Masters Of The Air - Ramrod To Emden
Ramrod to Emden was a a documentary made in 1943 using the 56th Fighter Group under the leadership of Hub Zemke.
Showing a Ramrod Mission (Ramrod being the code name for a bomber escort mission) it shows every aspect of a mission conducted by the 8th USAAF at that stage of the war.
The 56th FG was one of the most storied Air Corps units of World War II. Comprising of 3 fighter squadrons, the 61st, 62nd and 63rd FS, it was the Fighter Group that developed such well known aces like David Schilling, Frances "Gabby" Gabreski, Robert S. Johnson, Fred Christensen , Walker Mahurin, and CO Hubert "Hub" Zemke.
The 56th Fighter Group were also the only 8th USAAF Fighter Group to fly P-47 Thunderbolts for the duration of World War 2, long after the other groups had converted to the P-51 Mustang!
Based on Donald L. Miller’s book of the same name, and scripted by John Orloff, “Masters of the Air” follows the men of the 100th Bomb Group (the “Bloody Hundredth”) as they conduct perilous bombing raids over Germany and grapple with the frigid conditions, lack of oxygen, and sheer terror of combat conducted at 25,000 feet in the air. Portraying the psychological and emotional price paid by these young men as they helped destroy the horror of the Third Reich, is at the heart of “Masters of the Air.” Some were shot down and captured; some were wounded or killed. And some were lucky enough to make it home. Regardless of individual fate, a toll was exacted on them all.
The series features a stellar cast led by Academy Award nominee Austin Butler, Callum Turner, Anthony Boyle and Nate Mann, who are joined by Raff Law, Academy Award nominee Barry Keoghan, Josiah Cross, Branden Cook and Ncuti Gatwa.
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