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German air raid on Bone in Algeria, North Africa, during World War II.

Shows an air raid by German Messerschmitt 109s and Junkers 88 bombers on Bone in Algeria, North Africa, during World War 2. Allied forces counterattack and fire tracer bullets. Air raid sirens sound and people in streets flee for cover. Anti aircraft (AA) gun crew fires at German planes. British Supermarine Spitfire takes off from an Allied airfield in Bone. US P-38s in the skies. RAF Spitfires and USAAF P-38s engage German Messerschmitt 109s and Junkers 88s. Burning wreckage of a downed Messerschmitt. Scenes of air battle at night. Several burning wreckages of downed Nazi planes. Parachute flares dropped from a German plane are hit by tracer bullets. Junkers 88 burns at night. Bombed buildings in Bone and people on the streets with their belongings. Local people signal ' V ' for their victory over the Germans. Wreckage of downed German planes such as Messerschmitts, Dornier DO-17s and Heinkel 111s scattered across a countryside field. Tail section of Messerschmitt with swastika symbol.

Location: Bone Algeria

Date: 1943

Duration: 6 min 28 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Color

Clip Type: Edited

Language: French

Convoy of US General Grant(M3) tanks rolls through the streets of Bone in Algeria,North Africa.

Convoy of US General Grant(M3) tanks rolls through the streets of Bone in Algeria,North Africa. Natives cross desert with their camels and donkeys in the background. The tank convoy heads for the Tunisian Front. American C-47 transport planes loaded with supplies follow the convoy from above. Sign board reads 'GHARDIMAOU SOUK AHRAS'. The tank convoy climbs the Atlas mountain range lying east of the province of Souk Ahras. Dispatch riders speed ahead of the convoy on their motorbikes. Tanks being camouflaged to set up a bivouac. A US soldier shaves another soldier. Anti aircraft gun crew member scans the skies at dim light.

Location: Bone Algeria (now Annaba)

Date: 1943

Duration: 3 min 18 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Color

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English