U.S. Eighth Air Force bombers strike targets in Germany near the end of World War 2. Formation of USAAF B-17 bombers in flight over Germany, as viewed from ball turret of another B-17. The B-17s display checkered tails of the 385th Bombardment Group, stationed at RAF Great Ashfield, England. There is some camera movement that soon focuses on bombs away view and bombs falling from the B-17s. Some incendiary bombs are seen streaming white smoke (possibly M-17 or M-19 incendiaries). Numerous flames erupt simultaneously as clusters of indendiary bombs ignite on contact with the ground. Camera rotates around during filming as the ball turret rotates. White smoke rises from the ground.
United States and British officers in Germany during World War II. United States and British soldiers march with the American and the British flag. U.S. aircraft parked in the background. Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe General Dwight D Eisenhower along with staff walks on a runway at an airfield. Commander of Strategic Air Forces in Europe General Carl Andrew Spaatz and British Marshal of the Royal Air Force Arthur William Tedder walk towards General Eisenhower. The officers salute General Eisenhower. A U.S. soldier stands with a flag in hand. General Eisenhower shakes hands with officers and converses with them. United States Army Air Force General James Harold Doolittle stands with other British officers. An aircraft parked on the ground. A tent pitched on a field with soldiers in the foreground.
United States Army Air Force Douglas A-26 Invader aircraft in flight in Germany during World War II. The propeller hub of the aircraft with other aircraft in background. Aerial view of green fields on the ground. Douglas A-26 Invaders fly above the clouds.
Gun camera shot near the end of World War Two in Europe. P-47 from U.S. 9th Air Force, 362nd Fighter Group, 378th Fighter Squadron, pilot: Gudebski, seen interdicting lines of communication in various places, mostly hitting military traffic moving on roads.
United States GIs in Germany during World War II. The GIs unload gasoline barrels from a United States Army Air Force Douglas C-47 Skytrain onto an army truck. The aircraft taxis on a runway. '100 Octane Highly inflammable' written on the gasoline barrels.
Gun camera footage of United States Army Air Force Republic P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft strafing ground targets in Germany, virtually unopposed, during final months of World War II in Europe. Shots are seen from three different P-47s of the 9th Air Force, 362nd Fighter Group, 377th Fighter Squadron. Film from Pilot, Martin, shows strafing at targets of opportunity in cities and towns. Film from pilots, McAuley and Carlisle, shows concentration on lines of communication: railroads, roads, bridges, etc. But also show strafing of power plant and a tank on the road.
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