1945 Air Show ....... - The Firearms Forum

JohnHenry · 11-10-2012, 07:38 PM

1945 Air Show - Worth A Look (it is 10 minutes 37 seconds long and is grainy but great).

Fascinating footage of captured enemy aircraft from a 1945 Air Show in Freeman Field, Seymour, Indiana, USA.
Thanks to Sam Kaiser - An interesting display of captured weapons. Freeman Field was in Seymour, Indiana.

For those of us over 70, this is a great video. For those of you under 70, you may not appreciate fully this video or the background music. Remember, this is four months after Germany surrendered and just one month after Japan surrendered. There was a fabulous mood in America at that time and you just
The background music is the real deal; the actual music that was at the top of the Hit Parade in 1944-45. It took me right back to 1945 and the wonderful memories I had of that time. The background music is, I believe, Glenn Miller's band playing "In the Mood," "Tuxedo Junction," "String of Pearls" and the Tommy Dorsey orchestra with Frank Sinatra singing "I'll Be Seeing You," an absolutely perfect song for that time. In fact, it was popular for nearly the entire duration of WW-II. Listen carefully to the lyrics and put them in the context of America's boys going off to war and you will understand what I mean.

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mranum · 11-11-2012, 12:54 PM

Thanks for posting this!

wolfdog · 11-11-2012, 02:59 PM

Cool vid!

Fast Forward · 11-11-2012, 08:19 PM

Music wasn,t bad either

11-10-2012, 07:38 PM	#1
JohnHenry Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Livingston county, Michigan Posts: 1,215	1945 Air Show ....... 1945 Air Show - Worth A Look (it is 10 minutes 37 seconds long and is grainy but great). Fascinating footage of captured enemy aircraft from a 1945 Air Show in Freeman Field, Seymour, Indiana, USA. Thanks to Sam Kaiser - An interesting display of captured weapons. Freeman Field was in Seymour, Indiana. For those of us over 70, this is a great video. For those of you under 70, you may not appreciate fully this video or the background music. Remember, this is four months after Germany surrendered and just one month after Japan surrendered. There was a fabulous mood in America at that time and you just The background music is the real deal; the actual music that was at the top of the Hit Parade in 1944-45. It took me right back to 1945 and the wonderful memories I had of that time. The background music is, I believe, Glenn Miller's band playing "In the Mood," "Tuxedo Junction," "String of Pearls" and the Tommy Dorsey orchestra with Frank Sinatra singing "I'll Be Seeing You," an absolutely perfect song for that time. In fact, it was popular for nearly the entire duration of WW-II. Listen carefully to the lyrics and put them in the context of America's boys going off to war and you will understand what I mean. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=1723870789084 __________________ Freedom .... Is Never Free ! We need Term Limits .... Send the "Professional Politicians" home . -->

11-11-2012, 12:54 PM	#2
mranum V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Central WI Posts: 463	Re: 1945 Air Show ....... Thanks for posting this!

11-11-2012, 02:59 PM	#3
wolfdog V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 120	Re: 1945 Air Show ....... Cool vid!

11-11-2012, 08:19 PM	#4
Fast Forward Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Chaska Minn Posts: 529	Re: 1945 Air Show ....... Music wasn,t bad either