The Crash Captured

ID: 5580 ~ Source: Courtesy of the Spokane Chronicle ~ Creator: Courtesy of the Spokane Chronicle ~ Date: July 24, 1944
This file appears in: World War II Airshow Catastrophe

Photographers caught the crash on camera, as did a film crew for Paramount Pictures. Paramount converted the footage into stock footage for use in films. The stock footage can still be found online at critical past and the British Pathe.

This file appears in: World War II Airshow Catastrophe

By Devrick Barnett
During World War Two war shows, like airshows today, were a popular way the military drummed up a patriotic spirit in local communities. The shows demonstrated military equipment to awe viewers and show just what all of the homefront efforts had…