Wings Over California

Before World War II, California's central valley was mostly made up of family farms, but everything changed with the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. In Wings Over California, see how the valley's five Air Force Bases - Beale, Travis, Castle, Mather and McClellan - each played pivotal roles in the defense of our nation during times of war and peace for more than 80 years. In two films, Wings Over the Central Valley and Warriors with Wings: Valley Airbases in WWII, hear actual accounts of wartime efforts from central valley veterans, civilians and historians. Find out why famous WWII aviator General Jimmy Doolittle had a grudge with McClellan AFB, get to know a legendary instructor from Mather, and see how the bases changed the communities surrounding them.