2nd Air Division 2nd Air Division Memorial Library Film Catalogue May 2015 2nd Air Division Memorial Library Film and Audio Collection Catalogue This catalogue lists the CDs, DVDs (section one) and videos (section two) in the Memorial Library’s film and audio collection. You can also find these listed in Norfolk Libraries online catalogue at http://www.norfolk.spydus.co.uk • Most items in the collection are not available for loan. • Films can be viewed in the Memorial Library Meeting Room during library opening hours (Mon to Sat 9am - 5pm). As the room can be booked for meetings, school visits etc, it is advisable to contact us in advance to book the room. • Films can be shown to groups and organisations by arrangement. Please contact the library for further details. 2nd Air Division Memorial Library The Forum Millennium Plain Norwich NR2 1AW Phone (01603) 774747 Email [email protected] . MEMORIAL LIBRARY CD S AND DVD S 1. “Troublemaker” A Pilot’s Story of World War II 466 th Bomb Group (Attlebridge) Robert W Harrington, B24 Pilot (2 copies) 2. Evade! Evasion Experiences of American Aircrews in World war II 54 minutes 3. D-Day to Berlin Acclaimed Film Maker’s World War II Chronicle 4. Cambridge American Cemetery & Memorial 5. My Heroes (445 th Bomb Group) 6. Tibenham – AAF Station 124: A Pictorial History 1943-1945 (445 th Bomb Group) Slides and sound files with word document: does not play on DVD player. Can be viewed on public PCs. (2 copies) 7. A Trip to Norwich Ret. Major John L Sullivan, Bombardier/Navigator, 93 rd BG (Hardwick) 2nd ADA’s 54 th Annual Convention in Norwich November 2001 (Contains archive footage of WWII) 1 hour (2 copies) 8. Remembrances of WWII on the words of Louis E Del Guidice 93 rd BG (Hardwick) 9. 8mm Footage of the 491 st and 93 rd Bomb Groups 1942-45 Taken by Lt Col Donald M Whited, USAFR (Ret) 10. Liberators over East Anglia: The Second Air Division in World War II 1 hour (2 copies) 11. Wartime England: Student Documentaries about the Battle for Europe, 1941-1945 (2 copies) 12. Hethel Tour plus P.O.W. Story 389 th Bomb Group 2 hours 13. Father Beck + Restore Chapel + Holland Cemetery 389 th Bomb Group Hethel (3 copies) 14. Mighty Eighth Army Air Force 15. RAF Coltishall Closure Parade: 1 st April 2006 16. “The Colonel’s Album” 458 th Bomb Group (H) 96 th Combat Wing 8 th Air Force Horsham St Faith, Norwich, England Amateur production by Colonel Charles H Booth Jr. 131 minutes – DVD 17. Clement ‘Buzz’ Bertolino March 22, 2007 93rd BG (Hardwick) 84 minutes – DVD 18. 2 nd Air Division Biennial Lecture (14 November 2007) Lord Hurd “Rebalancing our Partnership” DVD 19. War Memorials of Norwich, Norfolk, England 12 minutes – DVD 20. Liberators Over Europe: World War II Operation Titanic AAF Report 1944 1 hour 44 minutes – DVD 21. The Ninth Air force in Color: World War II Aircraft of the Ninth, the Remagen Bridge, Operation Varsity, USAAF and Luftwaffe leaders, German aircraft and V-E day in Paris. 1 hour 40 minutes – DVD 22. 491 st Bomb Group Video (as transposed) Don Whited’s 8mm footage – 491 st 1944-45 491 st 1992 Return to England (Metfield & North Pickenham) B-24’s in Europe including combat footage of bombing at St Nazaire October 1942 & Ploesti. DVD 23. Most Honorable Son The story of the first Japanese-American war hero, Ben Kuroki and his remarkable journey through WWII. 1 hour – DVD 24. Pioneers, Wolfpacks and Widow-makers: The Story of Boxted Airfield Professional looking & clearly narrated. Interviews with Henry Farwell (radio operator, gunner, 386 th BG), Michael Heath & Derek Glover (both local children during the war). 386 th BG , 354 th FG , 56 th FG & 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron Includes Boxted Airfield Historical Group – the first five years. Richard Turner (Chairman) recounts history of historical group & “Double-Headed Marauder” archive footage from University of Acron, Ohio, showing Marauders in action. Occasionally freezes and skips 32 minutes – DVD 25. Barker Bomb Crew 467 th Bomb Group Benjamin H. Beard 467 th BG (Rackheath) narrates this compilation of his extensive photo collection from the war years and after. Includes pictures of Rackheath (wartime and 1963) & Norwich (1945 and 1963). Also includes footage of 1995 reunion of the Barker Bomb Crew officers: Lorin Knierieman, Benjamin Beard, Cleason Barker, Charles Adkins, Ray Sloan, R. V. Brown. 32 minutes – DVD. 26. John Michael - 466 th Bomb Group (Attlebridge) Short slide show of wartime, colour photographs of personnel including John Michael taken at Attlebridge. One is listed as ‘crew of A/C no. 747, B-24’ 18.2.44 Photo CD 27. American Patrol Favourite wartime dance music and songs from Glenn Miller and the best American Big Bands. 68 minutes – Music CD 28. Songs that Won the War All those familiar and favourite songs and popular music that cheered and inspired a nation at war. 66 minutes – Music CD 29. Target for Today Official training film for combat crews. Daylight bombing raids, includes Bungay, Hardwick and Thorpe Abbotts. 1 hour 32 minutes – 2 DVDs (2 copies) 30. American Roll of Honor Memorial 1941-1945 The Memorial Roll (housed in St Paul’s Cathedral, London) for the 28,000 US Service Personnel who lost their lives whilst based in Britain during World War II CD-ROM 31. Hell’s Angels: The 303 rd Bomb Group (H) in the Battle for Europe Documentary tracing the group’s early training and their remarkable record compiled on the air front against Germany. Contains eyewitness accounts and archive footage. 58 minutes - DVD 32. Deopham Green: The Saga of the 452 nd Bomb Group (H) in World War II. Dramatic story of the men of the 452 nd Bomb Group and an exciting look into the human side of war. 60 minutes – DVD 33. Thurleigh Memories: The 306 th Bomb Group (H) in WWII Documentary exploring the group’s early training, combat work and the extraordinary support by the ground crews. 60 minutes – DVD 34. Baby Boomerang “ A Baby Boomer turns into his father while making a documentary about how different they are.” 492 nd BG (North Pickenham) 60 minutes – DVD 35. The American Air Museum in Britain DVD 36. GI Airmen in East Anglia Wartime colour film of airfields, aircraft and USAAF airmen in East Anglia (1942-1945) 55 minutes – DVD (3 copies) 37. On Eagles Wings: The American Force in WWII With dramatic original colour film, this is the story of the Mighty Eighth as it has never been told before. 50 minutes – DVD (3 copies) 38. The Home Front at War Story of how ordinary people in the East of England endured a war that changed their lives forever. 60 minutes – DVD 39. Anglia at War: Volume 1 40. Anglia at War: Volume 2 41. Anglia at War: Volume 3 Anglia Television series. 150 minutes – DVD 42. Homecoming Documents the history of the 2 nd Air Division Association, including the 2001 Convention in Norwich, and the dedication and opening of the new Memorial Library. 90 minutes - DVD J Dzenowagis – Military Videohistory Project 43. Pride of the Nation Remembering the story of the Kassel Mission for those who did not live to tell it. The worst Bomb Group loss in history – September 27, 1944 445 th BG (Tibenham) 88 minutes - DVD J Dzenowagis - Military Videohistory Project (As Video No. 176) 44. Memories of the 91st Bomb Group at Bassingbourn Veterans recall the missions they flew from their base at Bassingbourn, and pay tribute to the friends they lost. Contains archive footage. 70 minutes – DVD 45. Over Here, the Yanks are Coming: Student Documentaries about the Battle for Europe, 1941-1945 A series of short documentaries produced by students from the Abilene Christian University. Includes Glenn Miller, James Stewart and Clark Gable. 6 DVDs (2 copies) 46. Memphis Belle: The Remarkable Story of America’s Invincible B-17 Includes original rushes shot by William Wyler. 104 minutes - DVD 47. The Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum 40 minutes – DVD 48. Forrest S Clark: World War II, 8th Air Force, 44th BG (67 th Squadron) Stories, Photographs, Documents and Letters CD *Copy of this item in 2AD Archive at NRO 49. Bedford: The Town They Left Behind Explores the universal issues of war through the eyes of one small Town and the ‘boys’ of its 116 th National Guard unit; the first to land on D-Day 1944. 74 minutes – DVD 50. Widescreen Wings Across America 1985 The first long haul flight with David Patterson in “Sarah” Cessna C-337 Skymaster from San Francisco to New York and back including sighting a UFO DVD 51. 2nd Air Division USAAF Association 1992 Las Vegas Convention DVD 52. 2nd Air Division USAAF Association 1997 Irvine Convention DVD 53. 2nd Air Division USAAF Association 1998 Oakbrook Convention DVD 54. 2nd Air Division USAAF Association 2000 Tampa Convention DVD 55. 2nd Air Division USAAF Association 2002 Baltimore Convention DVD 56. The Memphis Belle: Story of a Flying Fortress Famous Hollywood documentary of 91 st Bomb Group B-17. Narrator tells the story of the 10 crewmen as examples average American boys doing a tough job. 40 minutes – DVD 57. Tail Gunner Sam Sam Mastrogiacomo of the 445 th Bomb Group The Gotha mission, Swedish internee (2 CDs) Compiled by Aaron Elson - CD 58. The Kassel Cassettes 35 bombers vs. 150 fighters in one of World War II’s most spectacular air battles. 445 th Bomb Group veterans Interviewed by Aaron Elson. (Part 1, 12 discs - Part 2, 8 discs – Part 3, 1 disc) CD sets (2 copies Parts 1 & 2) 59.