Bomber (1941)

Original title

Bomber: A Defense Report on Film

Directed by

Carl Sandburg

Genre

documentary film, propaganda film

Country

United States

Runtime

10 min

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This short documentary shows how the Martin B-26 Marauder bomber was built in a American factory. It explains the plane's features and the production process. The film was made to inform and reassure the public about the war effort.

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What happens

Bomber: A Defense Report on Film is a 1941 American short documentary film produced by the United States Office for Emergency Management, and was edited from the 19-minute Building a Bomber: A Defense Report on Film (1941). The film commentary was written by Carl Sandburg. The main subject of Bomber: A Defense Report on Film was the Martin B-26 Marauder, a twin-engine medium bomber in production from 1941 to 1945. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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