TBM Avenger 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 TBM
Just starting up the Wright R-2600 engine on the TBM Avenger is thrilling for any home theater pilot equipped with heavy duty amps and speakers! The raw power surrounds you as you lift off into the sky, with expert warbird pilot and unlimited air racer Steve Hinton. Check out the controls and handling of this massive and unique Navy torpedo bomber. Experience the sound and fury felt by pilots in battle over Midway, Guadalcanal, Leyte Gulf and the Philippine sea.

Part II: The Young Pilots
Shortly before Peal Harbor, Harry Badgerow was a senior at the University of Missouri. Like many young American males, he could only dream of the adventure and action in store for him. War planted this heroic Navy pilot aboard an aircraft carrier in the eye of the Pacific storm. Share the sheer terror, as Kamikazes blow up the deck where the young pilot must attempt to land his bomb-laden TBM!

Film Facts
Starring: Host/warbird pilot Steve Hinton
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).
• Original W.W.II Training Film (mono sound)
• Interview with fighter pilot Lt. Harry L. Badgerow.
• Photo Album contains full color air-to-air stills of the TBM Avenger
• 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 - Grumman TBM Avenger (authentic 1940s edition - pop the DVD into your PC and print it).