This is a terrific compilation of radar films from the 1940s and 1950s. Sentinel in the Sky offers amazing classic animation and education while Target Invisible is a must-have for any WWII, B-29 or aviation collector.
Included Films:
RADAR CONTACT
RADAR CONTACT
Produced: 1970s
Length: 28 Minutes
A Cessna facing hazy ground conditions calls in to the airport for radar assistance in, “Radar Contact,” as a beginning to an explanation of how radar helps airplanes and pilots stay safe.
Sentinel in the Sky
Sentinel in the Sky
Produced: 1955
Length: 15 Minutes
Sentinel in the Sky is the story of how radar was developed and eventually added to commercial passenger planes. An enjoyable fully animated film, complete with kooky 1950s characters, ingenuity and progress is stressed as a human virtue. It gives a brief history of devices that have allowed greater vision, such as the gyro compass, the horizon indicator – a rudimentary history of navigation technology. Fleshing out the technological details, the film examines how radar works. On commercial planes, radar is useful for navigation, storm detection, spotting changes in terrain, and alerting the pilot to nearby craft. Sentinel in the Sky is a nifty way to enjoy aviation and technological history.
Target Invisible
Target Invisible
Produced: 1945
Length: 8 Minutes
Target Invisible dramatizes a bombing mission over Japan to illustrate how radar helped the United States defeat the Japanese in World War II. Using a deftly assembled mixture of actual WWII footage and produced drama, the film details radar in action. It shows the radar operator on a B-29 bomber (the most famous WWII plane) using his equipment to navigate, spot enemy planes, and zero in on the ground targets of the planes bombs. Target Invisible is an eye opening look at WWII Air Force operations and the technology they employed.
