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equipment and cameras and also received combat and weapons training. The cameramen were sent to every army air force base to document all aspects of the base's operations as well as aerial battle tactics and enemy airplane performance. Every cameraman was trained to load film into their camera under adverse conditions, and if need be, to develop it on location. Most of the aerial motion picture photography shot during World War II was filmed by Fort Roach alumni.
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orientation films, most of which are superior by every standard of motion picture art, training and effectiveness. Men of the First Motion
Picture Unit probably represent a higher civilian income bracket than would be found in any other military organization. They are proud of their work and have a right to be so. This can also be said of the Combat Camera Units.
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was an essential and integral component of films produced at Fort Roach. Animation provided 18th AAF Base Unit filmmakers with scenarios not possible with live action photography due to technical or secrecy constraints. In an introductory training film, pilots learn how to fly airplanes with the help
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is considered to be the "best educational film" produced during the war. It tells the story of two captured flyers in dramatic and suspenseful fashion. They are interrogated at a German chateau. The layout of the chateau, the interrogation strategy and the overall experience of the film was extremely
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After conducting extensive research on the topography of Japan, an 80-by-60-foot (24 m Ă— 18 m) scale model (1 foot: 1 mile) of target areas was fabricated complete with mountains, buildings, railroads and the rice paddies. It also depicted clouds and fog. The films were produced using
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created a demand for training and recruitment films which proved difficult for Warner Bros. to fulfill. Jack Warner began the process of developing the organizational structure for an independent motion picture unit. The dual mission of the unit was to produce training and morale films, and to train
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that make the theory simple and clear and yet keep us interested. And
Trigger Joe! He's great!" Joe became the central character in an entire series of films developed to further gunnery training. The animation department was staffed with a stellar assortment of animators, including department head
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The 18th AAF Base Unit was unique in comparison to other military units in the methods employed to obtain recruits. Many members were well into middle age and unsuitable for combat duty. Few of the men in the unit were ever sent to a war zone. Due to its special mission, the unit was able to bypass
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as a dashing pilot. Stewart's virile, masculine portrayal changed the public perception of military aviators. The film, which was completed in only two weeks, was a great success and according to
General Arnold was pivotal in recruiting 100,000 pilots. Warner Bros. would produce several films prior
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every landmark, check point, initial point and bomb release point ... every radar center, every
Japanese naval vessel in a harbor, every railroad, building and forest and rice paddies ... The objects had to appear not only as seen on a clear day by the naked eye, but also as viewed by a
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A primary function of the 18th AAF Base Unit was the training of combat cameramen. The units were based at nearby Page
Military Academy. There were approximately 16 combat units, each made up of seven officers and between 20 and 30 enlisted men. They were trained to use a variety of photographic
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in May 1945, General Arnold ordered Crump to document the extent of the damage caused by aerial bombardment. This project was code-named "Special Film
Project 186." Crump and his crew, using color film, surveyed bomb damage inflicted on the major European cities. In addition, Crump recorded the
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This investigating officer cannot conclude his discussion without saying something for those sincere and patriotic officers and men who have contributed so much to the excellent work of the First Motion
Picture Unit. The vast majority of its personnel have succeeded in producing training and
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The growing demand for training films overwhelmed Warner Bros. and the USAAF established an inhouse film production unit. The 18th AAF Base Unit released over 400 films between 1942 and 1945, many of which have been lost or destroyed. This list is representative of that output:
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The studio had everything the motion picture unit needed: six warehouse-size sound stages, prop rooms, editing bays, costume and makeup departments, even an outdoor set made to look like a city street ... The lot comprised 14 acres and dozens of buildings
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at Fort Roach was less formal than in most units. Saluting was optional, and unit members called each other by their first names. Hal Roach
Studios did not have barracks, so commuting from home was commonplace. Men from out of the area were
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Unlike regular personnel at the 18th AAF Base Unit, combat cameramen suffered a number of casualties. Alumni of the program were "highly praised and much decorated." Lt. James Bray, a cameraman trained at Fort Roach was assigned to the
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Crump and his crew shot hundreds of hours of film—most of which has never been seen. The Army Air Forces declined to fund the production and editing of the footage at an estimated cost of $ 1 million. The documentary
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reserve, was a captain in the unit. He was the personnel officer and was responsible for maintaining personnel files and orienting new recruits to the operational aspects of Fort Roach. Later he was appointed
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We had everything calculated perfectly except the speed with which the Allies were able to train their people for war. Our major miscalculation was in underestimating their quick and complete mastery of film
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Every time you flip on the
History Channel or the Discovery Channel, and you see World War II from an American perspective, you're watching the work of one of these gentlemen. That's their legacy.
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Picture Unit became an active unit of the USAAF. Key personnel that formed the initial roster included Lt. Col. Warner as commanding officer, Capt. Crump, Capt.
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in Hollywood. Vitagraph, however, had not been maintained and proved to be inadequate for movie production on a scale required by the unit. By sheer happenstance Crump came upon the
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believed that the formation of an independent film entity would help lead to the air service gaining its independence. At a meeting in March 1942, General Arnold commissioned
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was not as rigorous as that experienced by most servicemen. According to former unit member Howard Landres, Basic Training was mandatory, "but it wasn’t the basic-basic."
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The unit's efforts did not go unnoticed by the American military. The Inspector General's office of the Department of Intelligence in an investigative report wrote:
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Cunningham, Douglas (Spring 2005). "Imaging/Imagining Air Force Identity: 'Hap' Arnold, Warner Bros., and the Formation of the USAAF First Motion Picture Unit".
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a specially mounted overhead camera. The camera was motorized and could be moved to simulate an airplane's flight over the model. According to the
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reported that the air superiority enjoyed by the USAAF in Europe was partly due to the training films delivered by the unit. Field Marshal
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Although most 18th AAF Base Unit personnel were never assigned to combat duty, they made a significant contribution to the war effort.
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combat cameramen. The ranks were to be filled with film industry professionals, the first time in history such a unit would be raised.
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and Cpl. Oren W. Haglund. At first the unit operated out of offices at Warner Bros. in Burbank, California, and then moved to
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recollected, "Even though it was a summer day, Reagan came out shivering—we all did. We’d never seen anything like that."
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is also the eponymous title of a 1943 self-produced documentary about the unit narrated by radio and television announcer
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This is a list of selected USAAF films produced by Warner Bros. prior to the formation of the First Motion Picture Unit:
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points out that the effort was "the biggest color film project of World War II—and the biggest unseen film of all time."
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In 1944 the United States readied its forces in the Pacific Theatre for the final assault on the Japanese mainland. The
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to create the unit. Warner was made lieutenant colonel and Crump a captain but Wallis, who was then in production with
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which act on airframes. Another character, Mr. Chameleon was created to teach the fine points of
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to the activation of the First Motion Picture Unit, most notably
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when the gunner was wounded. For his heroism he was awarded the
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2687:"Military Intelligence and You: An Interview with Dale Kutzera"
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The Making of Casablanca: Bogart, Bergman, and World War II
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Basic Electricity As Applied to Electronic Control Systems
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was lauded by the military and according to documentarian
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Film production unit of the United States Army Air Forces
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The First Motion Picture Unit of the U.S. Army Air Forces
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Set in "Pilot's Heaven", the feature-length film stars
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the normal recruiting channels and was empowered to
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2174:. Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention. Archived from
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2409:"During WWII, Star Soldiers Did Celluloid Service"
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1809:B-29 Flight Procedure and Combat Crew Functioning
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2303:Hollywood be thy name: the Warner Brothers story
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150:"Celluloid Commandos" or "Hollywood Commandos"
2306:. University Press of Kentucky. p. 248.
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2498:"Winning the war, one frame at a time"
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884:Ronald Reagan looking for bogeys in
2591:. Motion Video Inc. Archived from
2463:William R. McGee (February 1944).
1493:Lightning: The Lockheed P-38 Story
920:Yehudi the Chameleon, the star of
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986:Selected Warner Bros. filmography
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2345:Richard O'Connor (April 1945).
1407:Flying the P-61 Series Airplane
282:—all of which were released in
2615:"The USAAF's Famed Fort Roach"
2439:"Silver Screen's Role in WWII"
2270:Mark Betancourt (March 2012).
2146:"Oral History with Owen Crump"
1032:Best Documentary Academy Award
906:Officer Candidate School in FL
675:bombing campaign against Japan
554:18th AAF Base Unit camera crew
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1596:Resisting Enemy Interrogation
1439:The First Motion Picture Unit
624:was an immediate hit amongst
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386:and Owen Crump, and featured
267:Resisting Enemy Interrogation
2529:"Report to the Stockholders"
2465:"Cinematography Goes to War"
1828:How to Fly the B-26 Airplane
583:Land and Live in the Jungle.
576:Land and Live in the Desert,
1844:Land and Live in the Desert
1577:Land and Live in the Jungle
799:Air & Space/Smithsonian
510:, who transferred from the
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2848:State-owned film companies
2437:Susan King (18 May 1997).
2000:Special Film Project 152X
1866:Land and Live in the Ocean
1228:Ditching: Before and After
786:Distinguished Flying Cross
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498:, and directors including
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2389:. Gregory Orr Productions
2272:"World War II: The Movie"
904:(1943) was filmed at the
754:Combat cameraman training
673:materials to support the
637:, one of the creators of
318:First Motion Picture Unit
286:. Veteran actors such as
246:First Motion Picture Unit
224:18th AAF Base Unit emblem
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35:First Motion Picture Unit
2823:Lists of films by studio
2685:Doug Cunningham (2008).
2226:Harmetz, Aljean (2002).
806:, commander in chief of
723:Nazi Germany surrendered
310:, and directors such as
2058:Army Air Forces Pacific
1650:Survival of the Fittest
1085:Beyond the Line of Duty
400:Beyond the Line of Duty
141:Culver City, California
1759:National Film Registry
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159:We kill 'em with fil’m
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2387:"Hollywood Commandos"
2172:"Movie Room Schedule"
2010:The Fight for the Sky
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1423:Reconnaissance Pilot
1331:Reconnaissance Pilot
1276:Cadet Classification
1244:Aircraft Wood Repair
867:Burgess Meredith is
250:U.S. Army Air Forces
87:U.S. Army Air Forces
2792:Greater Los Angeles
2595:on 14 December 2012
2569:. 20 September 1945
2536:Hollywood Quarterly
1757:Copy placed in the
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2508:on 12 October 2013
2178:on 28 January 2013
2124:"Hollywood's Army"
2122:George J. Siegel.
1968:Wings for This Man
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1011:Winning Your Wings
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474:Life at Fort Roach
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419:Winning Your Wings
380:Winning Your Wings
373:Winning Your Wings
336:was a part of the
242:18th AAF Base Unit
2692:Cineaste Magazine
2502:Los Angeles Times
2443:Los Angeles Times
2313:978-0-8131-0958-9
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1074:Under Those Wings
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1771:Target for Today
1516:Air Defense Team
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1548:Animated
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