War Factories | Episode 5: US Aviation

War Factories - The Secret History of WW II: Episode 5 - US Aviation | History Documentary America is completely underprepared for aircraft warfare when war breaks out. The Luftwaffe has almost a decade on them in preparation time. America does not even have a separate air force before the war....

43 min - War & Military - Free Documentary - History

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