born Laurence Fishburne and city-kid hipster Cuba Gooding Jr. are among the  hopefuls who meet en route to Tuskegee Air Force Base, where they are among the recruits for an "experimental" program to "prove"  the abilities of the black man in the U.S. armed services. Fighting prejudice from racist officers and government officials and held to a  consistently higher level of performance than their white counterparts, these men prove themselves in training and in combat, many of  them dying for their country in the process. Andre Braugher costars as a West Point graduate who takes charge of the unit in Africa and  in Italy (where it's christened the 332nd). The film is rousing, if slow starting and episodic, but it's periodically grounded by a host of war  movie clichés, notably the calculated demise of practically every trainee introduced in the opening scenes (ironic given the 332nd's  real-life combat record--high casualties for the enemy, low casualties among themselves, and no losses among the bombers they  escorted). Ultimately the Emmy-nominated performances by moral backbone Fishburne and the dedicated Braugher and the energy and Amazon.com  This true story of the black flyers who broke the color barrier in the U.S. Air Force during World War II is a well-intentioned film  highlighted by an excellent cast. Proud, solemn, Iowa-born Laurence Fishburne and city-kid hipster Cuba Gooding Jr. are among the  hopefuls who meet en route to Tuskegee Air Force Base, where they are among the recruits for an "experimental" program to "prove"  the abilities of the black man in the U.S. armed services. Fighting prejudice from racist officers and government officials and held to a consistently higher level of performance than their white counterparts, these men prove themselves in training and in combat, many of  them dying for their country in the process. Andre Braugher costars as a West Point graduate who takes charge of the unit in Africa and  in Italy (where it's christened the 332nd). The film is rousing, if slow starting and episodic, but it's periodically grounded by a host of war  movie clichés, notably the calculated demise of practically every trainee introduced in the opening scenes (ironic given the 332nd's real-life combat record--high casualties for the enemy, low casualties among themselves, and no losses among the bombers they  escorted). Ultimately the Emmy-nominated performances by moral backbone Fishburne and the dedicated Braugher and the energy and  cocky confidence of Gooding give their battles both on and off the battlefield the sweet taste of victory. --Sean Axmaker cocky confidence of Gooding give their battles both on and off the battlefield the sweet taste of victory. --Sean Axmaker 

Watch Paul Mantz arrive as repeat winner of the Bendix cross-country race. Racers  and pilots are spotlighted in the Goodyear, Kendall, and Thompson races. P-38s, Corsairs and P-51s with their wingtips virtually clipping the ground leave you gasping. Includes aerobatics and flybys of B-29s and the newest thing, a B-36 Bomber. (Color, 18 min.)

Original Footage from WWII Fighters and Bombers! Loaded with historic footage,  viewers will witness the terror of the air war exactly as it was fought in Europe and  the Pacific, all seen from the unique vantage point of the cockpit. Shown the way it  happened - with U.S. bombers under relentless attack by Nazi fighters and then our  own P-51s, P-47s, and P-38s as they charge into battle. Approx. 45 min.