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TANKFEST
Tankfest is the world's biggest display of armour
in action and this is The Tank Museum's official DVD
of the event. Uniquely, this documentary takes you behind
the scenes to meet drivers and crew as they prepare
for the show and talk about the challenges of driving
these historic machines. Special features include new
footage of the only Tiger 1 still running in the world;
the Panzer III; the pre-war Vickers Medium and the Swedish
Stridsvagn M40. All the main tanks used by the British
Armed Forces in World War 2 are featured - Matilda,
Churchill, Valentine, Crusader, Sherman, Comet - along
with scout cars and armoured cars. Post-war tanks like
Centurion and Chieftain also feature, along with an
impressive display by the Modern Army with Challenger
2 and Warrior - and many more.
Main feature: 55mins. Widescreen.
Available in PAL and NTSC.
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SAVING THE TIGER:
"The Story of Tiger 131"
The story of the restoration of the only operational
Tiger tank anywhere in the world. This DVD tracks the
final months of the project as engineers race against
time to restore the tank's 60-year-old Maybach engine
to running order for Bovington Museum's Tankfest show.
The DVD also contains fascinating historical insight
into the development of the Tiger and its impact on
the battlefield. Also unique WW2 footage of Tigers in
action plus interviews with veterans who fought against
them.
Main feature: 47mins. Extras: 21mins.
Available in PAL only. For NTSC please email info@wideangle.co.uk
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THE WIDOWMAKERS
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Throughout aviation history
there have been planes that killed more of the pilots who flew them than were ever
shot down by the enemy. These were the 'Widowmakers',
loathed and feared by the unfortunate pilots who had to
fly them.
Yet these were not experimental aircraft or prototypes,
but planes that had been commissioned by governments and
the military, designed and built to the most exacting
specifications, been subjected to rigorous test flights
- and finally passed for operational service.
Sometimes they were essentially good planes that
were either too challenging - or too complex - for ordinary
pilots to master. But sometimes they were simply downright
bad planes, with inherent faults that could reveal themselves
without warning. And quite often, these faults were known
to the politicians and senior officers who passed them
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Michael Wittmann was Germany's top-scoring tank ace in
World War Two, decorated many times over for his outstanding
tactical sense and courage in battle. He was finally killed
during the battle for Normandy, in circumstances that
have remained controversial. In his final action, he led
an attack of five Tiger Tanks against overwhelming Allied
forces during which three of the Tigers, including his
own, were knocked out. The man most credited with the
this exploit was Trooper Jo Ekins, of the Northamptonshire
Yeomanry in a Sherman Firefly. But there are counter-claims
from Canadian and Polish forces in the area. This documentary
examines the battlefield in detail, comparing the claims
and counter-claims, and covers the history of a remarkable
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'WHO KILLED
MICHAEL WITTMANN?'
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