WW2 Air Combat & Strafing | 4k, 60fps, Colorized, Sound Design, AI Enhanced

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Restored footage from various WW2 air combat and strafing archives.

Scene 1: LT John A Kirla flying a P-51 Mustang gets on the tail of a Bf 109 and fires on it, chasing the aircraft to low altitude and shooting it down.
More information on John A Kirla:
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/48124
http://veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=1702

Scene 2: LT Duerr H Schuh flying a P-51 Mustang fires at a Bf 109 when a bullet hits the drop tank and ignites.
LT Schuh wrote about the encounter: "I was flying Blue 2 at 27,000 ft. when shortly before rendezvous with bombers I observed two ME-109s at approximately 35,00 feet. One of them peeled off and came diving at our flight, passing below and to the left. (a lousy Bounce). Blue Leader and I followed. Blue Leader overshot. I got on the tail of the ME-109 and fired a burst at about 200 yards. I observed strikes on the left wing root and engine. He had a belly tank and it blew up and caught fire. The pilot jettisoned his canopy and bailed out."
More information on Duerr H Schuh:
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/390219
http://veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=756

Scene 3: LT Robert E Winters flying a P-47 Thunderbolt chases and shoots down a Focke-Wulf 190 causing the aircraft to crash and create a firey explosion.
More information on Robert E Winters:
http://www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/robertwinters.htm
https://northdallasfuneralhome.com/obituary/17130-2/

Scene 4: CAPT Dick F Tucker and wingman LT Leon Oliver strafe a German plane in their P-51d Mustangs. CAPT Tucker lands a good spray on the front of the train causing steam to burst out. LT Oliver follows with a strafe to the midsection of the train when a bullet ignites an explosive substance in the train carriage causing a large explosion, LT Oliver then flys through the debris.
More information on Dick F Tucker:
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/richard-tucker-obituary?id=19888190

Scene 5: CAPT William W May flying a P-47 Thunderbolt chases an Fw 190. May fires on the plane which seems to detonate a (payload?) which cases the left wing to blow off.
(unable to find substantial sources on William W May)

Scene 6 and Scene 7: LT William F Wilson flying a P-51 Mustang fires on a Fw 190 at a high altitude, the Focke-Wulf 190 dives to escape but is hit with another spray as Wilson dives after it. LT William F Wilson gets on the tail of another Focke-Wulf 190, firing at it and shooting it down.
More information on William F Wilson:
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/50589

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What I have done:
✅ AI Enhanced footage
✅ Colorized (Not historically accurate)
✅ 60fps
✅ Sound Design

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