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Thunderbolt

Title
Thunderbolt [motion picture] / U.S. Army Air Forces.
Publication
Washington D.C. : National Audiovisual Center, 1945.

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Moving imageBy appointment only M16 2675 TOffsite

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  • Wyler, William, 1902-1981
  • Sturges, John, 1910-1992
  • United States. Army Air Forces.
Description
1 film reel (43 min.) : sd. col.; 16 mm.
Summary
Documents the activities of the 57th Fighter Group during "Operation Strangle" in Italy in 1944-45 which destroyed vital supply routes deep behind German lines and hastened the sweep of Allied forces into Rome. Color cameras mounted at various points on the P-47 Fighter-Bombers make the viewer participate as the planes swoop and dive raining bombs and bullets on targets below.
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Credits (note)
  • Directors, William Wyler, John Sturges.
Title
Thunderbolt [motion picture] / U.S. Army Air Forces.
Imprint
Washington D.C. : National Audiovisual Center, 1945.
Credits
Directors, William Wyler, John Sturges.
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Wyler, William, 1902-1981, film director.
Sturges, John, 1910-1992, film director.
United States. Army Air Forces.
Branch Call Number
M16 2675 T
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