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Various United States fighters and bombers take off and land at an airstrip in Belgium during World War II.
Various United States fighter and bomber aircraft at Florennes/Juzaine Airfield (A-78) in Belgium, during World War 2. Three P-38s and two P-47s land on the runway. One P-61Black Widow, from the 422nd Night Fighter Squadron, takes off and is seen in flight, overhead. P-38 Lightning and A-26 Invader approach for landing. Several P-38s and P-47s take off. A B-17G Flying Fortress takes off. P-47s with bubble canopy take off. (Note:P-38s are from 474th and 428th Fighter Groups, and P-47s are from 365th Fighter Group, 388th Fighter Squadron.)
World War II. USAAF P-61 'Black Widow' night fighters in Europe. U.S. Navy testing of JATO on several aircraft in the USA
A short U.S. Army feature entitled,"Black Widow" AND "Jato." Introduction is overlayed on map of Europe. Opening sequence features P-61 Black Widows of the 422nd Night Fighter Squadron, stationed at Florennes/Juzaine (A-78), Belgium, during World War 2, Some of the aircraft are identifiable: P-61A 42-5577 (later nicknamed "Tactless Texan") and "Wandering Wench" (P-61A 42-5590). Narrator states their mission is to intercept German "flying bombs." Mixed footage of P-61s at various places and times, includes some with D-Day invasion stripes. Separate JATO-related footage features USN personnel fitting jet-assisted takeoff bottles on a Grumman F6F-3, possibly at NAS Patuxent River facility, Maryland. Later sequences show a JATO takeoffs by a Douglas SBD, and an F6F-3; and normal takeoff by a Grumman TBF, and a JATO takeoff by a Grumman F4F.
U.S. Army Air Forces P-47 aircraft operating in Belgium during World War II
USAAF P-47 Thunderbolt fighter planes operating at Florennes/Juzaine Airfield (A-78), Belgium, during World War 2. Identifiable units include the 411th Fighter Squadron (U9); the 373rd Fighter Group; the 387th Fighter Squadron (B4) and 388th Fighter Squadron (C4) of the 365th Fighter Group. A number of P-47s, (mostly bubble canopy D models) seen taxiing. (The second one's tail number looks like 42-26571, but that aircraft was downed in October 1944. So it is probably 26579.) Crew chiefs ride the wings of most P-47s to guide the pilots during low speed taxi when they would otherwise have to zig-zag to see ahead. Destroyed building silhouetted against the sky.Two flights of four P-38s circle overhead and peel off for landing.View through breached wall of a jeep towing a bomb cart past a parked P-47. Airmen walking across the field. Clear view of 388th Fighter Squadron P-47 taxiing. Another P-47 taxiing past a small damaged building
P-47s with bubble canopies taxi in a single file from a flight line along a curved paved strip in Belgium.
Various United States fighter and bomber aircraft at an airfield in Belgium. [Slate states airfield # 78, which would be Florennes/Juzaine Airfield, Belgium. But it may actually be Le Culot Airfield (A-89) where P-47s of the 36th and 373rd Fighter Groups were based.] A large number of P-47 Thunderbolt fighter planes parked on a flight line. A B-17G Flying Fortress bomber parked in background. P-47s with bubble canopies taxi in single file from the flight line along a curved taxi strip.
Various U.S. bombers and fighters land on an airstrip in Belgium.
U.S. bombers and fighters on an airfield in Belgium. An A-26 Invader bomber aircraft approaches for landing. P-38 Lightning fighter aircraft in flight. P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft land. P-47s on a landing roll. One P-38 lands. P-47 makes a landing on the airstrip. (Note: P-47s are from 365th Fighter Group, 387th Fighter Squadron, and airfield is possibly Florennes/Juzaine (A-78) Belgium.)
