Movies and TvShows featuring "army-air-corps" theme.
Air Force is a 1943 film that tells the story of the US Air Force during World War II. The film showcases the bravery and sacrifice of the American airmen as they face the challenges of war. It follows a bomber crew as they navigate the treacherous skies, encounter enemy forces, and fight to protect their country. The film highlights the events leading up to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the subsequent involvement of the United States in the war. Air Force is a powerful portrayal of the determination and heroism of the men who served in the US Air Force.
In Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, a group of bomber pilots embark on a secret mission to attack Japan after the Pearl Harbor attack. They face numerous challenges and dangers as they fly over the ocean and carry out their mission.
A biographical drama about the court-martial of American Colonel Billy Mitchell, who fought against the Navy's efforts to discredit aviation as a military strategy.
A lonely German clerk captures two American flyers and keeps them as prisoners in his basement long after WWII has ended. Director Gottfried Reinhardt's 1965 comedy stars Alec Guinness, Robert Redford and Michael Connors.
A soldier survives a bombing in which his three fellow soldiers were killed. When he recovers he discovers he has amnesia, and since his companions' bodies were burned beyond recognition, the army doesn't know which one of the four he is. He goes AWOL and searches out the families of the three dead soldiers, hoping to find out his own identity.
In the midst of World War II, a group of Army nurses face the challenges and tragedies of war while providing care to wounded soldiers. The film explores themes of patriotism, friendship, and the emotional trauma experienced by those on the frontlines.
In Sky Trooper, Donald Duck serves as an army paratrooper in World War II. He goes through various misadventures, including a confrontation with Pegleg Pete, while carrying out his duties. The film features elements of comedy and animation.
Dishonorably discharged from the Army Air Corps, Brad Dunham (George Raft) disconsolately decides to try his luck with Shanghai's postwar black market. Teaming with the treacherous Tamara Baranoff (June Havoc), Dunham prospers in his newly-found illicit profession, much to the dismay of his best friend, reporter Mark Andrews (Tom Tully). When Tamara has the troublesome Andrews murdered, Dunham realizes the folly of his behavior and works overtime to squash the black market for good and all.
Director Leslie Goodwins' 1941 military drama, about various men who become buddies when they join the paratroopers, stars Robert Preston, Edmond O'Brien and Buddy Ebsen.
A pregnant American nurse living in London during WWI, believing her soldier-fiance has been killed in France, marries a wealthy aristocrat so her child will have a father.
During World War II, a comedic war short film follows the adventures of a group of soldiers who get involved in hilarious situations. Featuring an English bulldog, slapstick comedy, and archive footage, this film offers a lighthearted take on the war.
Jonathan Peckinpaw feels he's failed in his patriotic duty when he's rejected by the army, but he sees a chance to redeem himself by exposing a secret ring of Nazi spies.
A sculptor who doesn't want to have any part of World War I is shamed by his girlfriend into joining the army. He becomes a fighter pilot, and undergoes a complete personality change.
Mickey Lofton, young half-brother of famed war-aviator Jerry, fails in his attempt to enter the Canadian Air Corps, because of his fear of thunderstorms developed by an incident in his boyhood days. Jerry, now a Captain in the U.S. Department of Justice, is given an assignment to capture some border oil smugglers. Through his friendship with Raoul McGuire, one of the suspects, Jerry is accepted as a member of the gang. Mickey is in love with Raoul's sister, Molly. Gang leader Moran shoots and wounds Raoul, and is himself shot down by Jerry. Mickey flies Molly and her wounded brother to a hospital. Jerry takes off in another plane to guard Mickey's craft from a pursuing airplane, and crashes his plane into the gangster's plane but parachutes to safety.
Nurses parachuting.
Military training film on the characteristics, capabilities, weaknesses, and recognition of the World War II Japanese fighter aircraft known as the Zero.
A disgraced pilot determines to regain the respect of both his son, now a test pilot for the Army, and the men he once flew with.
During World War I, a young woman marries a famous flying ace. After the honeymoon, he is called back into service and leaves for the battlefield. Not long afterwards she discovers evidence that her new husband has been cheating on her.
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short looks at how a few specific inventions made a major contribution to the U.S. war effort.
This Traveltalk series short visits the United States Military Academy at West Point just before America's entry into World War II. It starts with a short history lesson on the area's strategic importance in the Revolutionary War. We then get a look at some of the historic buildings on the campus. New soon-to-be-cadet arrive by train on their first day. After a look at the troops in some of the training areas on the post, the film ends with cadet marching on the parade ground.