Underplayed Gems

Recognition of the Japanese Zero Fighter (1943)

Recognition of the Japanese Zero Fighter poster
Directed by
Bernard Vorhaus
Genre
propaganda film
Country
United States
Runtime
19 min
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This US Army Air Forces short trains pilots to identify Japanese Zero fighter planes from a distance to prevent shooting at their own aircraft. It shows key visual details of the enemy plane through filmed examples and narration.

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What happens

Recognition of the Japanese Zero Fighter (also known as Jap Zero) is a 1943 educational dramatic short produced by the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. The film's purpose was to instruct pilots in the Pacific theater about recognizing hostile planes at long distances and avoid "friendly fire" incidents. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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