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P-51 Mustang fighter planes of the U.S. Army Air Forces land at Criqueville field in France.

A flight of 4 P-51s seen from two angles, approaching the advance airfield at Criqueville (A-2) in France. They peel off for landing.Three of them are seen rolling out after landing. The only plane markings visible in this clip are on the last aircraft to land. It has a donkey painted on its tail, identifying it as belonging to the 356th Fighter Squadron (Red Asses) of the 354th Fighter Group.

Location: Criqueville France
Date: 1944, July
Duration: 1 min 2 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033408
United States 9th Air Force in France; Army airmen in chow line and serving food.

The United States 9th Air Force airmen prepare to eat food in France. A chow line in progress. Tables lined in front of a tent. Containers of steaming food on the tables. The soldiers dish out food for themselves. Trees in the background. Two men in a field. A P-51 flies overhead. The plane does acrobatics in the distance. Pilots of the 354th Fighter Group give an aerial demonstration over their base at the new strip (A-2) just inside the Normandy beachhead in July '44. The town of Criqueville, France is nearby. (World War II period).

Location: Criqueville France
Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675033409
United States 9th Air Force pilots and crew readying for missions in France, against German targets.

Fighter pilots of the United States 9th Air Force, 354th Fighter Group, with their P-51s in France. A dugout with camouflage netting. Three soldiers come out of the dugout. A man in a glass enclosed tower behind the dugout. A bomb marked with 'To der Fuhurer mit love' attached under a P-51. Pilot lieutenant W B King, of 355th Fighter Squadron, leans over wing of his P-51, 'Atlanta Peach.' A crew chief paints additional swastikas to record German aircraft kills on a P-51. A man shaves while looking in a mirror. The sign on the mirror reads 'Hitler turned Europe upside down.' (Note: Pilot, William B. King, an ace of the 355th Fighter Squadron, "The Pugnacious Pups," was officially credited with 5 1/2 confirmed aerial victories, and was awarded the Silver Star. He was from Atlanta, GA.) (World War II period).

Location: France
Date: 1944, July
Duration: 1 min 19 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033410
Pilot of U.S. Army Air Forces 354th Fighter Group, lassos, and rides a horse, bareback, in France, during World War II

U.S. Army Air Forces personnel of the 354th Fighter Group, the Pioneer Mustang Fighter Group, with several horses on a field in France during World War 2. A pilot, in uniform,tries unsuccessfully to mount a small horse, bareback. Later, after lassoing a large horse,with help from others, he approaches and slowly gains its confidence enough to slip a training bridle on and mount it. He then expertly rides the horse bareback, even managing to ride at a canter. (The field is near the town of Criqueville, France, close to the Normandy Beachhead.)

Location: Criqueville France
Date: 1944, July
Duration: 1 min 59 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675033411
Decoration ceremony for U.S. Army Air Forces 9th Air Force fighter pilots in France during World War II.

Decoration ceremony conducted by Lieutenant General Brereton, Commander of U.S. Army Air Forces 9th Air Force, at advance airfield, Criqueville (A-2) France, during World War 2. Nine pilots of the 354th Fighter Group are lined up at attention in a field. A photographer clicks pictures. Two officers stand beside a table on which medals are kept. Captain Beerbower marches towards Lt Gen Brereton. The Lt Gen decorates him. Lt Gen Brereton decorates a major, a captain and a lieutenant, shaking hands with them. The company stands at attention. The honored men stand back in a line. General Brereton is seen, later, conversing with Captain Beerbower (wearing Silver Star). Among those decorated in this ceremony were: Capt. Don M. Beerbower (Silver Star); Capt. Wallace N. Emmer, Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) and Lieutenant Carl Bickel (DFC).

Location: Criqueville France
Date: 1944, July 22
Duration: 1 min 51 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033412
Battle of Los Negros in Admiralty Islands during World War II

On orders from General MacArthur, the 2nd Squadron (dismounted), 5th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division of the United States Army on a Reconnaissance in Force mission at Los Negros,Admiralty Islands. Prior to their landing, two Spitfire aircraft of No. 73 Wing, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) are seen attacking Japanese positions in the jungles near the beach. U.S. Navy warships bombard the area and U.S. B-25 bombers from the 345th Bomb Group , 5th Air Force, drop bombs along the beach. After landing, the Reconnaissance Squadron, reinforced with other U.S. 1st Cavalry Division troops, advances into dense jungles. Troops spray the area with machine gun fire. A Squad seen firing a mortar. U.S. troops firing a field gun with "Bataan" written in chalk, on the barrel. B-25 bombers fly very low over edge of Momote airfield and drop bombs. 1st Cavalry troops battle their way against hidden Japanese forces and capture the Momote airfield. General MacArthur comes ashore and congratulates the troops. A wounded soldier carried on a stretcher. U.S. medics tend to wounded soldiers. Wounded are given plasma. Dead Japanese soldiers on ground.

Location: Los Negros Admiralty Islands
Date: 1944, February 29
Duration: 5 min 14 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033416
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