Bombardier

Bombardier

See the bombing of Tokyo before your very eyes

NR 1943 · 99 min · ★ 5.7 · Drama, War

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.

Directed by Richard Wallace · Written by Lambert Hillyer

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