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THE F4F WILDCAT
TWO DVD SET
COLLECTOR'S EDITION |
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This
two-DVD set features a 43-minute original documentary detailing the
history of the F4F Wildcat, and features rare bonus material made from new
digital transfers of archival film. Never has such a comprehensive history
of Grumman's tough fighter been assembled. Running time approximately 3
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This disc set is
constructed from film and photographic materials from the National
Archives, the National Museum of Naval Aviation, the Naval Historical
Center, and the Marine Corps Historical Center (unless otherwise noted).
Special thanks to Colonel Denis "Deej" Kiely, USMC (ret), Commander Ken
Snyder, USN (ret), Aircraft Ordinance Chief Gene Stroh, and Hill Goodpseed
from the National Museum of Naval Aviation. Thanks to Commander Tom Cheek,
USN (ret) and AM Harold H. Kornmeyer for lending their voices to the
program. Thanks to the staff of the Moving Pictures and Photographic
divisions at the National Archives facility College Park, Maryland. Thanks
to Ms. Lena M. Kaljot at the Marine Corps Historical Center. Thanks to
artist Marc Stewart for the use of his artwork. Thanks to Andy and Barry
Lipnick, Chris Bucholz, and Kenneth Viall, Jr. for contributions. And
thanks to Brian Ludden for technical assistance and Bill Bosworth. |
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DISC ONE
Main Program - 43 minute original documentary detailing the life of
the Wildcat and the men who fought it.
Slideshow - Over 150 spectacular photographs of the Wildcat, acquired
in high resolution and kept digital to disc. |
DISC TWO
This disc contains archival footage of the F4F and FM-2 Wildcat as
well as related subjects.
F4F
- F4F-3s of VF-6 on the USS Enterpise CV-6 in early 1942.
- F4F-4s of VF-2 practice landing aboard the USS Enterprise CV-6 in
the Spring of 1942.
- VF-6 aboard USS Enterprise CV-6 in April of 1942. This is color
footage taken during support of the Doolittle Raid.
- Thach & O'hare: publicity footage of Lt. Edward "Butch" O'Hare and
LCDR John S. Thach and their F4F-3 Wildcats at Kaneohe Naval Air
Station, 10 April 1942.
- Brand new F4F-4s and pilots attached to LCDR "Jimmy" Thach and VF-3
at Kaneohe Naval Air Station 5 May 1942. (audio: CMDR Tom Cheek who
joined VF-3 before the Battle of Midway)
- F4F-4s of VF-6 aboard the USS Enterprise CV-6 prior to the Battle of
Midway.
- F4F-4s of VF-8 aboard the USS Hornet CV-8 prior to the Battle of
Midway. (color)
- Pilots of VF-3 and their F4F-4s aboard the USS Hornet CV-8 following
the Battle of Midway. (color)
- F4F-4s of VF-6 aboard the USS Saratoga CV-3 at the end of 1942.
- VF-11 "Sundowners" and their F4F-4s at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal,
23 May 1943. |
FM-2
- FM-2s practice landing on the USS Charger CVE-30 in Chesapeake Bay,
11 March 1944.
- VC-6 practice take-offs and landings aboard the USS Kitkun Bay
CVE-71 near San Diego, March 1944.
- FM-2s of VC-21 aboard the USS Marcus Island CVE-77, September 1944.
- USS Wake Island CVE 65 following a kamikaze attack, 3 April 1945.
Color (audio: Aircraft Metalsmith Harold H. Kornmeyer who served
onboard the Wake Island.)
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Pre-war
- Grumman XF2F-1 prototype during carrier trials aboard the USS
Saratoga CV-3, 1934.
- VF-6 landing (and crashing) Grumman F3F-2s aboard the USS Enterprise
CV-6, 1939. (Plus one USMC F3F-2).
- VF-6 F3Fs again, 1940.
- Color footage of F2A-3s landing on the USS Lexington CV-2 near
California, October 1941.
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Battles
- USS Lexington CV-2 under attack by Japanese land based G4M "Betty"
bombers, 20 February 1942.
- USS Yorktown CV-5 during the Battle of Midway, 4 June 1942.
- USS Enterprise CV-6 takes two bomb hits during the Battle of the
Eastern Solomons, 24 August 1942.
- USS Hornet CV-8 under attack during the Battle of Santa Cruz
Islands, 26 October 1942.
- John Ford's color film compiled of footage taken before, during, and
after the Battle of Midway. |
Walkaround
- Video footage (from many angles) of the National Museum of Naval
Aviation's F4F-3.
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Towing
- Footage of two F4F-4s being towed IN FLIGHT by an A-20. |
Thach Weave
- Computer generated 2D visual explanation of John Thach's "beam
defense" popularly known as the "Thach Weave".
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2-DVDs Running Time
approximately 3 hours |
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