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Target for Today is a 1944 documentary film billed as being filmed by and acted by the United States Army Air Force, all while under fire. It was directed by William Keighley. The film documents the October raids made by the Eighth Air Force on targets in Anklam, Marienburg and Gdynia in Poland, all industrial centers for the Nazi war machine.

The raids were made by B-17 and B-24 heavy bombers. General Hap Arnold called the series of attacks “the greatest strike ever”. According to Arnold, they helped cripple German aircraft production and signaled the beginning of the end for the Luftwaffe.

The documentary documents these three air raids from planning, to briefing, preparation, and then reveals in unparalleled sequences the brutal battles waged at 30,000 feet.

 
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Courtesy fedflix, public.resource.org en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org National Archives and Records Administration The fight for the Sky Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. (09/26/1947 – ) ARC Identifier 63894 / Local Identifier 342-SFP-157. The fight for the Sky: Our fighter pilots versus the Luftwaffe in Western Europe, 1945. On the activities of the 8th Air Force Fighter Command in Europe. Shows a base near East Anglia, England. General Doolittle discusses a mission. Pilots are briefed for an escort mission over Germany. P-47′s are relieved in flight by P-51′s. German pilots rush to intercept US planes. US bombers and many German fighters are downed. Shows Gen. Kepner. Fighters destroy enemy planes, transportation and communication. Montage a series of still photos of US fliers killed in action.

 
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A Low Budget Aviation Film from Paramount Studios. Has some vintage aircraft and “Metropolitan Airport” scenes, today known as Van Nuys. www.imdb.com www.lawa.org

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