Pistol Packin' Mama: The Missions Of A B-17 Trailer

Pistol Packin' Mama: The Missions of a B-17 describes, using archival film footage and photographs and the personal stories of five crew members, what it was like to fly the B-17 "Betty Boop Pistol Packin' Mama" in the grim early days of daylight bombing. Members of the 390th Bomb Group, they led their squadron, their group, and sometimes the entire 8th Airforce into action over Germany without fighter protection. The life of a bomber crewman is described here as never before . . . the strain and cold, the sense of death and loss, the fear, and the bonds of camaraderie. Enhanced by stunning combat footage and photos, this is how it was battling fighters and flak 25,000 feet over Hitler's Third Reich.
On September 20th, 2023 the long-awaited, much-anticipated series Masters of the Air premiered on AppleTV+. This series, over ten years in production with a budget in excess of $300 million dollars and produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, the team that brought us The Band of Brothers and The Pacific, focuses on the lives and achievements of the B-17 pilots and crews who flew missions over Germany from their bases in England.
Pistol Packin' Mama, as well as the other three documentaries from the American Heroes series are perfect for those who want to learn more about the real-life experiences of combatants from a documentary perspective. You can stream all four of these documentaries for free on Tubi!
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