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U.S. 8th Air Force activities at RAF Station Chelveston, England, in World War II

U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in England during World War 2. Interiors of an operations building shows an operations officer making a call on a phone. Displayed on a board is a chart of the airfield, RAF Chelveston (USAAF Station 105) in Northamptonshire, England. Airmen inside the operations building measure distances on a large wall map. A tower operator fires a flash signal gun. British and American airmen stand on an observation platform and watch B-17s overhead, while several aircrew members sit in the grass below. A British airman on the platform holds a very pistol.

Date: 1943
Duration: 2 min 32 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675061355
The BMEWS station at Fylingdales in England operated by British Air Ministry with a group of USAF advisors.

Activities in and around the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) station at Fylingdales in England. It is operated by British Air Ministry with a group of United States Air Forces (USAF) advisors. Royal Air Force (RAF) guard checking car through a gate. Sign board reads: 'Royal Air Force Fylingdales'. Radar reflectors and radomes.

Date: 1964
Duration: 2 min 4 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675061906
USAF Military Airlift Command (MAC) aircraft on missions to England, Germany, Spain, Turkey, Karachi, Manila, Japan, and Australia.

View of a United States Air Force Military Airlift Command C-141 aircraft in flight overhead. Pilot and copilot in cockpit of a C-141 inflight. A flight engineer and navigator at their respective stations in the aircraft. C-141 aircraft from the 437th Military Airlift Wing, at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, taxis on the ramp at RAF Station, Mildenhall, England. A C-130 on final approach, passing thatched roof cottage and stone house nearby. A C-141transport aircraft flying low over a highway as it descends to land at the Rhein Main Air Base, Frankfurt, Germany. The C-141 touching down on the runway. View of trams running in the city of Frankfurt. Quick closeup of airport control tower at Torrejon Air Base, near Madrid, Spain and camera pans to a C-130 aircraft parked on the ramp. View from the air of the las ventas bull ring, in Madrid. The Banco Central building as viewed from the Plaza de la Cibeles, in Madrid. A MAC C-141 taxiing to park at the Incirlik Airfield, Adana, Turkey. Flowers in gardens at the Sultanahmet Mosque in Istanbul. Brief sunset view of an unidentified mosque. view of the passenger terminal at Karachi International Airport, Pakistan. Camera pans across a ramp to a MAC C-5 aircraft with its nose loading doors open. View of the Pasig River and buildings, from aircraft flying over Manila, Philippines and ground-level view of a central square. A crowded shopping area in Japan. The Sidney Bridge (and opera house in background), Sidney, Australia. A C-5 inflight departing a coastline. Crew members in cockpit of a C-5. A navigator with sextant mounted in roof of aircraft.

Date: 1975
Duration: 1 min 57 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675021083
The USAF rest hotel and village on the coast at Fylingdales air station in England.

Activities in and around the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) station at Fylingdales in England. View across a valley to radomes on hilltop. Aerial view of houses and trees. A sign board reads: 'National Park'. Car passing on the street. U.S. Air Force rest hotel and village on the coast.

Date: 1964
Duration: 2 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675061908
USAAF 8th Air Force B-17s returning from bombing mission over Germany in World War II

Views from a B-17 of U.S. 8th Air Force on its way back to England, after bombing mission over Germany during World War 2. The formation of B-17s is attacked by German FW-190s and ME-110 fighter planes. B-17 gunners shoot one down. They shoot down two more FW-190s and then an ME-110, which explodes in a ball of fire. An attacking German FW-190 is suddenly intercepted by a British Spitfire over the British Channel, and retreats. Seeing this, crew members in one B-17 begin to sing "Goodnight Sweetheart." Among the B-17s shown in flight, is B-17F, Serial Number 41-24635 (named:"8 Ball Mk II") of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, stationed at RAF Station Molesworth, England. A rainbow is seen as the returning B-17s begin landing at their home base. Two airmen are seen walking together in their flight gear, across a field.

Date: 1943
Duration: 4 min 59 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070039
Battle-damaged B-17s and wounded air crewmen of 351st Bomb Group at RAF Station Polebrook, England, in World War II

Field ambulance pulled up beside a B-17, of the USAAF 8th Air Force, 351st Bomb Group, on grass at RAF Station Polebrook, Northhamptonshire, England, during World War 2. Holes seen in vertical stablizer of the B-17. Wounded crewman is lifted into ambulance on a litter. View of battle damage to gunner's position in the B-17. Belt ammunition dangling in the hole. Airmen carrying another crewman on a stretcher.Bullet and shrapnel holes in B-17 fuselage. USAAF Lieutenant Colonel examines Flak hole in wing of B-17. View of crashed B-17 with fuselage cracked in two. It bears the Group's "triangle J" tail code. Ambulatory wounded crew member escorted to an ambulance.Airman standing in front of a B-17 with battle damage. USAAF Sergeant seated on ground beside a damaged B-17. Views of battle damage all over the B-17. Aircrews stand by their aircraft as more wounded are moved to ambulances. Pilot looking out of Copilot's window in B-17 cockpit, under which "flap raiser" is written in chalk. (A sarcastic comment on limited duties of copilot.) Aircrews gather to relax, as one plays guitar and sings "Home on the Range." All join singing the refrain.One airman re-reads a letter from home. They all jump up and rush off to duties.

Date: 1943
Duration: 2 min 50 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070029