RECOGNITION OF THE JAPANESE ZERO FIGHTER - Ronald Reagan , WWII 81650

Recognition of the Japanese Zero Fighter was a 1943 educational dramatic short produced by the United States Air Force during World War II. Its purpose was to instruct pilots in the Pacific theater about recognizing hostile planes at long distances and avoid friendly fire incidents. Most of the film is taken up with a short play in which a young pilot, portrayed by Ronald Reagan, is ordered on reconnaissance missions of the Pacific and encounters another plane which he can't tell is friendly or not. This plot is interspersed with animated segments illustrating the physical characteristics of the Japanese Zero and how it can be distinguished from an American plane.
This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD. For more information visit www.PeriscopeFi...

[@mrkilroy100]

Gotta love your vids. Thanks a bunch. So far have seen two former presidents, Reagan in this and Eisenhower and maybe Bush 1 getting plucked from the pacific by a sub. I like "the rear gunner" with Burgess Meredith aka the penguin and Rocky's trainer etc...Gotta give these old boys a hand. They sure had it rough and didn't pull any punches in those days.

[@HENSLEYMB]

Koga’s Zero

[@joncox2572]

Holy smokes Ronald Reagan almost shot me down!