Movie Description

Ditch and Live

Ditch and Live

(1944)

Overview

Lt. Scott Reynolds is co-pilot on a B-17 bomber. When his ship is forced to ditch at sea, only Reynolds survives. The nine other crew members died as a result of insufficient training in ditching procedure. Sent back to the States and promoted, Captain Reynolds takes command of a new B-17 and indoctrinates his crew carefully in the proper methods of preparation for ditching and for survival at sea thereafter.

Cast

Facts

Original TitleDitch and Live

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1944-01-01

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 00h 42m

Production CompaniesFirst Motion Picture Unit, United States Army Air Forces