Sunday 2 October 2011

Freeman field air show footage September 1945


A selection of still images from a superb video compilation of two films shot during the September 1945 airshow at Freeman Field. The aircraft seen both in the air and on the ground are nothing short of spectacular. Many of the remaining captured aircraft have yet to arrive. The original Freeman Army Airfield Museum video has been posted on Facebook here

The footage opens with a sequence of the Junkers Ju 290 landing and taxiing in. The story of this machine's transfer to the US and subsequent 'display' career is covered on this blog at the following link

http://falkeeins.blogspot.com/2011/02/how-celebrated-junkers-ju-290-alles.html











Film footage of a captured enemy aircraft display held in Moscow is posted on this blog at the following link