P-38 Lightning DVD

A unique modern day look at a historic aircraft.

The first and only series that puts you into the pilot's seat of a World War II fighter to experience the thrill of aerial combat. Every sound effect - from the click of a battery switch to the rumble and cough of an engine starting up - has been recorded digitally. The magic of Dolby Digital surround sound will test the limit of your speaker system as you lift off an aircraft carrier for a mission unmatched in home entertainment.

Part I: Flying the P38
Pilots proclaimed it the hottest fighter of World War II. Now you can decide. The famous Lightning claimed its name by birthright: it was the first fighter to amazingly top 400 miles per hour! Warbird pilot Jeff Ethell takes you along on a mission in this incredible turbocharged, twin-engined interceptor - an aerial adventure, complete with the thrill of digital Dolby Surround sound.

Part II: The Young Pilots
Why did teenage kids sign up to face the terror of aerial combat? Was it the chance to fly the fastest fighter planes? Experience the thrill of horsepower and firepower? Wounded in a crash landing, pilot Richard Brown wanted so badly to continue to fly, he kept his leg injury a secret. Young pilot Art Thorsen had a chilling premonition that became real terror in thick fog above Berlin. Both amazing true stories reveal the personal lives of The Young Pilots.

Film Facts
Starring: Host/warbird pilot Jeffrey L. Ethell
Director: David E. Jackson
Length: Part 1 and 2 = 48 min.
Genre: Documentary/Docudrama
Languages: English

Hybrid DVD - 5

Original Aspect Ratio: Full screen
DVD Aspect Ratio: Full screen
Screen formats: Special Multiple camera Angle section contains shots over-the-nose; air to air, and pilot CU; selected by viewer "Angle" button on remote control.
Additional video = approx. 40 min.
Total Length: 88 min.

BONUS Features!

• Multiple Camera Angles in flight (use that Angle button on your remote).
• Interview with Lt. Col. Richard F. Brown.
• Original W.W.II Training Film (mono sound)
• Photo Album contains full color air-to-air stills of the P-38 Lightning
• W.W.II Pilot's "Family Album" contains stills of young fighter pilots during their service years
• Interactive Full Motion Menus
• Complete W.W.II Pilot's Operating Handbook - Lockheed P-38 Lightning (authentic 1940s edition) - pop the DVD into your PC and print it).