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RAF Vickers Wellington bomber drop bombs over Germany at night (WW2)

A Royal Air Force (RAF) navigator of Vickers Wellington bomber looks at his maps during World War II. Commanding pilot of Vickers Wellington bomber radios navigator, asking, "where are we now" as they approach Germany at night during WW2. Navigator replies, "I can't tell where we are." Crew member gives thumbs up signal after command. Plane descending in altitude. Low angle shot of bomber commander pilot at yoke steering as he radios to crew, "hello everybody, let me know if you see anything." Bomber spinning propeller while in flight at night. Crew member radios, "hello skip, search lights and flak at starboard quarter." Bomber commander replies, "the natives appear hostile." Bomber navigator using calipers on maps at night speaks into mask, "hello skipper, the target's about 50 miles up river." Bomber pilot replying, "OK." Vickers Wellington bomber banking turn at night. Bomber navigator climbing to viewing window with map and radios, "I can see the canal as plain as my face." Pilot radios back, "OK, I'll turn around and check up." Bomber pilot radios, "any signs of life?" German soldiers at night running to anti-aircraft artillery and yelling, "fire" as guns fire. Flares at night as bomber crew radio to each other. Vickers Wellington bomber nose gunner moves gun at night and strafes targets. German artillery fires more as the Vickers Wellington bomber dives towards target. Bomber pilot face lit by night flares. Crew hand actuating switches on control panel to open bomb bay doors. Crew member heard saying, "bomb bay doors open." Crew member looking through Vickers Wellington bomb sight at night. Close up, hand pressing button to release bombs on Vickers Wellington bomber. Dramatization special effects using miniature buildings of bombs dropping on railway and oil storage facility. Side view outside Vickers Wellington bomber at night as nose gun fires. Bomber crewman radios, saying "I got a bulls eye with the last one." Pilot radios back, "good man."

Date: 1941
Duration: 5 min 16 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079117
Bomber planes dropping bombs over cities during WW2

Damage from aerial bombing during World War II. A city on fire, probably London, after being dropped with incendiary bombs. Smoke come out from a burning building. Skeletons of buildings damaged and surrounding areas showing the aftermath of a serious aerial bombing. Smoke emanates from rubble of a bombed church. A group of bombers dropping bombs in flight. Bombing of a village or forest. A house with gaping hole from bombing. The United States flag is laid on the roof of bombed house. A group of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers turn on the tarmac. Three Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers dropping bombs in flight.

Date: 1941
Duration: 1 min 39 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079823
Animation shows types of bombs used during WW2

Types of bombs used during World War 2. Animation enumerates the chemical type bombs- namely the gas, smoke, and incendiary bombs. Fragmentation and demolition bombs are the classification of explosive bombs. Cross-section anatomy of a fragmentation bomb. Animation demonstrates a fragmentation bomb falling and exploding on impact. Close view of actual 20 lb. M41 fragmentation bomb and a 23 lb. M40 bomb.

Date: 1941
Duration: 1 min 10 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079824
Animation depicts bombs used by the United States Army during WWII

Types of explosive bombs used during World War II. Animation of an “explosive bomb” depicting its anatomy and mechanism. High explosives are seen inside the bomb. Animation shows a bomb falling and exploding on impact, creating a crater. A cartoon showing the five sizes of demolition bombs compared to a soldier. The largest demolition bombs weigh around 1000 lbs. and 2000 lbs. The smaller demolition bombs weigh 500 lbs., 300 lbs., and 100 lbs. A 100 lbs. demolition bomb packed in an angle iron crate.

Date: 1941
Duration: 1 min 8 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079825
Ordinance Department personnel fits tail on bomb during WWII

Personnel from the Ordinance Department handling and packing bombs during World War 2. An Ordinance Department personnel fits the tail into a 100 lbs. explosive bomb. Nose plug of a bomb. Animation depicting fragmentation, demolition, chemical (except phosphorus) and chemical phosphorus bombs. A hand points to the table of contents of the Ordinance Department Training Regulation. Pen underlines “Quantity-distance tables”. A scene depicting the ideal distances between military establishments, inhabited buildings, railways, public highways and fuzing area for bombs.

Date: 1941
Duration: 1 min 22 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079826
Animation depicts bomb fuse safety, internals of bomb used during World War II

Animation depicting the safety of bomb fuses used during World War 2. An artistic rendition of a bomb’s fuse. Animation depicts the inner parts of the fuse- the pin, striker, arming pin, arming spring, and arming wire. Animation shows the arming wire withdrawn, causing the arming spring to fall and ejects the arming pin. Sheer wire inside fuse is resistant to air pressure but light enough to break upon impact. Pin breaking through the sheer wire upon impact, detonating the fuse.

Date: 1941
Duration: 60 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079827