Public Domain
Combat America
1943 · U.S. Army Air Forces
Produced in 1943 under the guidance of Army Air Force Lieutenant Clark Gable, this film follows a single 8th Air Force B-17 crew from training through a series of missions over Europe.
Confidence
100
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Why this status applies
Combat America (1943) is a documentary film produced by the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. It was famously narrated and produced by Clark Gable while he was serving as a Captain (later Major) in the First Motion Picture Unit.
Under 17 U.S.C. § 105, copyright protection is not available for any work of the United States Government. As a production created by military personnel and a government agency in the course of their official duties, the film entered the public domain immediately upon creation. This status is independent of the 1909 or 1976 Copyright Acts' requirements for notice or renewal, as government works are ineligible for copyright protection entirely.
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