The United States Army Air Force Band and Chorus perform on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.The United States Army Air Force Band and Chorus perform on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.The United States Army Air Force Band and Chorus perform on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Photos
Alf Heiberg
- Self
- (as Lieutenant Alf. Heiberg)
- …
Henry H. Arnold
- Self
- (as Lt. General H.H. Arnold)
Storyline
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- Quotes
United States Army Air Force Chorus: [singing] Off we go into the wild blue yonder / Climbing high into the sun / Here they come zooming to meet our thunder / At 'em boys, giv'er the gun / Down we dive spouting our flames from under / Off with one hell-uv-a roar / We live in fame or go down in flame / Nothing can stop the Army Air Corps.
- ConnectionsEdited into The United States Service Bands (1943)
- SoundtracksThe Army Air Corps Song
(uncredited)
aka "Off We Go Into the Wild Blue Yonder"
Written by Robert Crawford
Performed by The United States Army Air Force Band during the opening credits
Also performed by The United States Army Air Force Band and chorus
Featured review
Nice Short
United States Army Air Force Band, The (1942)
*** (out of 4)
Pretty much as the title says, the U.S. Army Air Force band plays several songs while we get to see some footage, which includes landsmarks in Washington D.C., as well as paratroopers doing their job and various other sequence dealing with what these men do as part of their training. I've seen a couple of these films but anyone familiar with Turner Classic Movies will know that countless WW2 films were being produced during this time and we also get countless shorts dealing with various subjects. I always found these musical shorts to be quite interesting because we got to see something other than fighting. Seeing the troops taking a break from the action was a nice thing to take it and you can't help but think some of the folks we see here ended up dying months later. "The Army Air Corps Song", "Polly Wolly Doodle" and "I Am an American" are the songs performed and they are done very well.
*** (out of 4)
Pretty much as the title says, the U.S. Army Air Force band plays several songs while we get to see some footage, which includes landsmarks in Washington D.C., as well as paratroopers doing their job and various other sequence dealing with what these men do as part of their training. I've seen a couple of these films but anyone familiar with Turner Classic Movies will know that countless WW2 films were being produced during this time and we also get countless shorts dealing with various subjects. I always found these musical shorts to be quite interesting because we got to see something other than fighting. Seeing the troops taking a break from the action was a nice thing to take it and you can't help but think some of the folks we see here ended up dying months later. "The Army Air Corps Song", "Polly Wolly Doodle" and "I Am an American" are the songs performed and they are done very well.
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- Michael_Elliott
- Jul 2, 2009
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Filming locations
- Senate Fountain, 200 New Jersey Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia, USA(scenes of band around fountain - Senate parking garage is underneath this structure)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime11 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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