Introduction

A 1956 documentary, presented by Walter Cronkite, charting the rise and changing role of aviation in the military.

Outline Series 01, Episode 08

Lieutenant General James Doolittle relates the story of the Depression, the rise of Hitler and Mussolini, the development of the Army Air Corps and the B-17 bomber, and the final abandonment of isolationism as foreign policy, one made impossible by the era of flight.

Air Power Series

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Production & Filming Details

• Producer: Perry Wolff and Jim Faichney.
• Narrator: Walter Cronkite.
• Music: Nomran Dello Joio.
• Production: CBS Public Affairs Department Production
• in conjunction with the US Air Force.
• Release Date: 30 December 1956.
• Running Time: 50 minutes.
• Country: UK.
• Language: English.

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