The Fighting Lady: World War 2 Aircraft Carrier Action (Restored color 1944)

This is a color restoration of this classic film you wont see anywhere else! Academy Award Winner “The Fighting Lady“ follows the fictional career of an Essex Class aircraft carrier from the Marcus Islands campaign, through Tinian, Truk, the “Mariana’s Turkey Shoot“ and much is my favorite World War 2 carrier flick. I did scene-by-scene digital color restoration. Don’t let the term “fictionalized“ miss lead you. All of the footage shown in this fascinating composite documentary is real -- shot by combat cameramen on board ship and in the air, showing actual Navy and Marine pilots and crewmen up close and personal. (“The Fighting Lady was actually the nickname given to the Yorktowns, CV-5 & CV-10.) You’ll see dramatic action showing Hellcats, Hell Divers, Corsairs on deck and in the air, including exciting dive bombing, anti-aircraft, and gun camera footage and some amazing walkaway crash landings. And there’s a fascinating tour below decks t