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Bombardier

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Producing House

A documentary/drama about the training of bombardiers during WWII. Major Chick Davis proves to the U.S. Army the superiority of high altitude precision bombing, and establishes a school for bombardiers. Training is followed in semi-documentary style, with personal dramas in subplots. The climax is a spectacular sequence.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1943-05-14

Runtime: 99 mins

Director: Richard Wallace

Writer: John Twist, Lambert Hillyer

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama, War

Original title: Bombardier

Production Companies: RKO Radio Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

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