Allied nations participate in an athletic meet at the Pershing Stadium outside Paris. Closing ceremony of the athletic meet. Allied troops stand in formation. People gather in large numbers in the stadium to watch the event. Soldiers on horses. U.S. Army General John J Pershing reviews the troops. Score board in the background. Flags on flag poles. Allied troops parade.
U.S. Army Air Corps (USAAC) Captain Melvin J. Hitchcock of the 66th Fighter Squadron, 57th Fighter Group, in cockpit of his P-47, talks to crew chief, before a mission. 12th Air Force patch seen on his left shoulder. Other pilots in cockpits talk to their respective crew chiefs.One pilot is smoking a cigar and passes it to his crew chief who looks askance at it . Crew chief stands on wing of P-47, putting cowling on engine. Insignia of the 65th Fighter Squadron is seen on the aircraft.
Interior of a light plane cabin and view past head and shoulder of the pilot, through his open window, of rugged Corsican coastline. Ruined fortifications on hilltop. A church or monastery, undamaged, perched on high cliff above the ocean. View of coastline and beach.
Two P-47s flying slowly, with landing gear extended, over a field. Incendiary bomb dropped from wing of P-47 over a town. P-47s flying low over Corsican coastline. (World War II period).
A U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) P-47 of the 65th Fighter Squadron, 57th Fighter Group, taxis, raising dust on unpaved Alta airfield, Corsica, during World War 2. A 65th Fighter Squadron P-47, tail number: 42-75988, named "Dixie Doodle." Its Pilot carries his parachute and places it on wing of an adjacent P-47. Several French AF & USAAF 57th FG P-47s take off over hayfields.
Two P-47 aircraft take off from Alto Air Base, Corsica, with clouds of dust blowing across the runway. P-47s high in clouds. A squadron of P-47s in flight over clouds. A flight of four P-47s illuminated in sunlight. P-47 bounces on landing.
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