BERKELEY: For Veterans' Day weekend, Pacific Film Archives has unearthed a cache of little-seen films produced during World War II. 'Keep ’em Flying!': Films of the U.S. Army Air Forces First Motion Picture Unit (November 9- 11) showcases instructional and documentary films made by top Hollywood talent under the watchful eye of "Lieutenant Colonel" Jack Warner. The program includes William Wyler's The Memphis Belle: Story of a Flying Fortress; Robert Florey's profile of Colonel Robert Scott, God Is My Co-Pilot; as well as shorts, cartoons, and a panel discussion about "issues of masculinity and identity in the films of the FMPU."
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