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Jap Zero
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Item number (ISN):383073Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:WILLIAMS, GinetteAccession:2007-0125Media:FilmPart:1 of 1Release date:1943Production company:Army Air Force Film UnitCast credit:Ronald ReaganCountry of production:usDistributor name:Office of War Information Bureau of Motion PicturesDescription:This is a U.S. military training film about the Japanese fighter aircraft known as the Zero. It provides instruction on the characteristics, appearance, strengths and weaknesses of the Zero. The film stars Ronald Reagan as P40 pilot Lieutenant Colonel Saunders. It demonstrates fuselage recognition of the Zero, comparing it to a "big cigar". Two soldiers discuss the characteristics of the aircraft and the danger of mistaking its identity in the field. Also discussed are attack strategies and hunting strategies. A pilot on sortie spots a plane, mistakes it for a Zero and shoots. He gets chewed out during the debriefing. The film warns: "Know your enemy but also know your friends". The film reviews the plane's characteristics. It warns that your life depends on recognition of the Zero and "know it so you can destroy it". This film is dedicated to the flyers who are helping to make the total number of Zeroes . . . zero." <22mn>Language:EnglishNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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