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Most films will be available by DVD at our Customflix store by April 2006. The Pay Pal option is preferred for wholesale orders. VHS is no longer available for most titles. Buzz Creek has replaced Grade-A as our main site.
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The Biggest Little Air Show in America 1995-1999 (Historical Value)
The Sussex Airshow in the
foothills of New Jersey. Some of America's top performers bring excitement to
the air in these 1995-1999 presentations of the Sussex Air Show. These videos
are loaded with hours of awe inspiring maneuvers. The full shows compressed
into a very full vhs tape of masterful flight demonstrations. You will see aerobatics
in supercharged lasers, wing walking that defies gravity and the most hilarious
clowning of the "flying farmer" who manages the most perfect display of flight
mismanagement ever seen. World War II Warbirds bring thunder to the air strip.
This is the most loved show of many performing pilots because of the homey atmosphere
and the close contact with the crowd. If you can't be there, this is the video
to enjoy it with. If you were there, these are the videos to remember it
with.
The Warbirds on ParadeOne of the most spectacular events of the Sussex Air Show is the Warbird Parade. After the traditional air show acts finish, the old military air ships strut their stuff. In a spectacular display of history, these machines rumble through the air while our announcer tells the story of their career. The Warbird Parade Video show the highlights of all the planes in the parade as well as interview with the pilots and coverage of seclected air show acts. 45 MINUTES OF AVIATION HISTORY .... $34.95
(Heavy Cruiser and Flagship of the Asiatic Fleet) Two Volumes DEATH BECOMES THE GHOST : THE GLORY and THE SHAME For three months into the Pacific War, the American Asiatic Fleet fought with Allied Navies to hold the Japanese expansion to the South. In the climactic Battle of The Java Sea, the Allies ( Dutch, British, Australian and American) sacrificed their remaining battle fleets in desperation. HMAS Perth and USS Houston survived this battle only to be lost in a suicidal attack on a fresh Japanese Fleet in Sunda Strait two days later. It was a glorious but horrific death for two great ships and the end of the US Asiatic Fleet. The carnage of battle ended and the carnage of inhuman slavery and deprivation began for those who were fortunate enough to survive and become guests of the Japanese Army. In one of the most shameful episodes of the World War, the survivors of the Houston, the Perth and other Allied commands that fell into the hands of the Japanese, became slave labor. The deprivation, beatings, murder, disease and exhaustive slavery took a huge toll. It is a SHAMEFUL episode that must be told. In their own words, the survivors of the USS Houston offer a heart rending tale of battle at sea and of their harrowing existence for nearly four years as POWs in Southeast Asia. This is one of the most incredible stories to come from WWII. Remember "The Bridge over The River Kwai"? These men were there, building the “Railway of Death”. The video combines footage of the modern Navy and photos of the period, with current interviews from the survivors. This is a story exemplifies the pinnacle of sacrifice. The producers went to sea to interview some of the survivors aboard the USS Rentz (FFG-48). The USS Rentz (as described by some of the young sailors aboard her) was named after "some dead guy". The ship carries the name of Captain Rentz, ( the Houston’s chaplain), who gave up his life jacket to save a young sailor after their ship plunged to the bottom weighted by tons of Japanese shells. A recent Dutch movie, "De Slagge In De Javazee" (English subtitles) will make excellent additional resource material. This film concentrates on the Battle of The Java Sea. Sailors from the Dutch, British, Australian, American AND the Japanese Fleet are interviewed. This film is also available from Grade-A. Excellent resource books on the subject, some of which may only be available at your library are: "The Ghost That Died at Sunda Straits", "Prisoners of the Japanese", “The Bamboo Express” and “The Last Battle Station. Less than three months after Pearl Harbor, an entire Allied fleet was completely destroyed in the Java Sea. There were no battleships available to the Allies. The American Carrier forces were not in place. It was a suicide mission. The USS Houston was the last to go down, following soon after HMAS Perth. These are MUST SEE videos (and MUST READ BOOKS!) for students of naval history. TWO PART VOLUME $24.95 TWO PARTS (THE GLORY) (THE SHAME) Dutch Documentary Film “De Slagge in De Javazee” $24.95 Grade-A Productions
TIN CAN SAILORS
The
Life Of Destroyer Sailors!
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