https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/95cf8f5a-f4a6-4ef9-9497-b9ac5b8ac10c Love our channel? Help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference. This black & white short film was made to instruct pilots in the Pacific during World War II about recognizing hostile planes at long distances and to avoid friendly fire incidents. This is probably one of the most famous WWII era training films, in that it features future President of the United States, then-actor Ronald Reagan, as a pilot. Made in 1943 by the U.S. Army Air Forces, a division of the War Department. Opening titles: Recognition of the Japanese Zero Fighter (:21). A Japanese Zero flies in the sky (:40). A close look at a Japanese Zero (1:29). A breakdown of how the Japanese Zero looks (1:45). Underneath a Japanese Zero (2:14). Rounded wings of the Japanese Zero (2:25). Tail of the Japanese Zero (2:35). An American P-40 Warhawk comes quickly toward the viewer (2:57). A P-40 and a Japanese Zero as seen from the front (3:05). A P-40 and a Japanese Zero as seen from underneath (3:38). Engine of the A P-40 and a Japanese Zero (4:09). A P-40 and a Japanese Zero as seen from the side (4:28). P-40 and Japanese Zero tails (4:47). A P-40 flies in the far east (5:04). Ronald Reagan as a Lieutenant (5:20). Reagan is a pilot who flew a P-40, he speaks with his superior about being able to recognize the difference between a P-40 and a Japanese Zero (5:37). The Major has Reagan’s pilot look at a poster of planes and indentify (7:14). The Lieutenant points at planes on the map (8:52). The Lieutenant and Major discuss (9:45). Outlying islands on a map (10:26). Lieutenant in his P-40 flying (10:32). The Lieutenant sees a plane and must figure out what it is (10:50). The P-40 flies and tries to figure out what it is, he fires at the plane (11:40). The Lieutenant realizes he made a mistake, it wasn’t a Zero, it was a P-40 (12:10). The Lieutenant feels bad about firing on his own men (12:31). The pilot of the P-40 speaks to the Major about the problem; the Lieutenant shows up and admits to the error (12:57). Film of the incident is reviewed on a screen (14:06). The other pilot realizes that there was a Zero up there with them (14:44). The Lieutenant is in his cockpit and he sees a Japanese Zero (15:22). The Lieutenant does checks to make sure the plane was a Zero (15:49). The Lieutenant takes his P-40 and starts to fire on the Zero (16:14). A dogfight in the sky ensues (16:38). The Lieutenant takes aim at the Zero and fires (17:20). Zero crashes on the ground below (17:30). The Major stresses how identification is crucial (18:00). A Japanese Zero flies in the sky (18:32). A Japanese Zero is circled in the sky (19:15). End credits (19:20). Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. We collect, scan and preserve 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have films you'd like to have scanned or donate to Periscope Film, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the link below. 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, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AxtvNNz8Is Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:28:47 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/41a6fee9-7f57-42d0-a5fc-5db4f1af2e31.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/95cf8f5a-f4a6-4ef9-9497-b9ac5b8ac10c All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.